UK Researchers Want Quotas to Redress Lack of Diversity
Efforts to increase diversity in research assessment panels don’t cut it.
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Teach Young Scientists the Importance of Societal Impact for Research
Societal impact should be rated more highly in scientific publishing and research evaluation. To this end, we suggest that ways to achieve it should be introduced as an important component of curricula at higher-education institutions.
Few UK Universities Have Adopted Rules Against Impact-Factor Abuse
Institutions have made little progress against the misuse of research metrics when hiring and promoting academics.
US Science Agency Will Require Universities to Report Sexual Harassment
US Science Agency Will Require Universities to Report Sexual Harassment
The National Science Foundation says institutions it supports must disclose when researchers are found to have violated policies or are put on leave pending investigation.
Nature Journals Tighten Rules on Non-Financial Conflicts
What makes a conflict of interest (COI) in science? Definitions differ, but broadly agree on one thing: an influence that can cloud a researcher’s objectivity. Nature and the other Nature Research journals are taking into account some of these non-financial sources of possible tension and conflict.
Kid Co-Authors in South Korea Spur Government Probe
The South Korean government is expanding an investigation into researchers who named their children as co-authors on papers.
How a Turkish Physicist Wrote Research Papers in Prison
Ali Kaya says he used science to stay sane during his incarceration.
The Serendipity Test
Scientists often herald the role of chance in research. A project in Britain aims to test the popular idea with evidence.
Data Visualization Tools Drive Interactivity and Reproducibility
New tools for building interactive figures and software make scientific data more accessible, and reproducible.
Gender Bias Goes Away when Grant Reviewers Focus on the Science
But female scientists suffer when their research proposals are judged primarily on the strength of their CVs.
Women Edged out of Last-Named Authorships in Top Journals
Women are significantly under-represented as last authors on high-quality research papers, according to a recent analysis.
Robust Research Needs Many Lines of Evidence
Replication is not enough. Marcus R. Munafò and George Davey Smith state the case for triangulation.
The Secrets of a Surprisingly High Citations Success
Switzerland appears to have three key factors for success in getting a surprisingly high proportion of its researchers’ articles cited in the scientific literature: it’s a small country, it’s research investment is large compared to other countries, and importantly, its hosting of the Large Hadron Collider is a drawcard for collaborative research.
Gender Pay Gap Persists
US male PhD holders earn more than female counterparts across nearly every scientific field.
The World’s Largest Producer of Scientific Articles
For the first time, China has overtaken the United States in terms of the total number of science publications, according to statistics compiled by the US National Science Foundation (NSF).
Should we Steer Clear of the Winner-Takes-All Approach?
Scientists in New Zealand held the first ‘Kindness in Science’ workshop in December 2017 at the University of Auckland, hoping to kick-start a movement that will offer a kinder, gentler and more inclusive scientific culture. The group’s mantra is “Everyone here is smart and kind — don’t distinguish yourself by being otherwise.”
Gender Pay Gap Persists
Pay disparities between female and male PhD holders in the United States exist across almost all fields of science and engineering, according to a report from the US National Science Foundation (NSF).
Representing A "Revolution": How the Popular Press Has Portrayed Personalized Medicine
Rising Star Appointed UK Science Minister
The UK has gained a new science minister as part of a broader reshuffle of government posts. Sam Gyimah, who moves from the Ministry of Justice, was appointed minister for universities and science on 9 January, replacing Jo Johnson.
Funders Should Mandate Open Citations
"Truly open scholarship also requires that bibliographic references be freely available for analysis and reuse", says David Shotton, co-director of OpenCitations.
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