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Accord

Accord

Science International has developed an international accord on the values of open data in the emerging scientific culture of big data. Endorsements are welcome until 1 May 2016.

A world where everyone has a robot: why 2040 could blow your mind

A world where everyone has a robot: why 2040 could blow your mind

Technological change is accelerating today at an unprecedented speed and could create a world we can barely begin to imagine.

Increasing access to the results of federally funded science

Increasing access to the results of federally funded science

Three years after the OSTP directive, policies to make data and publications resulting from federally funded research publicly accessible are becoming the norm.

The relative impact factor of glamour journals is 2.166

The relative impact factor of glamour journals is 2.166

Tweets of articles from Cell, Nature and Science journals all resulted in 2.166 more times clicks on the journal title rather than the anonymized links.

Federal Council appoints Martin Vetterli President of EPFL

Federal Council appoints Martin Vetterli President of EPFL

The President of the Research Council of the SNSF will take office on 1 January 2017, succeeding Patrick Aebischer, who has had 16 years at the helm of EPFL.

New research boss wants to reward fresh talent

New research boss wants to reward fresh talent

Massimo Inguscio will take over from engineer Luigi Nicolais as president of Italy's largest research organization.

NIH to review its policies on all nonhuman primate research

NIH to review its policies on all nonhuman primate research

The NIH will convene a workshop this summer to review the ethical policies and procedures surrounding work on monkeys, baboons, and related animals.

Be part of the European Commission Expert Group on Open Science!

Be part of the European Commission Expert Group on Open Science!

Be part of the European Commission Expert Group on Open Science! - Digital Economy & Society

Safety first

Safety first

It is worrying that US government departments are unable to divulge basic data on research projects involving human subjects. Such data should be publicly available to ensure volunteers’ safety.

Researchers: speak up now or risk being muzzled on government policy

Researchers: speak up now or risk being muzzled on government policy

New rules could stop state-funded scientists advising ministers and make it easier for companies and campaign groups to sway government decisions

Zika virus initiative reveals deeper malady in scientific publishing

Zika virus initiative reveals deeper malady in scientific publishing

Moves to speed up the release of Zika virus research in response to the public health crisis highlight a systemic failure in scientific publishing.

Karolinska's vice-chancellor resigns over case of controversial surgeon

Karolinska's vice-chancellor resigns over case of controversial surgeon

Anders Hamsten, has resigned after acknowledging that he mishandled the prestigious Swedish institute's investigation into controversial surgeon Paolo Macchiarini.

Why one woman stole 47 million academic papers - and made them all free to read

Why one woman stole 47 million academic papers - and made them all free to read

How Sci-Hub breaks the paywall and how did academic journals get so expensive?

Fire ants, goshawks and dog tongues. Oh my: the best of ScienceTake

Fire ants, goshawks and dog tongues. Oh my: the best of ScienceTake

ScienceTake 100th video: trying to offer compelling imagery, a glimpse at how science is done and answers to questions that are rarely asked.