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It looks as though preprints are here to stay in biomedicine - but are there too many of them?

Researchers are rushing to pool resources and data sets to tackle the pandemic, but the new era of openness comes with concerns around privacy, ownership and ethics.

One of the few countries to keep primary schools open failed to collect data on children's role in pandemic

A guide to the spin doctors and conspiracy theorists clogging up your social media feed.

 A more substantial investment of $47 billion is needed to meet the needs of families and schools as they prepare for the next academic year.

Anti-stay-at-home protesters aren't the only ones with an argument based on individual rights on their side.

Critics of current methods for evaluating researchers’ work say a system that relies on bibliometric parameters favours a ‘quantity over quality’ approach, and undervalues achievements such as social impact and leadership.

The pandemic has worsened longstanding sexist and racist inequalities in science pushing many of us to say 'I'm done', write 35 female scientists 

Competition and conflicts of interest distort too many medical findings

Institutions are letting their financial and reputational worries cloud their judgment about when they can safely reopen.

The pandemic will negatively impact the careers of women in STEM, particularly those of color, and failure to respond could jeopardize years of progress toward faculty equity. 

A deluge of poor quality research is sabotaging an effective evidence based response.

The urge to reopen society far outpaces scientific discovery. Ten scientists offer a plan to close the gap.

It is testament to the machinery of science that so much has been learned about covid-19 so rapidly. Since January the number of publications has been doubling every 14 days, reaching 1,363 in the past week alone. They have covered everything from the genetics of the virus that causes the disease to computer models of its spread and the scope for vaccines and treatments. What explains the speed? Much as in other areas of life, covid-19 has burnt away encrusted traditions.

Institutions struggle with-and differ on-the best way to restart science.

Trump is shrugging off warnings by scientists that the easing restrictions taking place across the country could cause tens of thousands of death.

Pandemics like COVID-19 call into question the benefit of news embargoes, but do reporters use the additional time to digest findings and consult experts unrelated to the study?

All your questions about the pandemic, answered. Sort of.

Try to reach it without a vaccine, and millions will die.

Coronavirus is bringing rapid and dramatic shifts in medical research.

Nobel scientists warn Britain will lose 'superpower' status if access barred to EU €100bn fund.

At this time of crisis, it is more important than ever for scientists around the world to openly share their knowledge, expertise, tools, and technology. Scientists must also openly share their model code so that the results can be replicated and evaluated.

Preprints servers have become a vital medium for the rapid sharing of scientific findings. However, this speed and openness has also contributed to the ability of low quality preprints to derail public debate and feed conspiracy theories. 

A coronavirus vaccine won't stop the pandemic without all countries having access to it.

Young people think of college as an investment in their future. Now that future is changing in ways they can't apprehend.

The scientific community must take up cudgels in the battle against bunk.

Some scholars and academics wrongly ascribe scientists' legitimate disagreements about Covid-19 to ignorance or questionable political or other motivations.

It won't be easy, but there's a path to get students back on track. Higher education will crumble without it.

Data sharing, open-source designs for medical equipment, and hobbyists are all being harnessed to combat COVID-19.

The new and improved Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2020 were published this week with as much online fanfare as THE could muster. Unfortunately,