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Bulgaria Risks Losing Funding for Research Infrastructure Modernisation

Bulgaria Risks Losing Funding for Research Infrastructure Modernisation

Bulgaria is set to lose millions of euros in EU funding aimed at modernising the country’s research infrastructure and stimulating its innovation potential, apparently due to its inability to select independent evaluators.

With This New System, Scientists Never Have to Write a Grant Application Again

With This New System, Scientists Never Have to Write a Grant Application Again

An approach that may be tried in the Netherlands would do away with peer review and just let researchers give each other money.

Doctors Have Decades of Experience Fighting “Fake News.” Here’s How they Win.

Doctors Have Decades of Experience Fighting “Fake News.” Here’s How they Win.

Some lessons from the health community’s long battle with misinformation.

Is Elsevier Committed to Open Access?

Is Elsevier Committed to Open Access?

As per a new open access policy, all academic research from Dutch scientists should be made available under gold open access by 2024.

New Report Calls for Action to Protect Integrity in Research

New Report Calls for Action to Protect Integrity in Research

All stakeholders in the scientific research enterprise -- researchers, institutions, publishers, funders, scientific societies, and federal agencies – should improve their practices and policies to respond to threats to the integrity of research, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge

The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge

A new book advocates for the importance of basic research and the pursuit of curiosity-driven knowledge at multiple venues and public events across the country and in the United Kingdom.

Research Funding Crisis Deeply Affects Brazilian Scientists

Research Funding Crisis Deeply Affects Brazilian Scientists

Scientists in Brazil have been deeply affected by the recent cuts in research funding that were announced in order to combat the growing fiscal deficits.

Minority Grad Students Less Likely to Submit Work for Publication

Minority Grad Students Less Likely to Submit Work for Publication

The results, from a survey of UC Berkeley students in the physical sciences and engineering, highlight a stumbling block for diversity and inclusion efforts—but also offer a potential bright spot

US Report Calls for Research Integrity Board

US Report Calls for Research Integrity Board

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says that the US research community needs to do a better job of both investigating misconduct allegations and promoting ethical conduct.

Nature Supports the March for Science

Nature Supports the March for Science

Critics of the March for Science have a point. But those scientists who will protest and speak up globally for research have the chance to make a greater one.

Exploring the Mysteries of Go with AlphaGo and China's Top Players

Exploring the Mysteries of Go with AlphaGo and China's Top Players

We’re collaborating with the China Go Association and Chinese Government to bring AlphaGo, China’s top Go players, and leading AI experts together for the “Future of Go Summit.”

Using Altmetrics to Measure Research Impact

Using Altmetrics to Measure Research Impact

Altmetrics is a novel method to track and measure the social impact of scientific publications and also the influence of a researcher.

Economic Challenges Stagnate Scientific Output

Economic Challenges Stagnate Scientific Output

Scientific output in Japan has seen a sharp decline in the last decade due to years of inflation, government debt, rising commodity prices and a series of natural disasters.

Prioritizing Artificial Intelligence Research For Good Reason

Prioritizing Artificial Intelligence Research For Good Reason

Justin Trudeau, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, answers the question "What is your stance on AI research given Canada's privileged position in the field?" in an online forum.

Public Confidence in Scientists Has Remained Stable for Decades

Public Confidence in Scientists Has Remained Stable for Decades

Today, four-in-ten Americans have a great deal of confidence in the scientific community.

Institute Announces New Open Access Policy for All MIT Authors

Institute Announces New Open Access Policy for All MIT Authors

Optional license allows students, researchers, and staff to make scholarly articles freely available.

How Flawed Science Is Undermining Good Medicine

How Flawed Science Is Undermining Good Medicine

U.S. taxpayers pay $30 billion a year to fund biomedical research aimed at finding better treatments. But competition for scarce funding and tenure may be prompting some scientists to cut corners.