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CDC Gets List of Forbidden Words
Agency analysts are told to avoid these 7 banned words and phrases in budget documents.
NIH Tweaks Plan to Award More Grants to Younger Researchers
Agency will no longer set a 10-year cutoff for eligibility.
AAAS, APS Seek to Free Iranian Physician Facing Death Penalty
AAAS and APS presidents seek justice for physician and scientist Ahmadreza Djalali, who faces death sentence, in letter to Iran President Rouhani.
Switzerland’s exile from EU research is a cautionary tale for the UK
Full membership is restored, but the Swiss are still counting the cost of being outside the EU research fold.
The publishing process and Open Access
Slides explaining the publishing process and how Open Access fits in the traditional journal-subscription based model.
Bullies Have No Place in Academia - Even if They're Star Scientists
My bullying supervisor damaged my mental health. But when I decided to stand up to them, I received no support from my university.
Teaching Gender Equality Can Help Tackle Sexual Harassment
Schools must encourage young people to question gender norms and behaviours, and ensure that sex education goes beyond biology
Engaging Researchers with Good Data Management: Perspectives from Engaged Individuals
Engaging Researchers with Good Data Management: Perspectives from Engaged Individuals
On the need to recognise good practice, engage researchers early in their career with research data management and use peers to talk to those who are not ‘onboard’.
The 9 Best Academic Blogs
Academic cultural critique is best served in blog form and there are a slew of academic blogs waiting to dish. We’ve picked 9 of the best academic blogs.
In China, a Three-Digit Score Could Dictate Your Place in Society
In China, a Three-Digit Score Could Dictate Your Place in Society
China is taking the idea of a credit score to the extreme, using big data to track and rank what you do - your purchases, your pastimes, your mistakes.
Grad Tuition Waiver Tax Dead, Student Loan Interest Deduction Saved in Final GOP Bill
The Hard Math Behind Bitcoin's Global Warming Problem
Current trends say generating new bitcoins will use all the power in the world by 2020.
My Children Make Me a Better Scientist
Having children can offer unique career benefits, this scientist writes.
A Nobel Prize Winner Is Freeing Women Scientists from Household Chores
Science is a brutally competitive field. Long days in the lab are a given. Every hour of available time is an advantage, especially in the crucial early years of a postdoctoral career.
Knowledge Exchange Report: About Federated Research Data Infrastructures (FRDI)
Knowledge Exchange Report: About Federated Research Data Infrastructures (FRDI)
The latest report of the Knowledge Exchange initiative presents an overview and a synthesis of the evolving landscape of "Federated Research Data Infrastructures".
The Science That's Never Been Cited
Nature investigates how many papers really end up without a single citation.
Google's True Origin Partly Lies in CIA and NSA Research Grants for Mass Surveillance
Google's True Origin Partly Lies in CIA and NSA Research Grants for Mass Surveillance
The story of the deliberate creation of the modern mass-surveillance state includes elements of Google’s surprising, and largely unknown, origin. It is a somewhat different creation story than the one the public has heard, and explains what Google cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page set out to build, and why.
Attitudes and Experience Amongst Editors, Authors and Reviewers
Overall satisfaction with the peer review system used by scholarly journals seems to strongly vary across disciplines.
Breaking the Web and Killing Innovation
Even lobbyists admit that’s the plan behind the extra EU copyright for news.
Is the UK’s Approach to Open Access Sustainable?
Without action, the UK might end up in the situation of funding both subscriptions and article-processing charges on an ongoing basis.
Nine Researchers Sue University of Rochester Over Sexual-Harassment Allegations
Lawsuit alleges that the institution mishandled complaints about cognitive scientist Florian Jaeger.
I Spoke Up Against My Harasser — and Paid a Steep Price
Professional isolation and stress-induced illness during a protracted investigation leave a survivor to wonder: Would keeping quiet have been the wiser choice?
Iran's Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Jailed Scholar
Few options remain to halt the execution of disaster medicine researcher Ahmadreza Djalali.
As Science Becomes More International, Scientific Editorial Boards Lag Behind
As Science Becomes More International, Scientific Editorial Boards Lag Behind
Editors of scientific journals are a far less diverse group than the scientists in scientific publications.
Most Scientific Editors Still Come from US or UK
Lack of international representation on scientific journals' editorial boards has persisted since 1985.
Busting Text Data Mining Myths & Misunderstandings
A broad TDM Exception is important for everyone (not just researchers), would boost Europe’s economy and doesn’t mean that publishers would lose money.
Nature’s Editor to Step Down after 22 Years in Charge
Philip Campbell to continue at publisher Springer Nature.