How to tell good studies from bad? Bet on them
Nosek et al. found that compared to simply asking experts to predict the likelihood that studies will be reproduced, asking them to bet money on the outcomes improved the accuracy of the guesses.
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Investment firms nurture university start-ups
Unique companies invest early and often to develop technology from the ivory tower.
Impact is not importance
The use of journal impacts in evaluating individuals has its inherent dangers. In an ideal world, evaluators would read each article and make personal judgments.
Why universities should support the EU
Why universities should support the EU
The Eurosceptics say universities would be unaffected, or even improved, by a Brexit. They are wrong, says this vice-chancellor.
Finally ending its war on science
Over the past nine years, Canada has been a pretty dreary place for scientists.
Science and sexism
Social media is shaking up how scientists talk about gender issues.
Humans 2.0
Michael Specter on CRISPR, a new technology that enables us to manipulate our genetic code with unprecedented ease, and which may lead to new cancer treatments.
Using prediction markets to estimate the reproducibility of scientific research
Using prediction markets to estimate the reproducibility of scientific research
Though there are currently no mechanisms in place to quickly identify findings that are unlikely to replicate, this paper shows that prediction markets are well suited to bridge this gap.
Forschende nutzen am häufigsten Wikipedia
85% of German scientists use Wikipedia (30% at least daily), 5% contribute to it. (In German.)
Matters
Single-observation, story-free, triple-blinded peer-review publication model aims to be the next-generation science journal.
Troubled billion-euro Brain Project secures another three years' funding
European Commission hopes agreement will restore lost confidence.
Success rates: surge in applications to 'struggling' research councils
Success rates fall at five out of six councils amid warnings that the process could become ‘more of a lottery’ as reviewers are stretched.
Editors and editorial board quit top linguistics journal to protest subscription fees
Editors and editorial board quit top linguistics journal to protest subscription fees
Editors and editorial board quit top linguistics journal to protest subscription fees.
Court orders shutdown of Libgen, Bookfi and Sci-Hub
A NY District Court has granted Elsevier's request for a preliminary injunction against several sites that host academic publications without permission.
Academic publishing can't remain such a great business
RELX share price is up 100 percent during the past five years and is now near its all-time high.
Elsevier mutiny: cracks are starting to widen in the fortress of academic publishing
Elsevier mutiny: cracks are starting to widen in the fortress of academic publishing
The editorial staff of a research journal have resigned to protest the company’s failure to embrace open access.
The economic impact of open data: what do we already know?
Open data fuels economic growth. Many believe in the theory and ask for the proof. A new report by Nesta and the ODI adds to the evidence of the impact of open data.
Are global rankings losing their credibility?
The international university ranking scene has become increasingly complex, confusing and controversial.
Britain’s R&D funding needs no innovation
Turning research grants into loans risks stymieing successful industry
Reviewer fatigue? Why scholars decline to review their peers' work
Breuning et al. include some tips for avoiding reviewer fatigue:
A spatiotemporal analysis of Brazilian science from the perspective of researchers' career trajectories
A spatiotemporal analysis of Brazilian science from the perspective of researchers' career trajectories
An analysis of the education of researchers that constitute the main Brazilian research groups, using data on about 6,000 researchers.
Artificial intelligence institute launches free science search engine
Semantic Scholar comes from centre backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
ORCID auto-update launch a 'game changer'
ORCID has announced the launch of Auto-Update functionality, in collaboration with Crossref and DataCite.
UC policy extends free access to all scholarly articles written by UC employees
University of California expands the reach of its research publications by issuing a [3]Presidential Open Access Policy, allowing future scholarly articles authored by all UC employees to be freely shared with readers worldwide.
2015 Nature graduate-student survey
Graduate students dream of academia but are keeping their career options open, according to a 2015 Nature survey.
Massive pool of US biomedical postdocs starts to shrink
A decades-long surge in the numbers of US biomedical postdocs may finally have ended..
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