Science Envoy Resigns in Protest at Trump Policies
Energy researcher Daniel Kammen faults US president’s positions on climate change and energy and his failure to condemn white supremacists.
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How Journals Treat Papers from Researchers Who Committed Misconduct
Nature Plants explains how it handled a manuscript coauthored by Patrice Dunoyer, a biologist with multiple retractions to his name.
A Long Journey to Reproducible Results
Replicating our work took four years and 100,000 worms but brought surprising discoveries, explain Gordon J. Lithgow, Monica Driscoll and Patrick Phillips.
Science Should Be Taught Like Art or Music
If we can get our minds around Premier League statistics, we can handle experimental science, writes physics professor Tom McLeish
The Internet Can Be a Brutal Place for Women in Economics, Paper Finds
New paper illustrates the brutal and sexist comments faced by women in economics, and likely other fields as well.
Why Science Must Reward Failure
A lack of recognition for the value of failure holds back creative risk-taking in science.
Cambridge University Press Faces Boycott Over China Censorship
Academics pressure publisher as Beijing mouthpiece says western institutions can leave if they don’t like ‘the Chinese way’
Complex Network Visualisation for the History of Swiss Interdisciplinarity
Complex Network Visualisation for the History of Swiss Interdisciplinarity
Mapping research funding in Switzerland
Universities Are Broke. So Let’s Cut the Pointless Admin and Get Back to Teaching
The meaningless tasks and faux-business strategies prioritised by British universities have skewed their real role, writes André Spicer
Elon Musk and AI Leaders Call for a Ban on Killer Robots
Leaders in the fields of AI and robotics, including Elon Musk and Google DeepMind’s Mustafa Suleyman, have signed a letter calling on the United Nations to ban lethal autonomous weapons.
Is Science Broken? Or Is It Self-Correcting?
Two years ago this month, news of the replication crisis reached the front page of the New York Times.
In Reversal, Cambridge University Press Restores Articles After China Censorship Row
In Reversal, Cambridge University Press Restores Articles After China Censorship Row
The Cambridge University Press faced academic outrage after agreeing to remove articles about Tibet, Tiananmen Square and China's Cultural Revolution.
Cambridge University Press Accused of 'Selling Its Soul' over Chinese Censorship
Cambridge University Press Accused of 'Selling Its Soul' over Chinese Censorship
Academics and activists decry publisher’s decision to comply with a Chinese request to block more than 300 articles from leading China studies journal.
Despite Policy's Weaknesses, NSF to Reiterate Stance on Teaching Good Research Habits
Improving the Measurement of Scientific Success by Reporting a Self-Citation Index
Improving the Measurement of Scientific Success by Reporting a Self-Citation Index
Self-citations, if left unchecked, can have a negative impact on the scientific workforce, the way that we publish new knowledge, and ultimately the course of scientific advance.
Shanghai Ranking 2017
New 2017 Top 500 world university rankings conducted by CWCU of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Academic Ranking of World Universities).
Management 101 for Scientists – Three Rules for Managing a Successful Team
Good management can make an enormous difference in the success and productivity of any team.
Don’t Blame Open Science for Scooping
Open science is becoming more and more prevalent. Critics, however, think this approach makes it easier to steal somebody else’s ideas.
On Inequality and Academic Publishing
A quantitative analysis of contemporary publishing patterns in the humanities, as well as a conceptual account of the historical relationship of publishing practices to the modern research university.
New Study Highlights Strong Link Between Basic Research And Inventions
A big waste of money or the engine of marketplace innovation? That's how some people see basic scientific research. Now a new study shows how basic research and inventions are connected.
Scholarly Communications Shouldn't Just Be Open, but Non-Profit Too
The profit motive is fundamentally misaligned with core values of academic life, potentially corroding ideals like unfettered inquiry, knowledge-sharing, and cooperative progress.
Phone Scammers Now Pushing Fake Government Grants
Not content with impersonating IRS agents, phone scammers now are pretending to work for the NIH, telling victims that they’ve won a grant but must pay a fee in order to get the money.
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