In an era in which data is everything, the risks to core democratic principles caused by technological illiteracy in policymakers, and policy illiteracy in computer scientists, are staggering.

For social science and humanities researchers in many parts of the world there are significant barriers to conducting and sharing research, in some cases more so than for science and medicine. In this guest post, Dr. Naveen Minai provides a perspective as a gender studies researcher in Pakistan.

The impact of a no-deal Brexit on British science could be worse than previously thought, according to a new analysis.

26 ways that digital ledger technology could be deployed by school districts, networks, postsecondary institutions and community-based organizations to improve learning opportunities.

There’s a real problem behind this Twitter spat.

Online technologies make it easy to share precise experimental protocols - and doing so is essential to modern science, says Lenny Teytelman.

Journalists covering crime or education are not typically expected to have a degree in those subjects. But science journalism is often considered a more technical and knowledge-heavy beat. This article examines advantages and drawbacks of becoming a science reporter from a variety of backgrounds.

Here’s how China rules using data, AI, and internet surveillance.

The obsession with internationalization had resulted in priority being given to overseas scholars and graduates and has diminished graduates of many top domestic universities to second or third-class status.

A technician job can become a satisfying career or act as a solid stepping stone.

Peer reviewers have the right to view the data and code that underlie a work if it would help in the evaluation, even if these have not been provided with the submission. Yet few referees exercise this right.

A simple software toolset can help to ease the pain of reproducing computational analyses.​

Physicist Jana Lasser of PhDnet discusses the group's new report.

When scientists reach mid-career, they suddenly have to manage people, something they have never done and never really been trained to do.

The active use of metrics in everyday research activities suggests academics have accepted them as standards of evaluation, that they are “thinking with indicators”. Yet when asked, many academics profess concern about the limitations of evaluative metrics and the extent of their use.

Granting bodies have to do more to stop corporate money from distorting science, says Linda Bauld.

Social media can promote openness in research as international partnerships and collaborations are jeopardised, while increased adoption by scientists can also redress the balance that has shifted towards ill-evidenced news on some platforms.

Journal rankings are a rigged game. The blacklist of history of economic thought journals isn’t a fluke nor a conspiracy - it exposes how citation rankings really work.

The Open Science movement champions transparency, but how much and how quickly is a matter of dispute.

Practical tips and suggestions that can help to empower ECRs to create their own pathways to impact that best suit their individual goals, circumstances, interests, and strengths.

Too much research is aimed at insular academic circles rather than the real world. Let’s fix this broken system.

The potential of preprints to drive scientific understanding and innovation, and even support good journalism.

While results vary by field, there is a positive and stronger than linear relationship between productivity and quality.

We need to start talking about what kind of planet we want to live on.

In this controversial opinion piece, German science expert Stefan Hornbostel argues that some transparency is good for science - but too much can backfire, reducing the efficiency and quality of research and eroding public trust.

What will it take to make the majority of scholarship open access so anyone can read it without a paywall?

Even after reading every single related news article, it is still worth reading the 300-plus page National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine report on Sexual Harassment in its entirety. The report lays out why academia is fundamentally broken and incapable of dealing with harassment.

Thanks to a major new international research study, it's no longer possible to pretend that predatory journals are not a serious problem that needs serious attention.

Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed - and what hasn’t.

Despite two lost legal battles in the US, domain name seizures, and millions of dollars in damage claims, Sci-Hub continues to offer unauthorized access to academic papers. The site's founder says that she would rather operate legally, but copyright gets in the way. Sci-Hub is not the problem she argues, it's a solution, something many academics appear to agree with.