December 2016/January 2017

Feature

Dare to share?

1 December 2016

From clarity to confusion, Rebecca Pool looks at the highs and lows of data sharing in scholarly publishing

Feature

Life through a lens

1 December 2016

At Frankfurt Book Fair, Research Information heard claims that the use of video in scholarly publishing is ‘hockey-sticking’. Tim Gillett zooms in on the action

Interview

C is for collaboration

1 December 2016

Steve Arlington is president of the Pistoia Alliance – a global, not-for-profit alliance of life science companies, vendors, publishers, and academic groups

Analysis and opinion

The Arab dream of new libraries

24 November 2016

European and North American countries should pay attention to the development of libraries in Arab countries, writes Rafael Ball

Analysis and opinion

ARM addressing the engineering skills gap

24 November 2016

October saw the launch of ARM Education Media, a subscription-based digital content hub offering education kits. Khaled Benkrid tells us more

Analysis and opinion

Next-generation research environments

4 November 2016

Chris Brown asks whether the environments in which we conduct our research are up-to-scratch

Analysis and opinion

Recognising the role of women in cancer research

2 November 2016

The issue of female representation in STEM occupations has been a hot topic in recent years, writes Katherine Single

Analysis and opinion

There are a growing number of new tools and services available to support academics throughout the research cycle. Here, Emily Marchant from Cambridge University Press speaks to Matias Piipari, the founder of an online writing tool called Manuscripts, which is designed specifically for the authoring of academic texts