Innovation Union Scoreboard 2014
EU more innovative but the differences between Member States are still high and diminish only slowly. The EU has closed half of the innovation gap towards the US.
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Financial conflicts of interest and reporting bias
Financial conflicts of interest and reporting bias
Financial conflicts of interest may bias conclusions from systematic reviews on sugar-sweetened beverages consumption and weight gain or obesity.
How stereotypes impair women's careers in science
Without provision of information about candidates other than their appearance, men are twice more likely to be hired for a mathematical task than women. If ability is self-reported, women still are discriminated against, because employers do not fully account for men’s tendency to boast about performance.
Book review
More people than ever are going to graduate school to seek a PhD these days. When they get there, they discover a bewildering environment: a rapid immersion in their discipline, a keen competition for resources, and uncertain options for their future, whether inside or outside of academia.
Science advice to governments
Science advice to governments
Auckland, August 28-29, 2014
Science advice to governments
Introduction to the topics being discussed at the Auckland conference on ‘Science Advice to Governments’.
Offers of admissions to prospective international graduate students in the US
Offers of admissions to prospective international graduate students in the US
Annual figures: offers of admission from U.S. graduate schools to prospective international students.
Statistics on Experiment
Science crowdfunding platform reaches $1 million after two years.
Bold moves
People seeking non-academic jobs may need to try something unexpected to be noticed, says Peter Fiske.
Instrumentenkasten der DFG zu den Gleichstellungstandards
Instrumentenkasten mit Beispiele aus der Praxis für die Praxis zu den Forschungsorientierten Gleichstellungsstandards der DFG.
NIH tells genomic researchers: 'You must share data'
Scientists who use government money to conduct genomic research will be required to quickly share the data they gather under a policy announced on Wednesday by the NIH.
Low publication output for female scientists
Analysis suggests that male physicists and mathematicians author nearly 50% more papers than female colleagues.
NIH to probe racial disparity in grant awards
NIH will assess whether grant reviewers are biased against minority applicants.
A rough guide to science advice
As scientists and policymakers gather in Auckland for a global summit on scientific advice, what lessons can we identify that apply across diverse national systems?
'Publish or perish' diminishing scientific returns
"The future of science (& humanity) isn't about funding, it's about supporting scientists to take risks once again."
"Wir brauchen in Europa die kreative Zerstörung"
Nobelpreisträger Edmund Phelps spricht Europa Innovationskraft ab. Die Menschen seien zu behütet. Der Kontinent lebe von der Substanz.
Martin Hairer: "Researchers should follow their hearts, not fashion"
As someone looking back from a high point in his career, what advice would Martin Hairer give to a young mathematician who was just starting out?
Can open access publishing be a smart career move?
It can seem like a magic word is needed to get published in the top academic journals. Is open access a genuine alternative?
Why it should be a key issue for university leaders
Universities are drowning in digital information. It's time senior leaders made openness – and its consequences – their concern.
Interdisciplinary research: why it's seen as a risky route
Higher education needs to break down the barriers that block pathways to cross-subject study.
Müssen bald alle Menschen studieren?
Mehr Schulen, mehr Abiturienten, mehr Lehrer und mehr Akademiker. Die Bildungsexpansion ist beispiellos. Fachleute streiten, wie lang sie weitergeht. Und wozu.
The evolving guide on how the internet is changing research, collaboration and scholarly publishing
The evolving guide on how the internet is changing research, collaboration and scholarly publishing
This book will give researchers, scientists, decision makers, politicians, and stakeholders an overview on the basics, the tools, and the vision behind the current changes we see in the field of knowledge creation.
Review of methodologies and approaches
Review of methodologies and approaches
The assessment of scientific merit and individuals has a long and respectable history which has been demonstrated in numerous methods and models utilizing different data sources and approaches.
Modelling science as a contribution good
The non-rivalness of scientific knowledge has traditionally underpinned its status as a public good. This publication models science as a contribution game in which spillovers differentially benefit contributors over non-contributors.
How academia and publishing are destroying scientific innovation
How academia and publishing are destroying scientific innovation
An interview with Professor Sydney Brenner, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2002.
New truths that only one can see
Maybe the researchers deeply believed that their findings were true. But that is the problem. The more passionate scientists are about their work, the more susceptible they are to bias.
Professors, we need you!
Some of the smartest thinkers on problems at home and around the world are university professors, but most of them just don't matter in today's great debates.
Faith and reason
Faith and reason
Scientists are not as secular as people think.
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