WHO Advisers Call for Registry of Studies on Human Genome Editing
The committee did not, however, explicitly recommend a moratorium on germline editing for reproduction, an issue that has divided genome editing experts.
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An Interview With the Plan S Implementation Committee's David Sweeney
'My question for those who say it's too tight a time scale,' says Plan S task force co-chair David Sweeney, 'is how long do you want?'
#DontLeaveItToGoogle: How Open Infrastructures Enable Continuous Innovation in the Research Workflow
#DontLeaveItToGoogle: How Open Infrastructures Enable Continuous Innovation in the Research Workflow
Closed and proprietary infrastructures limit the accessibility of research, often putting paywalls in front of scientific knowledge. But they also severely limit reuse, preventing other tools from building on top of their software, data, and content. The presentation demonstrates how open infrastructures can help us move beyond this issue and create an ecosystem that is community-driven and community-owned.
OSI Brief: Deceptive Publishing
Deceptive publishing (aka predatory publishing) has been a growing problem for years now. What do we know about it? How should we respond?
Horizon Europe Will Connect the Public to European Science - Carlos Moedas
The next European science and research funding programme, known as Horizon Europe, is designed to connect people with the achievements financed by their tax money, and to fix problems with innovation funding, according to Carlos Moedas, the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation.
ELife Ambassadors: An Invitation to Take Part in 2019
The eLife Early-Career Advisory Group open applications for researchers who wish to join the second edition of the community advocacy programme.
5 Million Hypothesis Annotations
Hypothesis has reached a remarkable new milestone: five million annotations.
People Are Becoming Increasingly Skeptical of Science
According to 3M's State of Science Index, 45% of people said they only believe science that aligns with their personal beliefs.
Science Should Be More Helpful to New Parents
We need paid leave so young researchers can start families without abandoning STEM careers.
Sign the Petition: Support the UC's "publish & Read" Proposal to Elsevier
Sign the Petition: Support the UC's "publish & Read" Proposal to Elsevier
An Open Letter to Elsevier and the Editorial Boards of Elsevier Journal
The Library is the Brand
Libraries provide vital digital services to their host institutions. If these services carry clear library identity branding, it strengthens the library's position in the university and enables it to secure the budget and political capital necessary to do its work.
WHO Panel Proposes New Global Registry for All CRISPR Human Experiments
The World Health Organization should also step up governance of human genome-editing research.
EPFL and ETHZ Introduce a Joint Master's Degree in Cyber Security
The two technical universities have teamed up to offer a new Master’s program that will train cyber security engineers. The program will kick off in the 2019–20 school year.
Inspiration, Humility, Hope, and Sadness: Reflections on the Youth Climate Strike
Last Friday, hundreds of thousands of students in the United States and around the world were out in the streets rather than in their classrooms, demanding that our political leaders address the climate crisis with the urgency and focused action that the science so clearly demands.
Education and Science Giant Elsevier Left Users' Passwords Exposed Online
Education and Science Giant Elsevier Left Users' Passwords Exposed Online
Due a to a misconfigured server, a researcher found a constant stream of Elsevier users' passwords.
Open Access Task Force Releases Draft Recommendations
The MIT community is invited to comment on ways to increase sharing of research, data, software, and more.
The Rise and Fall of Scientific Authority - and How to Bring It Back
Robert P. Crease harks back to the shapers of our scientific infrastructure and what they can tell us about how to handle the threat we now face.
"Subscribe to Open" As a Model for Voting with Our Dollars - IO: In The Open
"Subscribe to Open" As a Model for Voting with Our Dollars - IO: In The Open
How can academic libraries "vote with their dollars"?
Beware the Well-intentioned Advice of Unusually Successful Academics
There is a wealth of advice and 'how to' guides available to academics on the subject of how research can have an impact on policy and practice. In this post Kathryn Oliver and Paul Cairney assess the value of this literature, arguing that unless researchers seek to situate research impact within processes of policymaking and academic knowledge production, this advice can ultimately reinforce current inequalities in research impact.
The Time Efficiency Gain in Sharing and Reuse of Research Data
Sharing research data can cause an efficiency revenue for the scientific community. However, this is not a given in all modeled scenarios.
Nationalfonds: Frauen Bei Vergabe Von Fördergeldern Benachteiligt
Der Nationalfonds ist der wichtigste Förderer hiesiger Forschung.
Potential Bias in Peer Review of Grant Applications at the Swiss National Science Foundation
Potential Bias in Peer Review of Grant Applications at the Swiss National Science Foundation
Study shows that peer review of grant applications at the SNSF may be prone to biases stemming from different applicant and reviewer characteristics. Based on this study, the SNSF abandoned nomination of reviewers by applicants, and made members of panels aware of the other systematic differences in scores.
"I Want a Climate Where Everyone Can Fulfil Their Potential"
The ETH Zurich Executive Board is submitting a request to the ETH Board for the dismissal of a professor, while simultaneously launching a package of measures to improve the quality of leadership and supervision at ETH.
"Biological Variability Makes Reproducibility More Difficult"
Research findings based on HeLa cells cannot always be reproduced by other scientists. To get to the bottom of this lack of reproducibility, a group of system biologists working with ETH Professor Ruedi Aebersold has embarked on a massive project: molecular cell measurement.
UC Press Supports University of California's Stance on Elsevier
UC Press Supports University of California's Stance on Elsevier
As the publishing arm of the University of California system, UC Press supports the UC libraries in their cancellation of the Elsevier "big deal" package. As small to medium-sized publishers of largely humanities and social sciences (HSS) journals, university presses (including UC Press) have had to compete for diminishing library resources to support our publishing programs.
A History of the Iberian Peninsula, As Told by Its Skeletons
With an analysis of DNA from nearly 300 fossilized remains, scientists are peering into human prehistory in the region.
Predicting the Results of Evaluation Procedures of Academics
The 2010 reform of the Italian university system introduced the National Scientific Habilitation (ASN) as a requirement for applying to permanent professor positions. Since the CVs of the 59149 candidates and the results of their assessments have been made publicly available, the ASN constitutes an opportunity to perform analyses about a nation-wide evaluation process.
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