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Commission Launches €2 Million Horizon Prize in Social Innovation

Commission Launches €2 Million Horizon Prize in Social Innovation

The European Commission today launched a Horizon Prize in Social Innovation to improve the mobility of older people.

EU to Prioritise Deeper Higher Education Cooperation and Mobility

EU to Prioritise Deeper Higher Education Cooperation and Mobility

European leaders and the European Commission have backed proposals to step up higher education mobility and exchanges and create a network of European universities with integrated study programmes and curricula that enable students to study abroad.

Conflicts of Interest in Scientific Publishing

Conflicts of Interest in Scientific Publishing

Golden OA creates a conflict of interest: in a situation where the number of scientists is larger than the number of available positions, both journals and scientists benefit from publishing as many articles as possible.

This Huge Collection of Free Science Is the Answer to All Your 'Fake News' Woes

This Huge Collection of Free Science Is the Answer to All Your 'Fake News' Woes

Because knowing where to look is half the battle.

Congress Offers Defense Scientists a Bigger Payday

Congress Offers Defense Scientists a Bigger Payday

Congress has given government scientists working at U.S. defense laboratories an opportunity for a much bigger payoff—up to $500,000 per year—if their research is a commercial success.

 

Digital Open Science: Solving the Societal and Sustainability Challenges of the 21st Century

Digital Open Science: Solving the Societal and Sustainability Challenges of the 21st Century

Leading figures from policy, science, publishing and advocacy discuss how open science can maximise the value of research and innovation for our societies.

Elsevier References Dominate Those That Are Not Open at Crossref

Elsevier References Dominate Those That Are Not Open at Crossref

Of all 956,050,193 references from journal articles stored at Crossref, 32.00% are from journal articles published by Elsevier, none of which are in the Crossref “Open” category, freely available for others to use.

Nobel Laureates Demand Release of Iranian Scholar Facing Death Sentence

Nobel Laureates Demand Release of Iranian Scholar Facing Death Sentence

Letter from Nobel prizewinners denounces plight of Ahmadreza Djalali.

The Female Tech Bosses Who Want Zebras Not Unicorns

The Female Tech Bosses Who Want Zebras Not Unicorns

A new movement calls for tech investors to back more start-ups led by women and people from ethnic minorities.

STEMM Equality Congress, Amsterdam - Oct 2018

STEMM Equality Congress, Amsterdam - Oct 2018

STEMM Equality Congress (SEC) is an annual two day event that looks at ways of addressing equality and diversity in STEMM through policy, practice and collaboration. 2018's Congress will be held in Amsterdam.

We've Failed: Pirate Black Open Access Is Trumping Green and Gold and We Must Change Our Approach

We've Failed: Pirate Black Open Access Is Trumping Green and Gold and We Must Change Our Approach

While green and gold open access have been put forward as two worthy emperors, it is time to conclude that they are unclothed.