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A survey of policies at major research funders found that there is room for more transparency in the process of grant review, which would strengthen the case for the efficiency of public spending on research.
In theory, science isn't just self-interested. We're all driven by curiosity and pure motives to strive together to unlock the secrets of the universe and solve problems.But it's for others to determine whether or not we've unlocked or solved anything.
Navigating the various requirements can be difficult and time consuming for authors. Every funding agency seems to have slightly different specifics to their OA policies and each paper has multiple authors with multiple funding agencies supporting their research.
An awesome list of (large-scale) public datasets on the Internet. (On-going collection)
Rumours of germline modification prove true — and look set to reignite an ethical debate.
The European Parliament has thrown a spanner into the works of Juncker's plan to slash €2.7 billion from the EU's 2014 to 2020 research budget for a new investment fund to help ramp up Europe's economy.
Published chart integrates data from outside scientists.
Nature readers favour creating more secure jobs to fix science’s broken postdoctoral system.
Nature Biotechnology asks peer reviewers to check accessibility of code used in computational studies.
The $3-million state initiative will coordinate with a national effort to promote individualized patient treatment.
An average academic journal article is read in its entirety by about 10 people. To shape policy, professors should start penning commentaries in popular media.
The internet has radically changed most forms of communication, government and business – why not science and research funding too?
How the Max-Planck Society (MPS) wants to improve the condition of PhDs. Interview with Martin Stratmann, President of the MPS.
US science and engineering professors preferred female job candidates by two to one.
How do reviewer recommendations influence editor decisions? And are Chinese authors treated fairly?
Open access isn't just some "free culture" refrain. It really matters and can save lives.
The Web was invented to enable scientists to collaborate.
Institutional public access plans for Open Science.
ORCID has been awarded an 18-month, $3 million grant by The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to develop the infrastructure and capacity to support international adoption and technical integration of ORCID identifiers.
For half a century, the government funded research. Times are changing.
Biological data will continue to pile up unless those who analyse it are recognized as creative collaborators in need of career paths, says Jeffrey Chang.
Tech firms can banish sexism without sacrificing the culture that made them successful.
In recent years science has entered a crisis of trust. The results of many scientific experiments appear to be surprisingly hard to reproduce, while mistakes have highlighted flaws in the peer review system.
