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Denmark and Sweden take another look at how they investigate scientific misconduct

Denmark and Sweden take another look at how they investigate scientific misconduct

After a series of scandals in Nordic science, Denmark and Sweden are rethinking how they investigate allegations of academic fraud and misconduct.

Dare to share

Dare to share

This advisory report is about open science, and more specifically about access to scholarly publications (open access) and research data (open research data). What impact is this likely to have for the world of science itself, for society and for business? What level of openness is publicly desirable and what does this imply for government policy?

The Use of Altmetrics in Promotion and Tenure

The Use of Altmetrics in Promotion and Tenure

College and university faculty and administrators alike must take more nuanced, responsible, and informed approaches to using metrics for promotion and tenure decisions.

From Little Science to Big Science

From Little Science to Big Science

The number of researchers doubles every ten to fifteen years. In his manuscript, Gottfried Schatz highlights the problems which growth creates for science. He explains the difference between knowledge and science and the reason why less knowledge and more science should be taught in our kindergartens, schools and universities.

Performance-Based Funding of Universities in Europe

Performance-Based Funding of Universities in Europe

Policymakers, funders, and universities should take a holistic view on performance-based funding and develop strategies for reaping its benefits while mitigating its risks.

Weaving the Internet of Data

Weaving the Internet of Data

High level European policy meeting on funding research data to support open innovation, 6 April 2016, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Would the preprint movement revolutionize the life sciences for better or worse?

Would the preprint movement revolutionize the life sciences for better or worse?

Many in the scientific community praise preprints as a means of overcoming the high costs and lengthy peer review process of elite journals, which some argue thwart progress.

WWW born at CERN 25 years ago

WWW born at CERN 25 years ago

In March 1989 Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist working at CERN, submitted a proposal to develop a radical new way of linking and sharing information over the internet. The document was entitled Information Management: A Proposal . And so the web was born.