European University Association research flags pressure points across continent

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research is a non-profit, independent research and educational institution known as a world leader in biomedical research.

Ucas data for early-deadline courses are first sign of possible reaction to referendum result.

Scientists starting labs say that they are under historically high pressure to publish, secure funding and earn permanent positions — leaving precious little time for actual research.

Analysis points to problems with Horizon 2020

Head of England’s funding council says ‘future talent pool’ is big Brexit issue

The research enterprise sometimes keeps scientists from pursuing the best ideas: intense competition forces researchers to prioritize publishing papers over tackling important questions. A special issue explores the problems facing early and mid-career scientists, and how to solve them.

Young researchers are having to fight harder than past generations for a smaller share of the academic pie.

A two-day conference bringing together contemporary open science advocates and scholars to discuss particular themes relevant to openness in contemporary research practice.

Survey reveals three quarters of academics have shared data despite widespread uncertainty.

With usual funding sources squeezed, and Brexit round the corner, researchers are asking the public to fund their studies through crowdfunding – from bees to LSD

New rules also curb subsidized travel for staffers on loan from academia

Having to move position so regularly means there is little stability, but there is something special about uncovering nuggets of universal truth about the cosmos.

There is a growing trend of authors purchasing a spot on the author list of papers-for-sale – and the better the journal, the higher the price.

Scientists have to publish a constant stream of new results to succeed. But in the process, their success may lead to science’s failure, two new studies warn.

While the practice of preprinting in the life sciences is not completely new, it has grown dramatically over the past few years.

Scholars and their significant others share the good, the bad and the ugly.

oaDOI is an alternative DOI resolver that gets free fulltext where available, instead of just an article landing page.

Scripps and Calibr set to join forces

Health Ethics and Policy Lab of the University of Zurich invites you to explore some of the most controversial issues in digital health.

Via a NASA-led citizen science project, eight people with no formal training in astrophysics helped discover what could be a fruitful new place to search for planets outside our solar system.

ScienceOpen partners with the Open Library of Humanities to open up the context of HSS research

Downing Street says it is not looking at removing students from official figures after chancellor suggests definition of immigrant may be reviewed

Public consultation: have your say on Horizon 2020

Election campaigns are light on science. But once a new president is in office, technical issues have a way of demanding attention

Uncertain government funding drives effort to beef up private support for research

A neuroscience initiative is boosting the number of female invited speakers at meetings. Other disciplines should do the same.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative aims to have major impact by 2100.

Constitutional amendment would freeze public spending at current levels for 2 decades.

The Higher Education and Research Bill has to be amended before it undermines the autonomy and vitality of our universities and the UK research base