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Economic freeze in Brazil directly affects research funding and expenditure

In the wake of an impending economic crisis, the Brazilian government is walking down the path of austerity with respect to  federal budget and expenditure. This…
Economic freeze in Brazil directly affects research funding and expenditure

Responsible metrics can change the future of research evaluation: The Metric Tide report

Metrics are important in research evaluation, but excessive focus on unreliable and rigid quantitative measures has diluted the nature and significance of research…
Responsible metrics can change the future of research evaluation: The Metric Tide report
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Transparency in research and reporting: Expanding the effort through new tools for authors and editors

Transparency in reporting of research is essential for providing enough information about how the work was performed to allow others to replicate it. This post…
Transparency in research and reporting: Expanding the effort through new tools for authors and editors

Patience, hard work, and perseverance: Three qualities every researcher should develop

Dr. Jianwu Yan is the Deputy Director of the Mechanics and Electrical Engineering School Experiment Center at Nanchang Institute of Technology, where he teaches and…
Patience, hard work, and perseverance: Three qualities every researcher should develop

Russia's only private funding organization to shut down after being labeled a "foreign agent"

The Dynasty Foundation, which provides $10 million of research funding to Russian scientists annually has decided to shut down after the Russian government labeled it as…
Russia's only private funding organization to shut down after being labeled a "foreign agent"

Greece's debt crisis: How it's affecting the country's R&D, healthcare, and brain drain rate

The economic crisis in Greece has led to many speculations about the future of the country's science and research landscape. This post takes a look at the effect of the…
Greece's debt crisis: How it's affecting the country's R&D, healthcare, and brain drain rate
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Patent trolls: What they are and how they affect innovation in science

The issue of predatory ‘patent trolls’ has been plaguing scientific innovation since decades. But what are patent trolls and how do they operate? Are universities trolls…
Patent trolls: What they are and how they affect innovation in science

The 2015 Kyoto Prize awarded to two researchers and a German artist

The Kyoto Prize is Japan’s highest and most esteemed award presented annually in three categories: Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy. Read on…
The 2015 Kyoto Prize awarded to two researchers and a German artist
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Open Data in Science - Embracing Open Data for Scientific Progress

Science is becoming open and how! Gone are the days when researchers and institutions believed in keeping scientific data  behind strict and complex institutional…
Open Data in Science - Embracing Open Data for Scientific Progress

How STM journals from Korea are becoming more internationalized

The scientific landscape of Korea is undergoing a change. With change at various levels, including a consistent growth of R&D budget, openness toward the acceptance…