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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.

Mystery as Controversial List of Predatory Publishers Disappears

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

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.

The Race For AI: Google, Twitter, Intel, Apple In A Rush To Grab Artificial Intelligence Startups

The Race For AI: Google, Twitter, Intel, Apple In A Rush To Grab Artificial Intelligence Startups

Nearly half of the AI companies acquired since 2011 have had Venture Capital backing.

Surprising Contenders Emerge for Trump's NIH Chief

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

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.

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.

Making Federal Research Results Available to All

Making Federal Research Results Available to All

Completion of department and agency public access plans means the public will have greater access to publications and data resulting from Federally-funded research.

How Does a US President Settle On His Science Policy?

How Does a US President Settle On His Science Policy?

Innovation is a huge part of economic growth – and the White House needs to be well-informed on science and tech issues when setting goals and budgets. Here's how presidents get up to speed.

To Spark Medical Innovation, Canada Should Embrace Open Science

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.

Academia in 3 Nations Boycotts Elsevier for High Journal Prices

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.

A Plan for UK Science After the EU Referendum

A Plan for UK Science After the EU Referendum

The 2016 vote to leave the European Union (EU) shocked British scientists. We propose an eight-point plan to limit the immediate damage and to put U.K. science on the front foot in the wake of the Brexit vote.