The Benefits of Twitter for Scientists
Despite frequent claims to the contrary, social media tools such as Twitter can be incredibly valuable for scholars.
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10 Things to Know About How to Influence Policy with Research
Research can produce good evidence to inform local, national and international policy that, in turn, has the potential to transform lives for the better. But influencing policy is neither easy nor automatic – you need to want to do it. To be successful, you need to be open to different ways of working. Here are 10 things you need to know.
A Prescription for Better Science (and Better Science Journalism)
In a sweeping manifesto, researchers from the U.S. and Europe have proposed some fixes for vetting published science. It might help science journalism, too.
ELPUB 2017
The 21st International Conference on Electronic Publishing, 6 - 8 June, 2017, Limassol, Cyprus.
Gates Foundation Research Can’t Be Published in Top Journals
Publications such as Nature and Science have policies that clash with the global health charity's open-access mandate.
Surprising Contenders Emerge for Trump's NIH Chief
Reproducibility guru, former defence-research official and controversial entrepreneur rumoured to be on list, along with current NIH leader and a congressman.
‘Scientific Discoveries Aren’t Made to Order’
Nobel prizewinning astrophysicist reflects on the perceptions and realities of how big breakthroughs are made.
How to Manage Your PhD Supervisor
Understanding the unwritten rules of graduate study is vital if you want to get the most from your PhD supervision.
Science in the Social Media Age
A survey of 2,955 readers of 40 randomly selected science blogs.
Academic Research Can Be Accessible To All. The Art World Shows Us How.
Academic Research Can Be Accessible To All. The Art World Shows Us How.
Shouldn't all research be, first and foremost, accessible? Accessibility underpins equality.
Academia's Emerging Crisis of Relevance and the Consequent Role of the Engaged Scholar
Academia's Emerging Crisis of Relevance and the Consequent Role of the Engaged Scholar
Universities are facing a crisis of relevance. While there are multiple reasons for this to be happening, one that deserves particular attention is the extent to which academic scholars do not see it as their role to engage in public and political discourse. However, increased engagement is unavoidable in an emerging educational context where the calibre of public discourse has become so degraded and social media is changing the nature of science and scientific discourse within society.
Transparency and Openness in Science
Among the wider scientific community, there is a widespread dissatisfaction with the current level of transparency and reproducibility in published research and, as part of our response to this, we signed up to the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines (https://cos.io/top/).The objective of the TOP guidelines is to encourage transparency, openness and reproducibility in science. By developing shared standards for openness across journals, it is hoped to change the current incentive structures to drive researchers' behaviour towards more openness.
Open Science and Free Culture
A committment by a young researcher to practice open and good science, and more generally to free culture.
A Manifesto for Reproducible Science
A series of measures improving research efficiency and robustness of scientific findings by directly targeting specific threats to reproducible science.
Where Science and Nonsense Collide
After a decade of progress, Argentina’s scientists are battling a government bent on twisting public conceptions of their role.
The Impact of Postdoctoral Training on Early Careers in Biomedicine
The Impact of Postdoctoral Training on Early Careers in Biomedicine
While postdocs are necessary for entry into tenure-track jobs, they do not enhance salaries in other job sectors over time.
Imagining the ‘Open’ University
The potential for open scholarship to improve university research and education, as well asincrease the impact universities can have beyond their own walls.
Spraying RNA On Plants Silences A Gene and Protects From Viruses
The technique could be faster and more versatile than developing GMO crops from scratch.
Best Practices for Scientific Computing
A set of best practices for scientific software development, based on research and experience, that will improve scientists' productivity and the reliability of their software.
This University Has No Teachers, Syllabus or Fees
Paris's École 42 is reinventing education for the future
Scientific Papers Need Better Feedback Systems. Here's Why
Scientific Papers Need Better Feedback Systems. Here's Why
The current peer-review system is limited to asking two people for their opinions - this is not enough.
Does Peer Review Help Weed Out Bad Science?
Does Peer Review Help Weed Out Bad Science?
Peer-review had a role to play when journals were all in print and competing for subscription real estate, but today it may be little more than a vestige of the print era.
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