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The Next Generation Researchers Initiative at the National Academies: New Study Begins
The Next Generation Researchers Initiative at the National Academies: New Study Begins
A new study commenced work at the start of 2017: the “Next Generation Researchers Initiative,” directed by the Board on Higher Education and Workforce at the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine.
Lego Professor of Play: Apply Now for the Most Coveted Job in Education
The world’s first professor of play – funded by Lego – is being sought by Cambridge University.
Mystery as Controversial List of Predatory Publishers Disappears
A popular blog that lists “potential, possible, or probable predatory” publishers and journals has disappeared, but it is not clear why.
Research and education budgets in shambles in Denmark and Finland
Recent changes in the political landscape in Northern Europe have brought some new policies that are less supportive of science and education than previously.
Rapid Expansion of Defence Research Divides Academics
Academics in Japan are bitterly divided over defence ministry grants to universities for defence-related research.
China Opens Unique Free Electron Laser Facility
New device will probe smog and other chemical reactions in gases.
Sad Ending; Jeffrey Beall's Blog Was Shut Down
Jeffrey Beall’s blog was shut down for an unknown reasons.
Beware! Academics are getting reeled in by scam journals
The number of predatory publishers is skyrocketing – and they’re eager to pounce on unsuspecting scholars.
New National Strategy on the Bioeconomy Launched
The Research Council of Norway will play a key role in implementing the cross-sectoral strategy that forms the basis for national investment in the bioeconomy.
The Race For AI: Google, Twitter, Intel, Apple In A Rush To Grab Artificial Intelligence Startups
Surprising Contenders Emerge for Trump's NIH Chief
Reproducibility guru, former defence-research official and controversial entrepreneur rumoured to be on list, along with current NIH leader and a congressman.
Gates Foundation Research Can’t Be Published in Top Journals
Publications such as Nature and Science have policies that clash with the global health charity's open-access mandate.
Academic Research Can Be Accessible To All. The Art World Shows Us How.
Academic Research Can Be Accessible To All. The Art World Shows Us How.
Shouldn't all research be, first and foremost, accessible? Accessibility underpins equality.
This University Has No Teachers, Syllabus or Fees
Paris's École 42 is reinventing education for the future
Spraying RNA On Plants Silences A Gene and Protects From Viruses
The technique could be faster and more versatile than developing GMO crops from scratch.
Fake Medical Journals Are Spreading, And They Are Filled With Bad Science
Fake Medical Journals Are Spreading, And They Are Filled With Bad Science
Fake news has been in the news a lot lately. Fake news proliferated wildly during the 2016 U.S. election, much of it completely fabricated, usually with an extreme partisan bias. Fake news is corrosive. It mis-informs the public, divides people against one another, leads to bad policy decisions, and can even induce people to take action against imaginary threats.
Top Ten Medical Research Issues and Trends to Watch in 2017
2016 will go down as a year that taught us to question our assumptions. The election of Donald Trump, an outcome
To Spark Medical Innovation, Canada Should Embrace Open Science
The Canadian government is again in the midst of its annual consultations on innovation. It seems our efforts to find the magic key to an “innovative economy” just never go away. By Aled Edwards, CEO of the Structural Genomics Consortium and professor at the University of Toronto.
Deal Impasse Severs Elsevier Access for Some German Universities
As talks with the publisher stall, researchers in the country weigh whether they can cope without a deal
Academia in 3 Nations Boycotts Elsevier for High Journal Prices
Scientists in Taiwan, Germany, and Peru will lose access to more than 12,000 scientific journals after institutions boycott the publishing giant for high prices and minimal open-access options.