Has the 'Great Resignation' Hit Academia?
A wave of departures, many of them by mid-career scientists, calls attention to widespread discontent in universities.
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Perceptions and Behavior of Clinical Researchers and Research Support Staff Regarding Data FAIRification
Perceptions and Behavior of Clinical Researchers and Research Support Staff Regarding Data FAIRification
The FAIR Data Principles are being rapidly adopted by many research institutes and funders worldwide. This study assesses the awareness and attitudes of clinical researchers and research support staff regarding data FAIRification.
Leading Countries in Global Science Increasingly Receive More Citations Than Other Countries Doing Similar Research
Leading Countries in Global Science Increasingly Receive More Citations Than Other Countries Doing Similar Research
This article studies international citation and text similarity networks across 150 fields and find that some countries increasingly receive more citations despite researching similar topics as others.
PhD Students Face Cash Crisis with Wages That Don't Cover Living Costs
PhD Students Face Cash Crisis with Wages That Don't Cover Living Costs
As inflation rates soar, new data on the finances of US graduate students spark calls for action.
How Academic Institutions Can Help to Close Wikipedia's Gender Gap
The world's largest online encyclopedia mirrors society's bias towards male achievements. Employers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine can help to change that.
Cracking the Code Review Process
What does it entail to perform a code review for Nature Computational Science?
One Statistical Analysis Must Not Rule Them All
Any single analysis hides an iceberg of uncertainty. Multi-team analysis can reveal it.
Nature Journals Raise the Bar on Sex and Gender Reporting in Research
Authors will be prompted to provide details on how sex and gender were considered in study design.
How to Pick a Great Scientific Collaborator
A simple framework can help you to identify 'likeable freeloaders' and 'misaligned partners' - and to self-assess.
Fostering Research Excellence in an Uncertain Environment
A proposal to change how academic performance is measured at an Australian university spurred one department into action.
'Dark Mood': Australian Researchers Lament State of Science Ahead of Election
Are COVID Surges Becoming More Predictable? New Omicron Variants Offer a Hint
Omicron relatives called BA.4 and BA.5 are behind a fresh wave of COVID-19 in South Africa, and could be signs of a more predictable future for SARS-CoV-2.
The $93-billion Plan to Put Astronauts Back on the Moon
The world's most powerful rocket will make a trip around the Moon in 2022 - a step towards landing people there in 2025, and part of the US Artemis programme.
Scientific Collaborations Are Precarious Territory for Women
Closed networks and ingrained biases can make women's collaborations a balancing act.
To Make AI Fair, Here's What We Must Learn to Do
Developers of artificial intelligence must learn to collaborate with social scientists and the people affected by its applications.
Eight Ways Universities Can Make Career Assessment More Equitable
New measures to reward scholars in the Netherlands could widen gender inequality if they are not designed and implemented correctly, warn four academics.
Canada Announces New Innovation Agency - and It's Not Modelled on DARPA
The unit will instead mimic Finnish and Israeli agencies. But some researchers worry Canada might be too big and regionalized for the scheme to succeed.
Researchers Sense Apathy Towards Science in French Presidential Election Campaign
To Advance Equality for Women, Use the Evidence
Good intentions are not enough to bring about change; nor are simple tallies, training programmes or unwarranted rosy views. Change requires sustained investment, appropriate incentives and evidence-backed interventions.
Time to Recognize Authorship of Open Data
The open data revolution won't happen unless the research system values the sharing of data as much as authorship on papers.
The Countries Maintaining Research Ties with Russia Despite Ukraine
The Countries Maintaining Research Ties with Russia Despite Ukraine
Many Western nations are severing scientific links - but it's a different story in China, India and South Africa.
Biden Bids Again to Boost Science Spending - but Faces Long Odds
The US president wants huge increases for clean energy and public health, but a divided Congress might not go along with the plan.
How the Career Path to Principal Investigator is Narrowing
Lab leader roles are proving more elusive as trainees seek opportunities elsewhere, two studies find.
Social-Media Reform is Flying Blind
Redesigning social media to improve society requires a new platform for research.
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