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In "Falling Behind?" Michael Teitelbaum describes how the "hog cycle" phenomenon played out in the U.S. science and engineering workforce from the end of World War II through the 1998–2005 doubling of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget and subsequent leveling off of funding.
Launch of METRICS, the Meta-Research Innovation Centre at Stanford, by John Ioannidis.
How this money is invested could make a huge difference to our future, in the UK and to some extent beyond
Discoveries by laypeople are rare but free access to research results would increase the likelihood
Study showing that the fate of a career strongly depends from the first two affiliations.
Academia Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for academics and those enrolled in higher education. It's 100% free, no registration required.
The intent of this program is to enable the general public to distinguish between an educated opinion and a random comment without a background related to the topic.
Academics have internalised research assessment to such a degree that the effects may be irreversible.
The Open Access Button is seeking £20,000 of funding for Version 2.0 of the tool, which is planned for launch in this October's Open Access Week.
The EU Commission will consider improving Switzerland's status under Horizon 2020, following the announcement by the Swiss government of a plan to facilitate the immigration of Croatian nationals.
At the new Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford, or Metrics, John P.A. Ioannidis and Steven N. Goodman, both professors of medicine at Stanford, plan to study how research is done, and how it can be done better.
The Wellcome Trust and the RCUK plan to pilot a streamlined endorsement process to make it easier for outstanding international researchers to obtain Tier 1 Exceptional Talent or Exceptional Promise visas.
A new independent report for CaSE shows that investing public money in science and engineering is good for the economy. [14][two page briefing]
Chief Executive of the ESPRC, has no regrets over the introduction of the council's exercise which prioritises funding according to UK strength and national importance.
Comment on the paper Predicting publication success for biologists.
An article on what is needed for personalized medicine to be reality. "Research into how genetic variants can guide successful treatments must become part of routine medical practice and records", says Geoffrey Ginsburg.
At some point we must decide whether we want excellent science or nationally representative science.
Instructors at 259 US institutions were, on average, more likely to respond to fake email requests for mentoring if the senders' names sounded white and male.
By Goodman A, Pepe A, Blocker AW, Borgman CL, Cranmer K, et al. (2014).
Paper challenging the perception of citations as an objective, socially unbiased measure of scientific success.
At the frontiers of scientific discovery, there is a growing problem. Can we still trust our scientists?
Four prominent academics call for an overhaul of the US biomedical research workforce.
Triennial review examining the form, function and governance of the UK’s seven Research Councils.
Bias can taint scientific research, as conclusions are sensitive to the conscious and unconscious choices scientists make in study design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
Scientists are asked to comment on static, final, published versions of papers, with virtually no potential to improve the articles. This is the state of post-publication peer review today.
The EU Parliament has adopted a package of public-private and public-public research partnerships worth up to €22bn.
The NIH is to allow researchers to base new grant applications on ideas that have previously been rejected for funding.
The UK has launched a five-year US$630 million fund to support science and innovation partnerships with researchers in developing countries that will focus on economic development.
What could the UK academic community do with £14.5 million? That is what just 19 Universities in the UK are spending in total during a single year on journal subscriptions to a single publisher.
Report points to 'serious dangers for the international standing of UK research' in humanities and social sciences.
