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Statement: CERN Stands for Diversity | Media and Press Relations

Statement: CERN Stands for Diversity | Media and Press Relations

CERN considers the presentation delivered by an invited scientist during a workshop on High Energy Theory and Gender as highly offensive. It has therefore decided to remove the slides from the online repository, in line with a Code of Conduct that does not tolerate personal attacks and insults.

Finland Joins Europe’s Bold Open-access Push

Finland Joins Europe’s Bold Open-access Push

Nation’s funder is the first to join Plan S - which aims to make all scientific works free to read on publication - since the effort was announced.

Six Months to Brexit: How Scientists Are Preparing for the Split

Six Months to Brexit: How Scientists Are Preparing for the Split

Seven researchers and campaigners tell Nature how Britain’s break-up with the EU is affecting research.

What the Nobels Are - and Aren’t - Doing to Encourage Diversity

What the Nobels Are - and Aren’t - Doing to Encourage Diversity

The prize-awarding academies are making changes to their secretive nomination processes to tackle bias, but some say the measures don’t go far enough.

A Simple and Practical Method for Incorporating Augmented Reality into the Classroom and Laboratory

A Simple and Practical Method for Incorporating Augmented Reality into the Classroom and Laboratory

Manuscript showing how Augmented Reality, which is the projection of virtual information onto a real-world object, can be applied in the classroom and in the laboratory. 

Visualizing the research ecosystem of ecosystem research via Wikidata

Visualizing the research ecosystem of ecosystem research via Wikidata

Using Scholia as a starting point for exploring how information about biodiversity and ecosystem research is represented in Wikidata and how it can be explored, curated and reused.

Better, Fairer, More Meaningful Research Evaluation – in Seven Hashtags

Better, Fairer, More Meaningful Research Evaluation – in Seven Hashtags

Considering the future of research assessment, Elizabeth Gadd outlines how she believes research evaluation could be made better, fairer, and more meaningful. The resulting seven guiding principles…

Cornell Food Researcher's Downfall Raises Larger Questions For Science

Cornell Food Researcher's Downfall Raises Larger Questions For Science

The fall of a prominent food and marketing researcher may be a cautionary tale for scientists who are tempted to manipulate data and chase headlines.

The "Problem" of Predatory Publishing Remains a Relatively Small One and Should Not Be Allowed to Defame Open Access

The "Problem" of Predatory Publishing Remains a Relatively Small One and Should Not Be Allowed to Defame Open Access

A recent investigation led by an international group of journalists raised concerns over the scale of the problem of deceptive publishing practices, but the problem of predatory publishing was overstated while at the same time discrediting open access publishing.

Are Research Infrastructures the Answer to All Our Problems?

Are Research Infrastructures the Answer to All Our Problems?

Embracing a global view of EU research infrastructures could boost science diplomacy and break down walls put up by divisive politics. But new rules on cooperation and more funding are needed to deliver the vision.

Cochrane Collaboration Expels Cofounder, Prompts Resignations

Cochrane Collaboration Expels Cofounder, Prompts Resignations

Physician Peter Gotzsche, a board member of the organization, has been an outspoken critic of certain vaccines and of the pharma industry in general.

Open Data and Data Management: Oct 29

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.

Machine Learning Gets to Grips with Plankton Challenge

Machine Learning Gets to Grips with Plankton Challenge

Marine biologists are using artificial intelligence to help them identify objects in millions of images.