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Efforts to Save Leading Hungarian University Hit Hurdle
US-registered Central European University faces another year of uncertainty over whether it can continue to operate in Hungary.
Nature Publisher Prepares 2018 Stock Market Listing
SpringerNature, the publisher of science magazines Nature and Scientific American, is preparing a 2018 stock market listing valuing the company at up to 4 billion euros.
Put Gender Experts on Evaluation Panels, Commission Told
A European Commission working group recommends Horizon 2020 evaluation process to account for gender issues.
Top Chinese University to Consider Social-Media Posts in Researcher Evaluations
Who's the Most Influential Biomedical Scientist? Computer Program Guided by Artificial Intelligence Says It Knows
DFG to Fund Electron Microscopes for University Research
DFG approved the funding of 17 high-performance electron microscopes with a total sum of €43 million. Funding for seven microscopes, amounting to €24 million, was awarded in the spring.
The Rise and Fall and Rise again of 23andMe
How Anne Wojcicki led her company from the brink of failure to scientific pre-eminence.
Fraud Scandals Sap China’s Dream of Becoming a Science Superpower
Fraudulent research and faked peer reviews have led to a humiliating setback for China's goal of becoming a global leader in scientific research.
Researchers Resign from Elsevier Journals in Push for Nationwide Open Access
Researchers Resign from Elsevier Journals in Push for Nationwide Open Access
German libraries and universities want all German-authored papers to be freely available worldwide.
DEAL and Springer Nature: First Results of the Negotiation
Cost-neutral extension of the existing Springer contracts by one year.
F1000 Research Started Publishing Registered Reports
The philosophy behind the Registered Report format is that the intrinsic value of science is in the rigor of the method, not the appeal of the results.
Bruno Latour, a Veteran of the ‘Science Wars,’ Has a New Mission
He has long been a thorn in scientists’ sides. Today, Latour wants to help rebuild trust in science.
Science Is Imperfect. We Should Admit That.
One prominent research journal just updated its description to explain why it won’t be perfect—and that’s great.
Are the Papers Behind This Year's Nobel Prizes in the Public Domain?
Many of the important papers penned by the chemistry laureates are not freely accessible.
How the CIA Secretly Recruits Academics
In order to tempt nuclear scientists from countries such as Iran or North Korea to defect, US spy agencies routinely send agents to academic conferences – or even host their own fake ones.
Publishers Threaten to Remove Millions of Papers from ResearchGate
Take-down notices “imminent” as lawsuit is filed alleging widespread copyright infringement.
Publish and Be Praised: Impact Factor a Good Gauge of Quality
In some subjects, the impact factor of journal articles is as good a reflection of research quality as judgements by a panel of experts.
Publishers Take ResearchGate to Court
Scholarly publishing giants Elsevier and the American Chemical Society (ACS) have filed a lawsuit in Germany against ResearchGate, a popular academic networking site, alleging copyright infringement on a mass scale.
Uganda Removes Key Hurdle to GM Crops
New law would allow commercial planting of transgenic varieties in Uganda.
G7 Science Ministers Endorse Open Science
Recommendations by G7 to rewarding and incentivize Open Science practices and infrastructures for optimal use of research data.
The Scientist who Spots Fake Videos
Hany Farid discusses how to detect image manipulations — and the increasing sophistication of forgers.
Scientists Plead With Brazilian Government to Restore Funding
If officials don't act soon, research institutions could start shutting down next year.
G7 Plans Joint Research Funding
The G7 countries have agreed to explore ways of cooperating to fund research and innovation activities.