Silicon Valley's Breakthrough Prizes Have Money, but They Need Diversity Too
The tech-funded science awards are attempting to bring glory to basic research, but so far they have done little to challenge the status quo.
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Peer Review: The Worst Way to Judge Research, Except for All the Others
A look at the system's weaknesses, and possible ways to combat them.
The Quest for More Value - Challenges of the Scientific Ecosystem in the Absence of Coordination: A Long Read
The Quest for More Value - Challenges of the Scientific Ecosystem in the Absence of Coordination: A Long Read
How can research produce more value in the absence of coordination? An opinion piece by Daniel Ropers, Chief Executive Officer of Springer Nature.
Reaction of Researchers to Plan S
An Open Letter in response to Plan S, signed by >600 researchers from all ranks, ranging from masters students & ECRs to full professors, department heads, institute directors, and Nobel laureates, from both cOAlition S countries and beyond.
Some Thoughts on Gender and Science/Technology Magazines
I counted women and men in a bunch of magazine issues, made some graphs… and then got stuck. I wanted to tell people about these numbers, but how could I explain them? Did they actually show anything that wasn’t already obvious?
Are Women in Science Any Better Off than in Ada Lovelace's Day?
On Ada Lovelace Day, we should rethink access to scientific fields, says researcher Jess Wade.
How to Write a Thorough Peer Review
Scientists receive too little peer-review training. Here's one method for effectively peer-reviewing papers, says Mathew Stiller-Reeve.
Back to the Classroom After 11 Years in Administration
A former dean chronicles the challenges of returning to full-time teaching.
Craft Metrics to Value Co-production
To assess whether research is relevant to society, ask the stakeholders, say Catherine Durose, Liz Richardson and Beth Perry.
Swap Outdated Authorship Listings for Contributorship Credit
We suggest that moving from an authorship to a contributorship model would better reflect the many and varied contributions to large, complex, long-term and management-intensive projects in modern science.
What the Nobels Are - and Aren’t - Doing to Encourage Diversity
The prize-awarding academies are making changes to their secretive nomination processes to tackle bias, but some say the measures don’t go far enough.
Six Months to Brexit: How Scientists Are Preparing for the Split
Seven researchers and campaigners tell Nature how Britain’s break-up with the EU is affecting research.
More Evidence That Nutrition Studies Don’t Always Add Up
A Cornell food scientist’s downfall could reveal a bigger problem in nutrition research.
Google and Research Data
Peter Kraker on Google Dataset Discovery, the open science movement, and his #DontLeaveItToGoogle campaign.
Cornell Food Researcher's Downfall Raises Larger Questions For Science
The fall of a prominent food and marketing researcher may be a cautionary tale for scientists who are tempted to manipulate data and chase headlines.
The Quest for Postdoctoral Independence
How to step out from the shadow of your principal investigator.
The "Problem" of Predatory Publishing Remains a Relatively Small One and Should Not Be Allowed to Defame Open Access
The "Problem" of Predatory Publishing Remains a Relatively Small One and Should Not Be Allowed to Defame Open Access
A recent investigation led by an international group of journalists raised concerns over the scale of the problem of deceptive publishing practices, but the problem of predatory publishing was overstated while at the same time discrediting open access publishing.
Congratulations. Your Study Went Nowhere.
Researchers should embrace negative results instead of accentuating the positive, which is one of several biases that can lead to bad science.
Will Blockchain Revolutionise the Internet of Things
Blockchain technology is essentially a secure, distributed ledger that can serve as the foundation for many systems. It’s strange to think that something
Plan T: Scrap APCs and Switch to Submission Fees.
Plan S proposes to take a hammer to how we fund peer review and publication. Submission fees deserve serious consideration.
Meta-analyses Were Supposed to End Scientific Debates. Often, They Only Cause More Controversy
Meta-analyses Were Supposed to End Scientific Debates. Often, They Only Cause More Controversy
Compiling the evidence from dozens of studies doesn't always bring clarity.
Measles Outbreak in United States and Europe: The Dangerous Result of Science-Denial
Measles Outbreak in United States and Europe: The Dangerous Result of Science-Denial
The measles outbreak in the United States and Europe keeps spreading despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. The cause? Science-denial.
Eight Ways to Tackle Diversity and Inclusion in Peer Review
We continue our Peer Review Week celebrations with a roundup of articles about bias, diversity, and inclusion in peer review, by Alice Meadows, including eight lessons we can all learn from them.
Even Progressive Academics Can Be Racist. I've Experienced It Firsthand.
They refuse to see me as a member of the professional and intellectual community.
Some Scientists Publish More Than 70 Papers a Year. Here's How - and Why - They Do It
Some Scientists Publish More Than 70 Papers a Year. Here's How - and Why - They Do It
Science chats with statistician John Ioannidis about "hyperprolific" authors.
Scientific Publishing Is a Rip-Off. We Fund the Research - It Should Be Free
Those who take on the global industry that traps research behind paywalls are heroes, not thieves, says George Monbiot.
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