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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.