Can a young university be a world-leading university?
Youth is not a bar to excellence, despite older institutions’ rankings success. Jack Grove analyses how some youthful contenders have risen in the ranks.
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Springer opens research articles that can make a difference
Springer is launching a new online initiative called Change the World, One Article at a Time: Must-Read Articles from 2015. The initiative focuses on articles published in 2015 in Springer journals which deal with some of the world's most urgent challenges. Those articles which are already open access are freely available online on a permanent basis and all other articles have been made freely available until July 15, 2016.
Fixed term and permanent: my two academic lives
Rejection hurts more when you don't have a long-term contract to fall back on, says Helen Lees.
Million-dollar babies
As Silicon Valley fights for talent, universities struggle to hold on to their stars
This student put 50 million stolen research articles online. And they’re free.
Alexandra Elbakyan is challenging the multibillion-dollar academic publishing industry.
Commission moots use of crowdsourced peer review for Horizon 2020 evaluations
The EU Commission is canvassing views on whether the process of assessing research projects should be more open to public eyes.
For my next trick...
Too many medical trials move their goalposts halfway through. A new initiative aims to change that
Watch Albert Einstein jumpkick Isaac Newton in Science Kombat
A tribute to an old video game and to the greatest scientists in history.
Auto-correlation of journal impact factor for consensus research reporting statements: a cohort study
Auto-correlation of journal impact factor for consensus research reporting statements: a cohort study
Citation counts are not purely a reflection of scientific merit and the impact factor is, in fact, auto-correlated.
Disruptive innovation requires humanities' input
Disruptive innovation has to be accompanied by social and cultural progress.
Exploring the effectiveness of research and innovation policies among European Union countries
Exploring the effectiveness of research and innovation policies among European Union countries
In this paper we explore the effectiveness of selected research and innovation policies among EU countries.
Switzerland’s forgotten ‘Leonardo da Vinci’
For 16th century zoologists, it was like Google's arrival. Rather than punch a keyboard, they could thumb over Conrad Gessner’s sensational work.
Lessons from the startup world
Professor Matthew Wallenstein wants to bring what he has learned as an entrepreneur to his colleagues in academia.
"Dear Dr. Collins..."
"Dear Dr. Collins..."
Letter signed by multiple leading scientists to urge the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to increase the value of abstracts in PubMed by including information about authors’ competing interests.
Of more than academic interest
Of more than academic interest
Professors’ unprofessional programs have created a new profession.
Virtual Networks, Open Science and Digital Revolutions
Interview with Ijad Madisch, co-founder and CEO of the world’s largest online network for scientists
Philanthropies Announce Program to Develop Scientific Talent Worldwide
HHMI, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation announce the International Research Scholars Program which aims to support up to 50 outstanding early career scientists worldwide.
Collaboration and Tribalism in Science
When physicists and mathematicians venture into the social sciences, new discoveries await — but a lot of bickering and mistrust must be overcome first.
Studying the science of science
Some scientists are taking it upon themselves to go beyond their core research areas to study where the scientific system can go wrong.
A Cambridge professor on how to stop being so easily manipulated by misleading statistics
A Cambridge professor on how to stop being so easily manipulated by misleading statistics
On the many ways to say the same thing.
Has the time come for preprints in biology?
On the role that preprints can play in disseminating research findings in the life sciences.
Young health researchers consider leaving the country due to funding drought
Nearly half of all young Canadian health researchers say they are seriously considering leaving the country because of lack of financial support, according to an informal survey that comes as the federal government is signalling more support for basic science and for young scientists.
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