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Microsoft pioneer invests big, again, in bioscience
Two new centers and four investigators selected by Paul Allen’s new funding group
Turkish scholar who eluded arrest describes 'witch hunt'
Three of Meral Camcı’s fellow academics are imprisoned for criticizing the government; more arrests may follow.
China finally setting guidelines for treating lab animals
China has released its first national standards governing the treatment of laboratory animals, and scientists hope the guidelines will improve both conditions for animals and China’s prospects for international research collaborations.
Say again? NSF massages grant titles with eye on critics in Congress
Survey finds that 24% of research projects get new titles, up from 10% in 2012
After years of growth, female first authorship in top medical journals has stalled
Female first authorship has increased since 1994 but plateaued from 2009 to 2014
Learn to read between the lines of a job ad
Understanding what an ad’s language really means will help you optimize your job search results.
Why many Italian scientists aren't happy with a new, €1.5 billion research hub
Researchers welcome new money but worry it won't be well spent
Science is a major plank in China’s new spending plan
New Chinese 5-year plan promises 2.5% R&D:GDP ratio by 2020, up from 2.05% in 2014.
What makes elite academics move?
Children’s ages, peer environment quality, and recent funding affect decisions to move to new institutions, a new study suggests
About 40% of economics experiments fail replication survey
Compared with psychology, the replication rate "is rather good," researchers say
Scientists named Senatore a Vita
Italy - Two well-known Italian scientists have been appointed "senator for life" by President Giorgio Napolitano to honor their contributions to society. Physicist Carlo Rubbia, 79, and brain stem cell biologist Elena Cattaneo, 50, received the honor along with conductor Claudio Abbado and architect Renzo Piano on 30 August. Senators for life—o...
Japan gets serious about creating its own NIH
Science is a big winner in Japan's 2014 budget, with the education ministry requesting $12 billion for S&T, a 20% increase over the current year's funding. Biomedical research is about to take off thanks to plans to create a Japanese version of the NIH.
NSF launches long-awaited diversity initiative
The NSF announced its intention to hand out small grants later this year to dozens of institutions to test novel ways of broadening participation in science and engineering.
NIH to review its policies on all nonhuman primate research
The NIH will convene a workshop this summer to review the ethical policies and procedures surrounding work on monkeys, baboons, and related animals.
New research boss wants to reward fresh talent
Massimo Inguscio will take over from engineer Luigi Nicolais as president of Italy's largest research organization.
Getting credit for peer review
It’s rare for scientists to get much systematic or public recognition for their reviewing efforts
Top Nobel Prize administrator resigns in wake of Macchiarini scandal
The widening scandal surrounding surgeon Paolo Macchiarini and his employment at the Karolinska Insitute in Stockholm has prompted Urban Lendahl, secretary general of the Nobel Assembly, to resign.
A plea for open science on Zika
20 funding organizations and public funding agencies from 11 countries promise that they will require grantees to have plans in place for sharing their results and data ASAP.
If you fail to reproduce another scientist's results, this journal wants to know
If you fail to reproduce another scientist's results, this journal wants to know
The biotech company Amgen Inc. and prominent biochemist Bruce Alberts have created a new online journal that aims to lift the curtain on often hidden results in biomedicine: failed efforts to confirm other groups' published papers.
Excellence program gets good grades
Germany should award millions of euros in extra funding to its 10 top-performing universities, an international commission recommends.
Montreal institute going 'open' to accelerate science
The Montreal Neurological Institute plans to free up its findings, including data that point to connections between brain regions communicating at different neural rhythms.
The 5-minute journal submission
Pathogens & Immunity promises a quick submission procedure, since it provides a reasonable flexibility about the length of the papers and authors are welcome to include reviews from other journals and their responses.
Journals to solve 'John Smith' common name problem by requiring author IDs
In an open letter some of the largest academic publishers and scientific societies are announcing that they will not just encourage, but ultimately require, researchers to sign up with ORCID.
