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NIH institute considers broad shift to ‘people’ awards
Fund people, not projects. The NIH is now encouraging its 27 institutes and centers to launch their own people awards.
Want a grant? First review someone else's proposal
Applicants are required to assess seven competing proposals in exchange for having their own application reviewed.
Open letter to Mr. Juncker
Letter urging to support for the post of Chief Scientific Adviser to the European Commission President.
A radical change in peer review
A radical change in peer review
David Willetts replaced as UK science minister
David Willetts resigned from his post as UK universities and science minister yesterday as part of a government reshuffle. Today, Greg Clark, a conservative minister responsible for cities policy and constitutional reform, has taken over Willetts' portfolio.
The stagnating job market for young scientists
The overall demand for new Ph.D.s in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math is stagnant.
US ideas have a disproportionate influence on business schools
The changing nature of research evaluation in UK higher education is creating perverse and damaging consequences that reinforce an excessively narrow definition of what counts as "high-quality" research.
Retractions are coming thick and fast: it's time for publishers to act
Commenters on post-publication peer review sites such as PubPeer are catching errors that traditional peer reviewers have missed.
Crack down on scientific fraudsters
According to a study published last year, “most investigators who engage in wrongdoing, even serious wrongdoing, continue to conduct research at their institutions.”
Incentivizing peer-review
Under current scientific publishing norms, most research – including, but not limited to, the analysis of thin circular objects – is accessible only to high-paying institutions.
Survey of academic field experiences (SAFE): trainees report harassment and assault
Survey of academic field experiences (SAFE): trainees report harassment and assault
Young researchers, especially women, are more likely to be sexually harassed or assaulted when they are doing fieldwork than in the office.
Opening up research proposals
An open research proposal calling for open research proposals and funding transparency.
Why growing retractions are (mostly) a good sign
Retractions of scientific papers have recently been in the spotlight. Unfortunately, the interpretation of statistics about them is often flawed. Evidence suggests that retractions have grown not because of rising misconduct, but because scientists have become more aware of and responsive against fraudulent and flawed research.
Where do college graduates work?
Nice interactive graphic allows you to explore the relationship between college majors and occupations.
Being Human
Open Access and Being Human Dr Martin Paul Eve, co-founder of the Open Library of the Humanities and editor of the open access journal Alluviun, reflects on Open Access engagement, and the politics of information management in a digital age.
Unintentional hipster faculty
Graduate students today fall squarely in the millennial generation, which means we're steeped in hipster culture. Readers of a certain age may still associate hipsters with aficionados of 1940s bebop.
The 1% of scientific publishing
A new study finds that very few scientists (fewer than 1%) manage to publish a paper every year. But these scientists dominate the research journals, having their names on 41% of all papers.
Over 40 signatories ask Elsevier to withdraw TDM policy
Over 40 signatories ask Elsevier to withdraw TDM policy
At the beginning of July, LIBER and 17 other research and library organisations across Europe called on Elsevier to withdraw its current policy on text and data mining (TDM). The number of signatories to the letter has now surpassed 40. They include 33 professional groups plus individual researchers, professors and librarians in a total of 18 countries.
Journals weigh up double-blind peer review
Anonymity of authors as well as reviewers could level field for women and minorities in science.
Neues Zürcher Kompetenzzentrum für "Personalisierte Medizin"
Mit einem neuen Kompetenzzentrum wollen ETH Zürich und Universität Zürich in der «Personalisierten Medizin» Führung übernehmen.
Berichterstattung der BBC: Wirre Experten müssen schweigen
Das britische Medienhaus BBC will künftig Wissenschafter, die abseitige Meinungen vertreten, seltener zu Wort kommen lassen. Das bedrohe die Meinungsfreiheit, sagen Kritiker.
The Guardian view on the end of the peer review
Nature, the pre-eminent journal for reporting scientific research, has had to retract two papers it published in January after mistakes were spotted in the figures, some of the methods descriptions were found to be plagiarised and early attempts to replicate the work failed.
Thinking outside the 'knowledge deficit' box
Scientists could achieve more fulfilled professional lives by embracing the skills needed for effective interaction with the public.
Battle for the brains
Every year, thousands of scientists leave Europe for jobs elsewhere, notably the United States. The Old World is trying to get them back.
Wie Erfolg uns süchtig macht
Kein Wissenschaftler sieht sich gern als bestechlich an. Doch Manipulation und Einflussnahme laufen sehr subtil ab, erklärt Professor Thomas Kliche in der "duz". Der Trick: Auch Korruption kann zu Beginn noch ganz moralisch wirken.
Taylor & Francis survey 2014
With responses to both the 2013 and 2014 survey given side-by-side, you can easily see how attitudes have changed. Alongside this, the 2014 survey explores many new areas and gives a fascinating insight into authors' current perceptions of open access.
Mapping biomedical research in the USA
America is a leader in funding for biomedical research, from government, industry, and the non-profit sector. And, for such a large country, the research community is remarkably spread out, with high-quality work being done in every region of the nation.
Open letter to Elsevier
Realising the innovative potential of digital research methods: a call from the research community.