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Webinar: Scholarly Communication & COVID-19: Closing the Loop for Effective Peer Review
Webinar: Scholarly Communication & COVID-19: Closing the Loop for Effective Peer Review
We are pleased to announce the next OASPA webinar which will explore recent steps to increase efficiency and speed in the publication of COVID-19 research (Wednesday 24th June 2020, 4.00 pm Central European Time).
Scientists Rush to Defend Venezuelan Colleagues Threatened over Coronavirus Study
Scientists Rush to Defend Venezuelan Colleagues Threatened over Coronavirus Study
High-level politician suggests academy deserves retribution for publishing unwelcome COVID-19 estimates.
A Guide to Making Sense of Coronavirus Studies
News coverage of scientific studies can be misleading. Here's how to tell the good from the bad.
The Case for Open Access
Providing open access to digitised collections has spurred creativity and research worldwide - so why are the UK's flagship museums so slow on the uptake?
Take Action - 500 Women Scientists
Communicate your support for #BlackLivesMatter: Dos, don'ts, and resources.
A Comic to Explain Academic Publishing
Easy-to-understand comic explains how rigorous science is peer-reviewed and published. Hint: it's not via YouTube.
COVID19 Infodemics Observatory
A platform to analyze the relationship between the evolution of the COVID-19 epidemic and the information dynamics on social media.
Protected by Decades-Old Power Structures, Three Renowned Harvard Anthropologists Face Allegations of Sexual Harassment
Protected by Decades-Old Power Structures, Three Renowned Harvard Anthropologists Face Allegations of Sexual Harassment
Senior Anthropology professors Theodore C. Bestor, Gary Urton, and John L. Comaroff have weathered allegations of sexual harassment, including some leveled by students. But affiliates said gender issues in the department stretch beyond them.
Virtual OR2020 Meetings - Open Repositories 2021
How can repositories contribute to their FAIR share? A Virtual workshop on June 1st about Equity and democratization of knowledge.
San Francisco Testing Blitz Shows Covid-19 Hit Mostly Low-wage Workers
The testing project is proving to be a national model, because of the challenges the organizers overcame and what it showed about the spread of Covid-19.
An Incomplete List of COVID-19 Quackery
Possibly the only thing spreading faster than COVID-19 is the pseudoscience about COVID-19.
Opendata.ch - 2020 Forum
The Opendata.ch 2020 Forum will explore New Data Narratives, diving in deep collaborative work, and aiming high!
Publishers Invest in Preprints
Major scholarly publishers have invested substantially in preprints in recent years, integrating preprint deposit into manuscript submission workflows.
#ECRWednesday Webinar: Reforming Academic Conferences
Join this month's webinar to hear what could be done to reform the conference experience for both organisers and participants.
Swissuniversities and Elsevier Adopt a Pilot Agreement Combining Reading and Publishing
Swissuniversities and Elsevier Adopt a Pilot Agreement Combining Reading and Publishing
Swissuniversities has adopted a new transformative pilot agreement with Elsevier for research access and Open Access publishing in Switzerland.
Reasons to Worry Less About the Explosion of Preprints - Absolutely Maybe
Data Sharing in the Current Crisis
Data sharing and COVID-19- the pandemic is changing the way scientists work and talk to each other. The Early Career Researchers advisory board at Wellcome Open Research discuss how COVID-19 is changing science.
The Rogue Experimenters
Community labs want to make everything from insulin to prostheses. Will traditional scientists accept their efforts?
Cambridge Lectures to Be Online-only in 2020-21
There will be no face-to-face lectures in the next academic year due to coronavirus, the university says.
Dutch Research Institutions and Elsevier Initiate World's First National Open Science Partnership
Dutch Research Institutions and Elsevier Initiate World's First National Open Science Partnership
VSNU, NFU, NWO and Elsevier have agreed publishing, reading and open science services to support Dutch research and innovation ambitions.
Vaccine Experts Say Moderna's Covid-19 Data Leave Big Questions
While Moderna blitzed the media, it revealed very little information - and most of what it did disclose were words, not data.
COAlition S Announces Price Transparency Requirements | Plan S
From July 2022 only publishers who adhere to the newly approved Plan S price transparency frameworks will be eligible to access funds from cOAlition S members.
Scientists Are Drowning in COVID-19 Papers. Can New Tools Keep Them Afloat?
Scientists Are Drowning in COVID-19 Papers. Can New Tools Keep Them Afloat?
The hunt is on for better ways to collect and search pandemic studies
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser to Join UK Research and Innovation As New Chief Executive
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser to Join UK Research and Innovation As New Chief Executive
Business Secretary Alok Sharma has announced that Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS will join UK Research and Innovation as its new Chief Executive. She will succeed Sir Mark Walport who announced in September last year that he would retire in 2020. Professor Leyser will start her new role on Monday June 29.
Survey Launches to Better Scope Open Infrastructure in Europe
Survey Launches to Better Scope Open Infrastructure in Europe
In collaboration with SPARC Europe, a survey to map Open Access (OA) and Open Science (OS) infrastructure across Europe was launched. The aim is to establish a core understanding of Europe's current field of Open resources and gain insight into their usage, durability, and adherence to core open principles and standards.