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Why I Am Suing the Government
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is alarming. Like many researchers in computing and social science, writing scripts, bots, or scrapers that collect online data is a normal part of my work.
The number games
In our global survey on innovations in scholarly communication, we asked researchers what tools they use for a large number of activities across the research cycle.
Some things you need to know about Google Scholar
Google Scholar is great, but its inclusiveness and mix of automatically updated and hand-curated profiles means you should never take any of its numbers at face value.
The impact of global HE trends on Latin America
The paper, ‘Global trends and their impact on Latin America: the role of the state and the private sector in the provision of higher education’, traces the impact of global trends in higher education on the region.
Cutting through the Mysteries of Journal and Article Pricing
APCs are priced to reflect what the market will bear, which may or may not having anything to do with actual cost, since the “journal’s editorial and technical processes” are only one factor in the overall pricing.
ArXiv preprint server plans multimillion-dollar overhaul
Users urge caution in revamp of service at the heart of physics.
He Thinks He’s Untouchable
Michael Katze, famous for his studies of Ebola and the flu, ran a lab at the University of Washington where intoxication and sexual harassment went unchecked, and where he misused public resources for personal gain, according to two investigations obtained by BuzzFeed News.
Denmark, a new design for innovation
Denmark, a new design for innovation - 2014-2019, speech by Carlos Moedas.
You Probably Won't Get Tenure. Get Your Ph.D. Anyway.
The one broadly marketable skill a humanist might acquire in graduate school is the ability to teach.
Researchers turn to crowdfunding for support outside universities
Sites like Patreon and Kickstarter allow backers to fund independent scholars, but for now, the sums are small.
Meet the challenge of interdisciplinary science
Problems of modern society demand collaborative research.
These 109 Nobel laureates have finally had enough of Greenpeace’s anti-GMO campaign
These 109 Nobel laureates have finally had enough of Greenpeace’s anti-GMO campaign
Greenpeace accepts climate science. So why do they dismiss the science around GMOs?
Interdisciplinary research has consistently lower funding success
An analysis of Australian Research Council data reveals grant proposals that integrate a broad array of academic fields are less likely to be funded.
New federal funding process for research leaves scientists stewing in frustration
Don’t change your family-friendly tenure extension policy just yet
An analysis to the NYT article entitled "A Family-Friendly Policy That’s Friendliest to Male Professors"
Examining the differences between the motivations of traditional and entrepreneurial scientists
Examining the differences between the motivations of traditional and entrepreneurial scientists
Motivational differences among specific groups of researchers at 20 Hungarian higher education institutions.
The Domino Effects of Federal Research Funding
Paper examining whether federal research investment serves as a complement or substitute for state and local government, nonprofit, and industry research investment using the population of research-active academic science fields at U.S. doctoral granting institutions.
Building successful collaborations
Explore the benefits of building bridges and pick up some tips about how to do it in this collection of articles from our archives.
Joe Biden: Agencies don't report clinical trials should lose funds
At a national cancer summit, Vice President Biden threatened to cut funds to medical research institutions that don't report their clinical trial results.
Publisher under fire for fake article webpages
'Trap’ URLs can help publishers to catch automated downloading, but critics say that the approach is clumsy.
Paul Nurse: 'Research needs free movement to thrive'
Sir Paul Nurse says UK science will suffer unless any post-Brexit agreement allows the free movement of people.
Q&A: Former E.U. science adviser Anne Glover on U.K. research after Brexit: 'I'm very pessimistic'
Global Research Council: Commit to equity for women researchers
Heads of research agencies from nearly 50 countries — large and small, with developed and emerging economies — adopted a Statement of Principles and Actions Promoting the Equality and Status of Women in Research at the Global Research Council's fifth annual meeting last month in New Delhi.
Higher Education Institutions Will Risk Funding Penalties if They Fail to Address Gender Inequality
Higher Education Institutions Will Risk Funding Penalties if They Fail to Address Gender Inequality
Higher education institutions will risk funding being withheld if they fail to address gender inequality in the coming years. That’s one of the outcomes of a report published on gender equality in higher education. The report was compiled by the Expert Group commissioned by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) to undertake a national review of gender equality in higher education institutions. The Expert Group was chaired by Máire Geoghegan-Quinn.
The journal Impact Factor and alternative metrics
A variety of bibliometric measures has been developed to supplant the Impact Factor to better assess the impact of individual research papers
Social-progress panel seeks public comment
Marc Fleurbaey and colleagues explain why and how 300 scholars in the social sciences and humanities are collaborating to synthesize knowledge for policymakers.
Publishing needs more science, fewer stories: Q&A with founders of ScienceMatters
Ever wish you could just publish an exciting result, without having to wait for the entire string of data that follows in order to tell an entire story, which then gets held up for months by peer review at traditional journals?