Coming out of Lockdown is Harder Than Going in
The president of Switzerland's top-ranked university says his institution is tentatively getting back to speed after the coronavirus lockdown - but that this is harder than anticipated.
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $2 Million to MedRxiv
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) partners with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Yale University, and BMJ to help scientists share health and clinical research faster.
Guidance for Research Organisations on How to Implement Responsible and Fair Approaches for Research Assessment
Guidance for Research Organisations on How to Implement Responsible and Fair Approaches for Research Assessment
Information for Wellcome-funded organisations on how to implement responsible and fair approaches for research assessment that meet the expectations set out in Wellcome's open access policy 2021.
The Anatomy of A Decentralized Online Festival
The Open Publishing Fest, held over two weeks in May 2020, was a great success with over 150 events from all over the world and a huge variety of topics. The fest really brought people together and injected some charm into the communities life at an otherwise bleak time. With this in mind here ar
Scientists Take Aim at Another Coronavirus Study in a Major Journal
Scientists Take Aim at Another Coronavirus Study in a Major Journal
A report on masks relied on unfounded assumptions, researchers charged, and the authors were permitted to choose their own reviewers.
Peer Review Should Be an Honest, but Collegial, Conversation
Nature asked authors and editors for advice on how to improve peer-review communication.
Reopening Plans and the Future of Open Scholarship: A Call for Participation
Over the last few months we've been in conversation with colleagues in higher education about what they see as the challenges that lie ahead as they weigh reopening plans and longer term effects of the global pandemic. Starting June 29th, we will be launching our first research effort to support institutional decision-making in research and scholarship.
How - and When - Can the Coronavirus Vaccine Become a Reality?
It is likely we'll eventually have a coronavirus vaccine - but perhaps not as quickly as some expect. From development, to clinical trials and distribution, ProPublica reporter Caroline Chen explains the tremendous challenges that lie ahead.
Universities Step Up the Fight for Open-Access Research
Today's deal between the University of California and publisher Springer Nature is a big milestone on the path to dismantling paywalls around academic journals.
Yale Astronomers Questioned Systemic Racism Because They Hired One Black Employee 35 Years Ago, Emails Show
Scientists Say Most Likely Number of Contactable Alien Civilisations is 36
New calculations come up with estimate for worlds capable of communicating with others.
COVID-19 and the Research Community: Being Vulnerable
Early-career researchers feel discouraged from exposing vulnerability even during a global crisis.
Pandemics Result from Destruction of Nature, Say UN and WHO
Experts call for legislation and trade deals worldwide to encourage green recovery.
We Can Protect the Economy From Pandemics. Why Didn't We?
A virologist helped crack an impossible problem: how to insure against the economic fallout from devastating viral outbreaks. The plan was ingenious. Yet we're still in this mess.
University of California Reaches Groundbreaking Open Access Deal with Leading Global Publisher
University of California Reaches Groundbreaking Open Access Deal with Leading Global Publisher
The University of California today (June 16) announced a transformative open access publishing agreement that will make more of the University's research freely and immediately available to individuals and researchers across the globe.
What Are the Benefits and Challenges of Preprints? Share Your Views
While the use of preprints has increased over the last years, preprint awareness and attitudes vary widely across research communities and among stakeholders in research communication.
Coronavirus Breakthrough: Dexamethasone is First Drug Shown to Save Lives
In a large trial, a cheap and widely available steroid cut deaths by one-third among patients critically ill with COVID-19.
Covid-19 Can Damage Lungs of Victims Beyond Recognition, Expert Says
Organs of some who die after over a month in hospital sustain 'complete disruption', peers told.
A War Against Climate Science, Waged by Washington's Rank and File
Efforts to block research on climate change don't just come from the Trump political appointees on top. Lower managers in government are taking their cues, and running with them.
I'm a Black Female Scientist. On My First Day of Work, a Colleague Threatened to Call the Cops on Me.
I'm a Black Female Scientist. On My First Day of Work, a Colleague Threatened to Call the Cops on Me.
#BlackintheIvory offers proof that academia needs to do better. Now we just need to do the work.
Does Tweeting Improve Citations? One-Year Results from the TSSMN Prospective Randomized Trial
Does Tweeting Improve Citations? One-Year Results from the TSSMN Prospective Randomized Trial
This study aims to evaluate the 1-year results of a prospective randomized social media trial to determine the effect of tweeting on subsequent citations and non-traditional bibliometrics.
Ethical Responsibilities of Scientists at a Time of a Global Threat - International Science Council
Sharing Openly Licensed Content on Social Media: A Conversation with GLAM - Creative Commons
Sharing Openly Licensed Content on Social Media: A Conversation with GLAM - Creative Commons
From solving attribution issues to understanding terms of service, here are some welcomed tips from Europeana, the Getty Museum, and Newfields.
Outbreaks, Break-outs and Break-times: Creating Caring Online Workshops
How can online workshops be productive, engaging, caring and fun? How can researchers creatively adapt to a 'virtual normal' and develop caring and co-operative ways of working.
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