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At Least 500 Wuhan Medical Staff Infected with Coronavirus
Medical sources in the city confirm rate of infection, but say they have been told not to release the full picture to the public.
CIA Controlled Global Encryption Company for Decades, Says Report
Swiss government orders inquiry after revelations Crypto AG was owned and operated by US and German intelligence.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus - The Species and Its Viruses
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus - The Species and Its Viruses
The present outbreak of lower respiratory tract infections, including respiratory distress syndrome, is the third spillover, in only two decades, of an animal coronavirus to humans resulting in a major epidemic.
Altmetrics: How Researchers Assess the Significance for Scholarly Impact
Altmetrics: How Researchers Assess the Significance for Scholarly Impact
Altmetrics have been an important topic in the context of open science for some time.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science | United Nations
The purpose of the day is to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.
Trump's 2021 Budget Drowns Science Agencies in Red Ink, Again
White House proposes big cuts to NIH, DOE, NASA and other programs
Providing a Framework for Research Funders to Drive the Transition toward FAIR Data Management and Stewardship Practices
Providing a Framework for Research Funders to Drive the Transition toward FAIR Data Management and Stewardship Practices
This article elaborates on the role of research funding organizations in developing a FAIR funding model to support the FAIR research data management in the funding cycle.
The “A” of FAIR - As Open as Possible, as Closed as Necessary
This work aims to solve accessibility problems related to the protection of personal data in the digital era and to achieve a responsible access to and responsible use of health data. We strongly suggest associating each data set with FAIR metadata describing both the type of data collected and the accessibility conditions by considering data protection obligations and ethical and regulatory requirements.
Special Issue on Emerging FAIR Practices Published in Data Intelligence
In this special issue, the original conception of the FAIR data principles and what they are intended to cover is explained in detail.
Evaluation of Cancellation of Journal Agreement with Elsevier 2018
For 17 months, the Bibsam Consortium did not have an agreement with the world's largest scholarly publisher, Elsevier. There is now a summary of the consequences for the consortium, the concerned organizations and their researchers.
Curtin Develops Cyber Knowledge Bank for Open Access Books
Curtin University researchers will help create a new international data trust to improve the measurement and analysis of open-access (OA) books.
'This Beast is Moving Very Fast.' Will the New Coronavirus Be Contained-or Go Pandemic?
'This Beast is Moving Very Fast.' Will the New Coronavirus Be Contained-or Go Pandemic?
Modelers are trying to forecast how the virus will move, but they need better data.
The Acceptability of Using a Lottery to Allocate Research Funding: a Survey of Applicants
The Acceptability of Using a Lottery to Allocate Research Funding: a Survey of Applicants
The Health Research Council of New Zealand is the first major government funding agency to use a lottery to allocate research funding for their Explorer Grant scheme. A recent survey examines how well the measure is accepted.
If It Doesn't Say "Registered Report," Don't Trust It
If It Doesn't Say "Registered Report," Don't Trust It
A new study found that Registered Reports are only about 50% as likely as standard, non-RR research to confirm their hypothesis.
What Are Fake Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Why Do They Occur?
What Are Fake Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Why Do They Occur?
Scientists influenced by funding priorities promoted by regional, national and transnational funding bodies, as well as by the academic mania for ‘interdisciplinariness’, feel compelled to develop a concrete interdisciplinary research topic and organize their research collaboratively.
Open Science Maturity: Universities in Finland in the Leading Position
Finland has already achieved considerable milestones in fostering an open science culture on a national level. A recently published evaluation highlights best practices in Finland, barriers and ideas to remove them.
Amid Coronavirus Fears, a Mask Shortage Could Spread Globally
Amid Coronavirus Fears, a Mask Shortage Could Spread Globally
Most of the world's supply of masks and respirators comes from China, and a supply chain gap poses a risk to everyday health care beyond the viral epidemic.
'It's a Moral Imperative:' Archivists Made a Directory of 5,000 Coronavirus Studies to Bypass Paywalls
'It's a Moral Imperative:' Archivists Made a Directory of 5,000 Coronavirus Studies to Bypass Paywalls
The potentially illegal archive is a 'moral imperative,' said one organizer.
Cambridge Sociologist's Visa Fight 'sends Shockwaves' Through Universities
Cambridge Sociologist's Visa Fight 'sends Shockwaves' Through Universities
Academics say case of Dr Asiya Islam, turned down after 10 years in UK, gives the lie to assurances Britain is open to experts.
Experts Envision Two Scenarios if New Coronavirus Isn't Contained
Experts see two scenarios: 2019-nCoV becomes like the four little-known coronaviruses already endemic in people, or it becomes like the seasonal flu.
Study Claiming New Coronavirus Can Be Transmitted by People Without Symptoms Was Flawed
Study Claiming New Coronavirus Can Be Transmitted by People Without Symptoms Was Flawed
A traveler to Germany from China who infected another person did feel ill, contradicting New England Journal of Medicine report.
Shoddy Coronavirus Studies Are Going Viral And Stoking Panic
Scientists are rapidly posting findings about the new coronavirus outbreak online, accelerating the speed of scientific discoveries - and of misinformation.
Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship: Call For Applications 2020
The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program launches its Call for Applications 2020.
EU and UK Research Organisations Plan a Strong Future Relationship Post Brexit
EU and UK Research Organisations Plan a Strong Future Relationship Post Brexit
On the day that the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, higher education and research organisations from across the UK and Europe have reaffirmed their commitment to working together, and are calling on their respective governments to make this a priority.
Brexit: Implications for Swiss Higher Education Institutions
Resources compiled by swissuniversities to address questions that UK researchers and students on mobility programmes within Swiss higher education institutions will be confronted with after the Brexit.
Calls for Continued UK-EU Cooperation As Brexit Bell Tolls
On the day of the UK leaving the EU, 36 research and higher education organisations from across Europe published a joint statement stressing that they “wish to continue working together”, and called for the UK to fully participate in future EU R&D and education programmes.
FAIR - Fast, Active, Integrated and Responsive: How the EOSC FAIR Working Group Rolls
FAIR - Fast, Active, Integrated and Responsive: How the EOSC FAIR Working Group Rolls
The EOSC FAIR Working Group is examining researcher practice and developing a PID policy, metrics, certification guidelines and an Interoperability Framework to implement a web of FAIR data in EOSC.