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You Can Help to Create a New Researcher-reward System
Universities, funders and others want to expand the contributions that the scientific community values and recognizes, says Karen Stroobants.
Data Colonialism and a Path Towards Data Sovereignty and Digital Sustainability
Data Colonialism and a Path Towards Data Sovereignty and Digital Sustainability
In the introductory talk of this event, the speakers argue that the role of data in society needs to be grasped as not only a development of capitalism, but as the start of a new phase in human history that rivals in importance the emergence of historic colonialism.
EOSC Portal User Survey
The Horizon 2020 project EOSC Enhance is launching an open survey targeting the entire EOSC community, to look more closely at individuals who create EOSC, understand who they are, where they come from and, most importantly, what they need in their everyday (research) activities.
Collaborative Workshop: Best Practices and Innovative Approaches to Peer Review (29 April)
Collaborative Workshop: Best Practices and Innovative Approaches to Peer Review (29 April)
Join AfricArXiv, Eider Africa, TCC Africa, and PREreview for a virtual discussion and collaborative review of an African-relevant preprint.
Sell Yourself and Your Science in a Compelling Personal Statement
Don't get bogged down in technical details, and balance the professional and the personal.
They Call It a 'Women's Disease.' She Wants to Redefine It.
As a bioengineer, Linda Griffith once grew a human ear on the back of a mouse. Now she is reframing endometriosis as a key to unlocking some of biology's greatest secrets.
The Coming Conflict Between Introverts and Extroverts
When the social floodgates open, not everyone will want to use their newfound freedom in the same way.
To Boldly Grow: Five New Journals Shaped by Open Science
Announcing the launch of five new journals, all addressing global health and environmental challenges and rooted in the full values of Open Science.
Socioeconomic Status Determines COVID-19 Incidence and Related Mortality in Santiago de Chile
Socioeconomic Status Determines COVID-19 Incidence and Related Mortality in Santiago de Chile
The current COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cities particularly hard. Here, we provide an in-depth characterization of disease incidence and mortality, and their dependence on demographic and socioeconomic strata in Santiago, a highly segregated city and the capital of Chile. Our analyses show a strong association between socioeconomic status and both COVID-19 outcomes and public health capacity.
Structural Racism and Vaccine Access: The German Data Gap
In the UK and the US, white people are being vaccinated more quickly than others. It might well be the same in Germany ― but statistics based on ethnicity are not collected here. Is it time to close the data gap?
How Philosophy is Making Me a Better Scientist
Rasha Shraim's education helped her to think more deeply about ethics, logic and other big questions.
Wealthy Nations 'Failing to Help Developing World Tackle Climate Crisis'
Warning comes after lack of new funding pledges at virtual summit attended by 40 world leaders and hosted by White House.
Equity Concerns Persist over Open-Access Publishing
Senior male researchers at prestigious institutions are the most likely to pay to publish open access, study suggests.
Covid Lockdowns Prevented Other Infections. Is That Good?
The "hygiene hypothesis" says early contact with microbes trains our immune systems. But what happens after a year of distancing?
Vaccine Success Makes UK Attractive to International Students, Poll Finds
A survey reveals Britain is a more popular destination for studying than the US, Canada, Australia and Germany.
YES to International Collaboration, NO to "EU-First"
Research-intensive university groups representing 77 universities across Europe have joined together to signal their determination to collaborate across borders to drive innovation and new discoveries. The joint statement also calls upon the European Union not to restrict access for associated countries, such as the UK and Switzerland, to parts of its multi-billion Horizon Europe research programme.
Oxford Malaria Vaccine Proves Highly Effective in Burkina Faso Trial
A vaccine developed by scientists at Jenner Institute, Oxford, shows up to 77% efficacy in a trial over 12 months.
Vaccines Are Effective Against the New York Variant, Studies find
The research adds to a growing number of findings suggesting the Pfizer and Moderna shots are protective against the variants identified so far.
Giving CRediT Where CRediT is Due
With the addition of 14 new CRediT contributor roles, research contributors - who may have multiple roles per published work - can now have all facets of their work recognized.
Study Explores Inner Life of AI with Robot That 'Thinks' out Loud
Italian researchers enabled Pepper robot to explain its decision-making processes.
Disrupted Sleep Linked to Heart Disease and Death
Results from a long-term study of 8001 people suggest disrupted sleep is linked to cardiovascular disease and mortality - in women more than men.
The Rights Retention Strategy and Publisher Equivocation: an Open Letter to Researchers | Plan S
The Rights Retention Strategy and Publisher Equivocation: an Open Letter to Researchers | Plan S
cOAlition S strategy of applying a prior licence to the Author's Accepted Manuscript (AAM) is designed to facilitate full and immediate open access of funded scientific research for the greater benefit of science and society.
How Two Neuroscientists Built a Mindfulness Class to Improve Students' Well-being
How Two Neuroscientists Built a Mindfulness Class to Improve Students' Well-being
Kevin Boehnke and Richard E. Harris introduced a course in meditation, yoga and mindfulness to the neuroscience programme at their institution.
The Covid-19 Plasma Boom Is Over. What Did We Learn From It?
The US government's bet on plasma gave the country a real-time education in the pitfalls of testing a medical treatment in the middle of an emergency. Medical science is messy and slow. And when a treatment fails, which is often, it can be difficult for its strongest proponents to let it go.
Case Closed: SARS-CoV-2 Spreads Primarily by Aerosols
A group of scholars argue, with an extensive review of the available evidence, that the primary mode of transmission from human to human of the virus responsible for Covid-19 is via aerosols, not through droplets or surfaces.
First Round of Hearings by Congress Back a More Muscular NSF
Senate, House of Representatives panels examine proposals for massive spending hike and new directorate.
Whitest-ever Paint Could Help Cool Heating Earth, Study Shows
New paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat into space, reducing need for air conditioning.