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Why only 2 of 43 young scientists receiving the prestigious University Research Fellowships in the UK were women.
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Addressing systemic problems in the biomedical research enterprise: An Update
Last spring, the four of us published an essay in PNAS in which we described the severe problems now faced by scientists working in the US biomedical research system, recommending several steps that might be taken to improve the situation...
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Scholarly articles are distributed almost exclusively in digital form. While there is an increasing number of journal articles freely available via green or gold open access, the majority of them still can only be read if the reader works at an institution with a subscription to the journal..
Authoring scientific papers: a perspective from the trenches
It has taken a while, but the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences (SAAS) have come out with a valuable booklet on authorships of scientific manuscripts. This recommendations, published now also as a special article in the Swiss Medical Weekly, aspire to serve as a practical guide for principal investigators confronted with the task of assigning authorships to the individuals contributing to scientific manuscripts.
Politics, science, and public attitudes
Politics, science, and public attitudes
What we're learning, and why it matters.
To tweet or not to tweet?
Not only are scientific articles that have strong coverage in social media likely to be cited more in the future, social media is also the tool that allows us to communicate directly with the general public.
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Collective credit allocation in science [MuDVn3d4SQSYQl1lC44Y_xVubZLal_400x400.jpeg]
The paper develops a credit allocation algorithm that captures the coauthors’ contribution to a publication as perceived by the scientific community.
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The bachelor's to Ph.D. STEM pipeline no longer leaks more women than men: a 30-year analysis
The bachelor's to Ph.D. STEM pipeline no longer leaks more women than men: a 30-year analysis
The leaky pipeline metaphor partially explains historical gender differences in the U.S., but no longer describes current gender differences in the bachelor’s to Ph.D. transition in STEM.
Over 20 research institutions using altmetrics platform
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Transparency between Universities and Economy
Transparency between Universities and Economy
The new version of the website "hochschulwatch.de" shows that there are about 1,000 private chairs alone in Germany. In addition, over 10,000 collaboration between industry and universities were collected.
Analysis shows that young scientists lead the way on fresh ideas
Analysis of millions of papers finds that junior biomedical researchers tend to work on more innovative topics than their senior colleagues do.
Journal publishes 200-word papers
Researchers are buzzing about a publication that accepts only 'brief ideas'.
Survey shows that how scientists should engage the public
A survey finds that 87% of scientists agree with the statement “Scientists should take an active role in public policy debates about issues related to science and technology.
The STEAM of citizen science
Last week the Citizen Science Association held its first conference ever, with 600 people attending from 25 countries.
Pope Francis announced a Startup Accelerator
A startup accelerator called "Scholas.Labs" was announced during an education event hosted by Pope Francis.
Good governance powers innovation
Corruption is a barrier to innovation. Greater scrutiny of public spending is needed if science and technology are to fulfil their potential.
'Macho' university culture mirrors banks' mistakes
'Macho' university culture mirrors banks' mistakes
Professors issue warning over obsession with performance management and research excellence.
John Ioannidis has dedicated his life to quantifying how science is broken
An interview with John Ioannidis, co-director of the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford.
Failure in real science is good
Real scientific controversies are self-correcting shows the BICEP2 and Planck example.
Why data sharing should be the expected norm
The Institute of Medicine takes a step in the right direction but we should move even faster.
The big consequences of small biases
A simulation of grant submission and peer review shows that small biases in evaluation can have big consequences.
The R-index: A new metric for quantifying contributions of reviewers
The number of contributing reviewers often outnumbers the authors of publications. We propose the R-index as a simple way to quantify scientists' contributions as reviewers.
Persistent Citation of a Paper Six Years after Its Retraction
Scientific articles are retracted infrequently, yet have the potential to influence the scientific literature for years. The objective of this research was to determine the frequency and nature of citations of this retracted paper.
Systematic inequality and hierarchy in faculty hiring networks
A quantitative understanding of faculty hiring as a system is lacking. Our study suggests that faculty hiring follows a common and steeply hierarchical structure that reflects profound social inequality.
A network boost
How scientists can use Twitter to expand their social contacts and find jobs.
A little bias in peer review scores can translate into big money, simulation finds
A new computer simulation explores just how sensitive the process might be to bias and randomness. Its answer: very.
NIH proposal to create grant for aging scientists hits a nerve
NIH's proposal-an "emeritus" award that senior scientists would use to pass their work on to younger colleagues and wind down their labs is being blasted in the blogosphere.
Is the professor bossy or brilliant?
Male professors are brilliant, awesome and knowledgeable. Women are bossy and annoying, and beautiful or ugly. These are a few of the results from a new interactive chart that was gaining notice on social media.
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