FNR's Marc Schiltz Elected as New Science Europe President
Schiltz takes over the presidency from Michael Matlosz, who was President of the organisation from 2015 to 2017.
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Why Are We Working So Hard to Open up Science? A Personal Story.
Discussing the negative impacts of inaccessible outcomes, unavailable data, and doctored results in advancing science in general, and that impact in very concrete personal terms.
The Future of Academic Publishing and Advice for Youthful Researchers
An interview presents the perspectives of Jonathan Tennant, an early-career researcher.
Ken Caldeira Explains Why the Tax Overhaul Could Cripple the U.S. As a Leader in Science
Macron to Award US Climate Scientists 'Make Our Planet Great Again' Grants
"It Gnaws Away at Me": Female Scientists Report a Horrifying Culture of Sexual Assault
Arxiv Vanity – Read academic papers from Arxiv as web pages
Arxiv Vanity renders academic papers from arXiv as responsive web pages so you don’t have to squint at a PDF.
CORE Aggregates the World's Open Access Research Papers
Offering seamless access to millions of open access research papers, enrich the collected data for text-mining and provide unique services to the research community.
Spotting Shady Statistics
When statistical fudging is buried in the way data are sliced and diced after the fact or put through tortured analysis in a search for significant results.
Open Journal Systems Is Not for Sale
With the recent acquisition of bepress by Elsevier, we’ve been asked by a number of people if Open Journal Systems is next.
National Security, the Assault on Science, and Academic Freedom
An report on US threats to academic freedom in science, particularly in the areas of international scholarly exchange and climate science.
Rwanda's First All-Female University Is Training Up The Next Generation Of Women Leaders
The "Gender Factory"
How the Swiss education system (re)produces inequalities between women and men.
Interview with Professor John Ioannidis
Research practices, quality in research and researcher commitment are among the topics covered in this inspiring interview.
Open Citations Letter
In an open letter scientometricians make a call to scholarly publishers to make the reference lists of the articles they publish openly available.
STEM Programs Still Missing Mark with Women
The latest 2016 Canadian census information was released this week. Lots of statistics relating to labour, education, commutes to work and migration, among other things.
STEM Degrees Rise, but Disparities Remain
Though women earn significantly more bachelor’s degrees than men, they are substantially less likely to obtain a degree in science, technology, engineering or math.
Women Trailblazers in Science
Various women who have inspired us for their trailblazing efforts in science.
NASA Engineer, 81, Has Worked at Agency Longer Than Any Woman
Sue Finley began working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory three days before the US space program launched its first satellite.
Aaron Swartz Fellowship
The Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives awards a fellowship each year either to an unconventional technology expert early in his/her career, or a scholar or activist working at the intersection of humanities, social sciences and technology studies or technological solutions.
Peter Hotez vs. Measles and the Anti-Vaccination Movement
Texas is at risk of a deadly measles outbreak, and yet few have been willing to cast blame on the state’s burgeoning—and notoriously combative—anti-vaccine movement.
How Open-Access Journals Are Transforming Science
Academic publishers are "still acting as if the internet doesn’t exist,” says Michael Eisen, co-founder of the Public Library of Science.
Academic Publishing, Internet Technology, and Disruptive Innovation
Academic Publishing, Internet Technology, and Disruptive Innovation
The traditional journal publishing system, the recent open access models of journal publishing as an evolving phenomenon, the nature and extent of open access as a disruptive innovation, and the implications for key stakeholders.
The State of European Tech 2017
A comprehensive and data-driven portrait of Europe’s technology ecosystem.
The Social Dimension in the Future of Europe Debate
EU leaders highlighted their political support for enhanced cooperation in education.
Is a Cost-Neutral Transition to Open Access Realistic?
Current estimates for the cost of subscription articles converge around US$5,000 per article. This number is reached by dividing the estimated US$10b spent on subscriptions annually world-wide.
Where Does France Really Stand in the Tech World According to the OECD Report
Where Does France Really Stand in the Tech World According to the OECD Report
The OECD has just released a comprehensive report on Science, Technology and Industry for 2017. So how is France doing?
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