Why do researchers often prefer safe over risky projects?
Reward schemes that motivate effort inherently discourage scientific risk-taking, says new paper published by PLOS
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Industry initiative “to revolutionise research reporting”
Silverchair and Oxford University Press launch Sensus Impact in collaboration with more than 30 industry organisations
Public access to published science “under threat in the US”
Bill is "a retrograde step within the global context of research and access to scientific literature"
What is a linguistic monopoly?
Research institutions and funders need to be more aware of the phenomenon, writes Amer Abukhalaf
Research ‘should benefit society, not shareholders’
Publishers’ power in the research ecosystem must be tackled on a sector-wide basis, writes Silke Machold
eLife funding to spotlight diversity in science
The non-profit organisation eLife is piloting a funding scheme to help authors from under-represented groups showcase their research
Jisc expert appointed to accelerate Plan S
Neil Jacobs, head of open science and research lifecycle at Jisc, has been appointed as interim programme manager for the international consortium of research…
Eleven research funders launch open access initiative
Eleven national research funding organisations, with the support of the European Commission including the European Research Council (ERC), have announced the launch of cOAlition…
Researchers ‘overwhelmingly’ say Brexit effect will be negative
Brexit will have a negative impact on the research sector – while access to funding, free movement for researchers, and international collaboration are researchers’…