Making Public Data Public
Computational scientists develop a system for spotting data overdue for public release, and end up getting hundreds of open-access datasets corrected.
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10 Ways to Support Preprints (Besides Posting One)
What can we do to promote the productive use of preprints in biology?
Physicists Accelerate Plans for a New Large Hadron Collider Three Times as Big
An international league of scientists is kicking off the decades-long process of developing the successor to the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator.
Coursera Course on Research Data Management and Sharing
An introduction to research data management and sharing, starting Jun 19.
Data Science for Doctors
Learn the skills to supercharge your next audit, quality improvement or research project.
How to Avoid the Stigma of a Retracted Paper? Don't Call It a Retraction
Avoiding the r-word would make it easier for researchers to correct the literature after an honest mistake.
The Mathematicians Who Want to Save Democracy
With algorithms in hand, scientists are looking to make elections in the United States more representative.
What Is It? (And Why Some Researchers Want It)
There is a movement within the scientific community that asks for greater collaboration between research teams. The idea is that with greater access to information, more people working separately on the same problems can solve them more efficiently and with the greatest transparency.
Trump Retains Collins as NIH Director
Long-time physician-scientist retains job he has held since 2009.
NSF Bio Directorate Announces Cancellation of #DDIG Program
NSF’s Directorate of Biological Sciences just announced that they are getting rid of the Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DDIG) program.
Dutch Contracts Have to Be Disclosed
Ahead of his address at Going Global 2017, Phil Baty looks at the relationship between the world’s best universities and their place in the world
Romania's Science Reforms Prompt Boycott
Researchers refuse to sit on evaluation panels after government bans international participation.
Why We Can't Trust Academic Journals to Tell the Scientific Truth
Academic journals don’t select the research they publish on scientific rigour alone. So why aren’t academics taking to the streets about this?
New Science Data-Sharing Rules Are Two Scoops of Disappointment
The rules fail to make data sharing mandatory for papers to be published, which raises the prospect that some authors might decide to ignore the hint.
Why It Might Be a Good Time to Start a Career in Science
The author of a new study of biomedical funding explains why he’s optimistic about young scientists’ futures.
A Giant New Machine Is Sucking Carbon Directly from the Air
Experts debate whether technology is useful for curbing climate change.
5 Million Euros to Fund Blockchain Surveillance Research
5 Million Euros to Fund Blockchain Surveillance Research
A group of EU government agencies, law enforcement groups and academic researchers are partnering on a new digital currency surveillance project.
1.1 Billion for Innovation Projects
The Research Council of Norway is announcing a record-high amount of funding for Innovation Projects for the Industrial Sector.
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