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Young Academies Release Statement in Response to 'Plan S' on Open Access of Scientific Output

Young Academies Release Statement in Response to 'Plan S' on Open Access of Scientific Output

Publicly funded research output should neither be hidden behind paywalls nor be a 'pay-to-publish' game. This is one of the core tenets of the Position Statement titled 'Opportunities and Challenges for Implementing Plan S - The View of Young Academies', which is the result of discussions among several European young academies and the Global Young.

Back to the Classroom After 11 Years in Administration

Back to the Classroom After 11 Years in Administration

A former dean chronicles the challenges of returning to full-time teaching.

Unless We Make Dramatic Changes, We're Headed for Catastrophe

Unless We Make Dramatic Changes, We're Headed for Catastrophe

According to a report released Sunday by the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change, the 2015 Paris Agreement won’t be enough to stop the most serious damage from climate change.

'It is for Publishers to Provide Plan S-compliant Routes to Publication in Their Journals'

'It is for Publishers to Provide Plan S-compliant Routes to Publication in Their Journals'

An interview with Robert-Jan Smits, with preface Robert-Jan Smits.

A Process Guide

A Process Guide

A worksheet compiled from the advice of a number of journalsand publications. The aim of the worksheet is to give less-experiencedpeer reviewers a concrete workflow of questions and tasks to follow whenthey first peer-review.

Meet the African Girls Who Are Coding to Make a Difference

Meet the African Girls Who Are Coding to Make a Difference

More than 80 girls from 34 African countries attended the first Coding Camp in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for 10 days in August 2018.

How Significant Are the Public Dimensions of Faculty Work?

How Significant Are the Public Dimensions of Faculty Work?

To understand how the public dimensions of faculty work are valued, we analyzed review, tenure and promotion documents from a representative sample of 129 Canadian and American universities.

Statement on a Recent Talk at CERN

Statement on a Recent Talk at CERN

A statement by the High Energy Physics Community about a talk given at CERN by Alessandro Strumia, a well-known particle theorist who is a Professor of Physics at the University of Pisa and a current associate of the theory department at CERN. He argued that the primary explanation for the discrepancies between men and women in theoretical physics is that women are inherently less capable.

What It Feels Like for Women Building Science Careers

What It Feels Like for Women Building Science Careers

Australia's parliament has a problem retaining experienced women. As a workplace, it's not alone.

The Last Woman to Win a Nobel Prize in Physics Did the Work Without Being Paid

The Last Woman to Win a Nobel Prize in Physics Did the Work Without Being Paid

Maria Goeppert Mayer was relegated to unpaid and "volunteer" positions for most of her academic career.

Academic Grievance Studies and the Corruption of Scholarship

Academic Grievance Studies and the Corruption of Scholarship

This essay, although hopefully accessible to everyone, is the most thorough breakdown of the study and written for those who are already somewhat familiar with the problems of ideologically-motivated scholarship, radical skepticism and cultural constructivism.

Statement: CERN Stands for Diversity | Media and Press Relations

Statement: CERN Stands for Diversity | Media and Press Relations

CERN considers the presentation delivered by an invited scientist during a workshop on High Energy Theory and Gender as highly offensive. It has therefore decided to remove the slides from the online repository, in line with a Code of Conduct that does not tolerate personal attacks and insults.

A Simple and Practical Method for Incorporating Augmented Reality into the Classroom and Laboratory

A Simple and Practical Method for Incorporating Augmented Reality into the Classroom and Laboratory

Manuscript showing how Augmented Reality, which is the projection of virtual information onto a real-world object, can be applied in the classroom and in the laboratory. 

The State and Evolution of Gold Open Access: A Country Level Analysis

The State and Evolution of Gold Open Access: A Country Level Analysis

A large-scale analysis of the state of open access pulising across various countries from 1990 to 2016.

Code Ocean: Discover & Run Scientific Code

Code Ocean: Discover & Run Scientific Code

Code Ocean is a cloud-based computational reproducibility platform that provides researchers and developers an easy way to share, discover and run code published in academic journals and conferences.

Open Data and Data Management: Oct 29

Open Data and Data Management: Oct 29

The SCNAT is organizing this one day event in Bern, with the aim to give the research community the chance to raise their concern and also the SNF and the European Commission to present their view and to inform about recent trends. The workshop should provide recommendations on how to implement the open data requirements.

Beyond Impact Factor, H-Index and University Rankings: Evaluate Science in More Meaningful Ways

Beyond Impact Factor, H-Index and University Rankings: Evaluate Science in More Meaningful Ways

Swiss Academy of Sciences conference on metrics and assessment.

Gender Gap in Engineering

Gender Gap in Engineering

The Swiss Science Council reports that according to recent statistics, the gender gap in the technical sciences and engineering fields is still disproportionately high in Europe and North America. European countries with high-income have a surprisingly low proportion of female engineers in research and industry, in comparison to developing countries like Eastern Europe, Central and South Asia and Latin America.

From 101 Innovations to a Roadmap for Collaboration

From 101 Innovations to a Roadmap for Collaboration

Last month, I participated virtually in the Joint Roadmap for Open Science Tools (JROST) workshop as 86 individuals from 58 different organizations gathered in Berkeley on August 27-28 to explore the growing category of open source scholarly workflow tools, to…

Inequality in Knowledge Production: The Integration of Academic Infrastructure by Big Publishers

Inequality in Knowledge Production: The Integration of Academic Infrastructure by Big Publishers

The implications of a simultaneous redirection of the big publishers' business strategy towards open access business models and the acquisition of scholarly infrastructure utilizing the conceptual framework of rent-seeking theory.

Measles Outbreak in United States and Europe: The Dangerous Result of Science-Denial

Measles Outbreak in United States and Europe: The Dangerous Result of Science-Denial

The measles outbreak in the United States and Europe keeps spreading despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. The cause? Science-denial.

Turmoil Erupts over Expulsion from Leading Evidence-based Medicine Group

Turmoil Erupts over Expulsion from Leading Evidence-based Medicine Group

One of the medical world’s most respected expert bodies is in turmoil as its annual meeting gets underway after its governing board voted to expel a member.

Scientist Publishes A List Of Known Harassers in Academia

Scientist Publishes A List Of Known Harassers in Academia

Rates of sexual abuse and harassment in academic science are second only to the military. It's estimated that at least half of women faculty and staff face.