Code Ocean: Discover & Run Scientific Code
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Open Data and Data Management: Oct 29
The SCNAT is organizing this one day event in Bern, with the aim to give the research community the chance to raise their concern and also the SNF and the European Commission to present their view and to inform about recent trends. The workshop should provide recommendations on how to implement the open data requirements.
Beyond Impact Factor, H-Index and University Rankings: Evaluate Science in More Meaningful Ways
Beyond Impact Factor, H-Index and University Rankings: Evaluate Science in More Meaningful Ways
Swiss Academy of Sciences conference on metrics and assessment.
Gender Gap in Engineering
The Swiss Science Council reports that according to recent statistics, the gender gap in the technical sciences and engineering fields is still disproportionately high in Europe and North America. European countries with high-income have a surprisingly low proportion of female engineers in research and industry, in comparison to developing countries like Eastern Europe, Central and South Asia and Latin America.
From 101 Innovations to a Roadmap for Collaboration
Last month, I participated virtually in the Joint Roadmap for Open Science Tools (JROST) workshop as 86 individuals from 58 different organizations gathered in Berkeley on August 27-28 to explore the growing category of open source scholarly workflow tools, to…
Inequality in Knowledge Production: The Integration of Academic Infrastructure by Big Publishers
Inequality in Knowledge Production: The Integration of Academic Infrastructure by Big Publishers
The implications of a simultaneous redirection of the big publishers' business strategy towards open access business models and the acquisition of scholarly infrastructure utilizing the conceptual framework of rent-seeking theory.
Measles Outbreak in United States and Europe: The Dangerous Result of Science-Denial
Measles Outbreak in United States and Europe: The Dangerous Result of Science-Denial
The measles outbreak in the United States and Europe keeps spreading despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. The cause? Science-denial.
Turmoil Erupts over Expulsion from Leading Evidence-based Medicine Group
One of the medical world’s most respected expert bodies is in turmoil as its annual meeting gets underway after its governing board voted to expel a member.
Scientist Publishes A List Of Known Harassers in Academia
Rates of sexual abuse and harassment in academic science are second only to the military. It's estimated that at least half of women faculty and staff face.
Men and Women Use Their Time Differently, but Everyone Works Too Much
A Look Inside Chan Zuckerberg, the Philanthropic Project Funded by Billions in Facebook Stock Sales
A Look Inside Chan Zuckerberg, the Philanthropic Project Funded by Billions in Facebook Stock Sales
Two years after Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan announced an audacious plan to use their Facebook fortune to try and end disease in their children's lifetime, The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has ballooned to 250 people.
58 Organizations Gather to Workshop a Joint Roadmap for Open Science Tools
86 people from 58 different organizations gathered in Berkeley, CA and remotely to attend the first workshop convened by the Joint Roadmap for Open Science Tools, to develop a common vision, user stories, and roadmap to support open science research workflows, and better coordinate work across the community of open science projects.
Inside the Fight for Open-Access Research
Academic publishers have some of the highest profit margins in the world. In the digital age, researchers are starting to wonder whether publishers actually deserve this much money.
Half of European Clinical Trials Haven’t Reported Results
EU rules say clinical trial results must be reported onto the EU register for every trial there within 12 months of the end of the trial, yet no one has ever been sanctioned for breaking the European rules. European academic institutes are lagging far behind companies in complying with the reporting rules.
COUNTER Code of Practice for Research Data Usage Metrics release 1
COUNTER and members of the Make Data Count team (California Digital Library, DataCite, and DataONE) collaborated in drafting the Code of Practice for Research Data Usage Metrics release 1.
Women in Science Take on Sexual Harassment
With weapons ranging from Title IX complaints to online petitions to creating new policies for federally funded agencies, #MeToo has entered the research lab.
With the European Parliament Vote on the Copyright Directive, the Internet Lost - for Now
With the European Parliament Vote on the Copyright Directive, the Internet Lost - for Now
The Parliament voted in favor of almost all provisions that extend more rights to the establishment copyright industries while failing to protect users and new creators online.
The Canadian Association of University Teachers Releases Results of First National Survey of Contract Academic Staff
Addressing the Mental Health Crisis Among Doctoral Researchers
A perspective from Germany's biggest network of doctoral researchers.
Free our Knowledge
ECR-driven initiative launching in 2019 to collectively boycott commercial publishers and return scholar communication to the academic community.
What's the Big DEAL and Why Is It so Difficult to Reach?
Nick Fowler and Gerard Meijer on the future of Open Access in Germany. Will the negotiations continue?
Transparency, Credit, and Peer Review
Support for publication of reviewer reports has been mounting as part of a greater effort to inform the discussion on peer review practice.
The World’s Oldest Blockchain Has Been Hiding in the New York Times Since 1995
The World’s Oldest Blockchain Has Been Hiding in the New York Times Since 1995
This really gives a new meaning to the "paper of record."
Fitbit's 150 Billion Hours of Heart Data Reveal Secrets About Health
Fitbit's 150 Billion Hours of Heart Data Reveal Secrets About Health
Fitibit's wristbands have collected 150 billion hours' worth of heart-rate data from people around the world. For the first time, the company offered a look inside that data, to see how lifestyle, location, age, and gender affects our health and longevity.
Finding Open Access Articles - Tools and Tips
A guide to help search more easily for open access articles.
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