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A famous faked study gets proved right—by the people who unmasked it in the first place.
The Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science is the key outcome of the two-day conference ‘Open Science.
The days of open science have arrived and it is time to move from pay-to-read to free-to-read, says EU's R&D Commissioner. But publishers want to keep their subscriptions.
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Now that most major research funders require researchers to make their outputs available in open access (OA), new developments in the field are coming faster than ever.
Speech by Commissioner Carlos Moedas in Amsterdam, NL
After a series of scandals in Nordic science, Denmark and Sweden are rethinking how they investigate allegations of academic fraud and misconduct.
An Australian neuroscientist just pleaded guilty to fraud but received a suspended sentence for his research misconduct.
Scientific misconduct increasingly studied as example of ‘occupational crime’, researcher says.
Researchers are learning how to convert devices into global laboratories.
The authors of a new book challenge what they call the “frantic pace” of contemporary university life.
Human Brain Project asks wider neuroscience community to start using its hardware and software.
Springer is launching a new online initiative called Change the World, One Article at a Time: Must-Read Articles from 2015. The initiative focuses on articles published in 2015 in Springer journals which deal with some of the world's most urgent challenges. Those articles which are already open access are freely available online on a permanent basis and all other articles have been made freely available until July 15, 2016.
Too many medical trials move their goalposts halfway through. A new initiative aims to change that
The EU Commission is canvassing views on whether the process of assessing research projects should be more open to public eyes.
Alexandra Elbakyan is challenging the multibillion-dollar academic publishing industry.
Professors’ unprofessional programs have created a new profession.
Scientists in Europe face a dramatic reduction in neutrons beams for research within the next 5 to 10 years.
A campaign at the Royal Society is challenging negative perceptions about careers in science by sharing the stories of 150 scientists who have successfully managed to juggle work in the lab with life at home.
The Open Access 2020 international initiative aims to pursue the large-scale implementation of open access. The SNSF supports this endeavour.
Nearly half of all young Canadian health researchers say they are seriously considering leaving the country because of lack of financial support, according to an informal survey that comes as the federal government is signalling more support for basic science and for young scientists.
