Vaccines - Lessons from Three Centuries of Protest
Immunization has always been a proxy for wider fears about social control, a history reminds us.
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'Cancer Vaccines Will Not Replace Surgery or Chemo but Could Give Long-lasting Immunity'
'Cancer Vaccines Will Not Replace Surgery or Chemo but Could Give Long-lasting Immunity'
Recent advances are bringing cancer vaccines much closer to reality, giving patients another weapon in their arsenal of cancer treatments, according to Dr Madiha Derouazi, CEO of Amal Therapeutics and one of three winners of the 2020 EU Prize for Women Innovators.
Open Data Day 6th March 2021
The Open Data Day 2021 will take place on 6th March. It is the annual global celebration of open data facilitated by the Open Knowledge Foundation.
European Research and Innovation Days 22-24 September
Bringing stakeholders together to shape future research and innovation policy. See the programme, check out the speakers and join online 22-24 September.
OASPA Onlince Conference 21 - 24 September 2020
Online Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing: Final program available.
Students Have Been Sold the Lie They Are Able to Have a Full University Experience. They Can't.
Students Have Been Sold the Lie They Are Able to Have a Full University Experience. They Can't.
The government and vice-chancellors have a duty of care, yet in too many colleges, Covid security is mere hygiene theatre.
The Lasting Misery of Coronavirus Long-haulers
Months after infection with SARS-CoV-2, some people are still battling crushing fatigue, lung damage and other symptoms of 'long COVID'.
Scientists Aren't Trained to Mentor. That's a Problem
Scientists Aren't Trained to Mentor. That's a Problem
Universities need to genuinely support mentorship training for faculty members.
First Report of the INGSA Evidence-to-Policy Tracker
The aim of the study is not to compare and assess the success of countries’ key Covid policy responses, but rather to compare the various ways in which evidence has been marshalled and applied.
Learning from a Retraction
The editors of the Lancet Group examined The Lancet's peer-review processes to identify ways of further reducing risks of research and publication misconduct.
Frozen Poo and Narcissists' Eyebrows Studies Win Ig Nobel Prizes
Gongs also awarded for research into vibrating earthworms, French kissing and bellowing alligators.
Science Journals Are Purging Racist, Sexist Work. Finally
Getting rid of harmful papers is a vital step toward reestablishing readers' trust. Next, publishers should target articles that are flawed in other ways.
Survey: Impact of Parenthood on Career Progression in STEM - Mothers in Science
Survey: Impact of Parenthood on Career Progression in STEM - Mothers in Science
Mother in Science is launching the first global survey to measure the impact of having children on career progression, scientific productivity and career choices of women in STEMM, and to identify the specific motherhood-related factors driving gender imbalance in STEMM employment.
What is Meaningful Research and How Should We Measure It?
Purely metric-based research evaluation schemes potentially lead to a dystopian academic reality, leaving no space for creativity and intellectual initiative, claims a new study.
Ask The Chefs: Improving Trust in Peer Review
In support of #PeerRevWk20 theme #TrustInPeerReview, we asked the Chefs how trust in peer review could be improved. See what they said and add your thoughts!
Building Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Accessibility in Scholarly Communications
Researchers Highlight 'questionable' Data in Russian Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Results
How the Internet Archive is Ensuring Permanent Access to Open Access Journal Articles - Internet Archive Blogs
How the Internet Archive is Ensuring Permanent Access to Open Access Journal Articles - Internet Archive Blogs
Internet Archive has archived and identified 9 million open access journal articles- the next 5 million is getting harder.
Stillbirth Rate Rises Dramatically During Pandemic
Researchers stress need for antenatal care, as emerging data link disrupted pregnancy services to increase in stillbirths.
A Pandemic is No Time to Cut the European Research Council's Funding
Europe's flagship science agency will be crucial to a post-coronavirus world. Slashing its budget will be a senseless act.
Open Access Tage 2020
The Open Access Days are the central annual conference on Open Access and Open Science in the German-speaking world and will take place from 15 to 17 September 2020 as an online conference.
Open Science, Communal Culture, and Women's Participation in the Movement to Improve Science
Open Science, Communal Culture, and Women's Participation in the Movement to Improve Science
Exploring the structure, cultural frames of collaboration, and representation of women in the open science and reproducibility literatures.
Venus Might Host Life, New Discovery Suggests
The unexpected atmospheric detection of phosphine, a smelly gas made by microbes on Earth, could spark a revolution in astrobiology.
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