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Technologies based on the electronic analysis of large amounts of works are still in their infancy, and the possibilities they might open up in the future are largely unpredictable.
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Commission to invest €8.5 billion in research and innovation in 2017
Today, the European Commission announced an investment of €8.5 billion to be released during 2017 into research and innovation, following an update to the Work Programme of Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding programme.
Veruscript
A mission-based, independent publisher standing for fairness and return approximately 25% of revenue to the research community.
Making research open and accessible
A figshare case study on Erin McKiernan's Physiological Science research.
European Academies statement: Science Is Global
The European Academies, including the Royal Society, have published a joint statement.
What Is SocArXiv?
A new “papers service” for social science content was recently launched and is capitalizing on concerns over the sale of a long time preprint server by a commercial publisher.
Top 10 tips for starting your first academic job
With university staff thinking about the start of the next academic year, Robert MacIntosh and Kevin O'Gorman offer some advice to staff due to arrive on campus this autumn.
Scientific literature: Information overload
How to manage the research-paper deluge? Blogs, colleagues and social media can all help.
Science under siege: how Venezuela’s economic crisis is affecting researchers
Chemist Claudio Bifano tells Nature about daily life in a country gripped by hunger, scarcity and violence.
Science advice for Europe
On 23 July, around 4500 scientists and friends of science will assemble in Manchester, UK, for the opening of the EuroScience Open Forum, Europe's largest interdisciplinary research conference.
Lab Carpentry
Lab Carpentry provides training resources and example documents for lab management to busy scientists.
Can we trust peer review? New study highlights some problems
Can we trust peer review? New study highlights some problems
Competitive peer review increases innovation, but it has a dark side.
Reward the forgotten foot soldiers of science
The story of CRISPR–Cas9 gene editing has tended to focus on a few key players.
Stop the privatization of health data
Stop the privatization of health data
Tech giants moving into health may widen inequalities and harm research, unless people can access and share their data, warn John T. Wilbanks and Eric J.
Turkey purges universities after failed coup
Political turmoil spreads to education sector.
We need to talk about the bad science being funded
New studies on the quality of published research shows we could be wasting billions of dollars a year on bad science, to the neglect of good science projects.
The evolution of research collaboration within and across disciplines in Italian Academia
The evolution of research collaboration within and across disciplines in Italian Academia
A paper exploring the dynamics of interdisciplinary research in Italy over 10 years of scientific collaboration on research projects.
Academies publish joint statement on research & innovation after the EU referendum
The Academy of Medical Sciences, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society, the Learned Society of Wales, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Irish Academy have published a statement on research and innovation after the EU Referendum.
Rewarding Disobedience
The $250,000 MIT Media Lab Disobedience award: to a person or group engaged in disobedience for the benefit of society.
Mellon Foundation grant of nearly $1M to fund open access platform MUSE Open
Mellon Foundation grant of nearly $1M to fund open access platform MUSE Open
Johns Hopkins University Press' Project MUSE online platform will host scholarly monographs and materials in humanities and social sciences.
Turkish academics targeted as government reacts to failed coup
Recall of those studying abroad is latest step after forced resignations and firings.
Thomson Reuters defends impact factor
Thomson Reuters claims it has “never advocated” the use of the impact factor for the “analysis of individual research artefacts or people”.
NWO makes 3 million available for Replication Studies pilot
The pilot focuses on replicating studies that have a large impact on science, government policy or the public debate.
Royal Society science medal and awards winners
Scientific awards, medals and prizes awarded by the Royal Society in 2016.
Policy Implications of Aging in the NIH-Funded Workforce
Aging of the NIH-funded independent investigator workforce is an accumulation of multiple factors including a shift in perceptions, expectations, and the general structure of the extramural workforce, as well as global macroeconomic factors.
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