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PREreview, A New Resource for the Collaborative Review of Preprints
Reviewing preprints provides feedback to the authors and helps involve more scientists in peer review.
‘Health Valley’ Gets even Healthier
ADC Therapeutics, a Swiss start-up that specialises in cutting-edge cancer drugs, has raised almost CHF200 million ($200 million) in private funds.
Ireland's Health Research Board Launches Their Own Publication Platform: HRB Open Research
Ireland's Health Research Board Launches Their Own Publication Platform: HRB Open Research
Ireland's Health Research Board is the first public funder to launch their own publication platform.
Understanding the Costs of Scholarly Publishing
Why we need a public data infrastructure of publishing costs.
Radical Open Access Website Officially Launched
A community of scholar-led, not-for-profit presses, journals and other open access projects in the humanities and social sciences.
Iranian Scholar Sentenced to Death
Ahmadreza Djalali, a researcher in disaster medicine, has 20 days to appeal against his death sentence.
E.P.A. Cancels Talk on Climate Change by Agency Scientists
Organizers of a Monday conference on the Narragansett Bay were told three E.P.A. scientists would not be allowed to present their work.
When the Revolution Came for Amy Cuddy
As a young social psychologist, she played by the rules and won big: an influential study, a viral TED talk, a prestigious job at Harvard. Then, suddenly, the rules changed.
Researchers Struggle to Fend off Deepening Budget Cuts
Federal spending on science has dropped by half in 5 years.
Research Results Are Increasingly Available For Free
A movement to make the fruits of research available without charge has helped students and faculty members gain access to an increasing number of academic articles.
Patronage as a Research Crowdfunding Model
Patreon works differently to most other crowdfunding services. On Patreon, you donate a small amount regularly.
Analysis of the Carpentries’ Long-Term Feedback Survey
Teaching scientists foundational computing skills.
Reproducibility: Automated
Repurposing continuous integration tools for scientific analyses takes the headache out of reproducible research.
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.