Oxford again offers safe haven to endangered academics
University that gave shelter to Einstein quietly opens its doors to Syrian refugees.
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Publons partners with ORCID to give more credit for peer review
Building on the momentum of Peer Review Week 2015, we are excited to announce a partnership with ORCID to extend the credit you get from your Publons verified reviews.
Most research spending is wasted on bad studies. These billionaires want to change that.
Most research spending is wasted on bad studies. These billionaires want to change that.
Laura and John Arnold, a Houston couple, have become the Medicis for "research integrity". They finance the Center of Open Science (COS) and the METRICS Institute led by J.P. Ioannidis at Stanford.
Why the Human Brain Project went wrong
Two years in, a $1-billion-plus effort to simulate the human brain is in disarray. Was it poor management, or is something fundamentally wrong with Big Science?
Empowering citizen scientists
Scientists should consider engaging more with the DIYbio community.
How likely is an all-male speakers list, statistically speaking?
How likely is an all-male speakers list, statistically speaking?
A mathematician weighs in.
How scientists fool themselves and how they can stop
Humans are remarkably good at self-deception. But growing concern about reproducibility is driving many researchers to seek ways to fight their own worst instincts.
How much should scientists check other scientists' work?
A debate is growing in the research world over the value of replicating older, peer-reviewed studies.
Many hands make tight work
Crowdsourcing research can balance discussions, validate findings and better inform policy.
Advancing postdoc women guidebook
You may not have the time or interest to read the guidebook’s full 85 pages, but it’s a great compilation of resources that can be a valuable compass as you navigate the sometimes turbulent waters of a postdoctoral fellowship.
400+ tools and innovations in scholarly communication
This is a shared database that grew out of the "101 innovations in scholarly communication" project.
Altmetric for ORCID bookmarklet
This application let you see the Altmetric Score metrics of works on your browser when you click the bookmarklet in ORCID Record pages.
Nobel laureates who were not always noble
Racists, frauds, and misogynists: meet the rogues’ gallery of Nobel Prize winners.
Are more retractions due to more scrutiny?
The question has actually been addressed in the scientific literature and the data don’t seem to support this assumption.
What's so wrong with the Impact Factor?
Once a paper has its perceived value raised by being cited, it’s likely to get cited again.
Initiative helps match refugees with science jobs
A new program will connect researchers with universities but won't give them preferential treatment.
Cardiologist to head extramural research at NIH
Michael Lauer, who has been with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute since 2007, will become NIH deputy director for extramural research in a few weeks.
Is the 2015 Nobel Prize a turning point for traditional Chinese medicine?
The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to a researcher who spent her entire career researching traditional Chinese medicine...
The folly of big science awards
Major awards honor the scientists who are usually in the least need of recognition and funding, which squeezes out opportunities for other scientists.
Are you actually volunteering your time?
To me, volunteering your time means forgoing payment for your time. But how is this affected when someone else is cashing in on your time instead?
Homo naledi fossil discovery a triumph for open access and education
The lead paper describing Homo naledi has been viewed more than 170,000 times in one week.
New ways of publishing research in the digital age
A massive increase in the power of digital technology over the past decade allows us today to publish any article, blog post or tweet in a matter of seconds.
Much more than just genetics
Much more than just genetics
Is "Precision Medicine" another case of rebranding, as chemistry has morphed into nanotech?
Does the peer review model affect the quality of peer review?
BMC editors show that the quality of peer review is slightly higher in BMC Infectious Diseases that operates open peer review compared to BMC Microbiology operating single-blind peer review.
Optimizing the nation's investment in academic research
A new regulatory framework for the 21st century.
Making open science a reality
A OECD Report on the benefits and the action required to make open science a reality.
OLH Launches
The Open Library of Humanities launches with seven journals and the support of 99 institutions.
Global competitiveness report 2015-2016
Switzerland named world’s most competitive economy, again, for the seventh year in a row.
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