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Information Today January 7, 2013 Robin Peek |
eLife, a New Scholarly Communication System eLife is "a researcher-led digital publication for outstanding work, a platform to maximize the reach and influence of new findings and a showcase for new approaches for the presentation and assessment of research." |
Chemistry World January 3, 2013 Steve Fuller |
The public: clients of science? Despite the lip service paid to the virtues of secular democracy, the extent to which the public trusts blindly in research scientists rivals medieval deference to priestly authority. |
Chemistry World January 3, 2013 Sile Lane |
Decisive uncertainty We depend on scientists, often at fraught moments where lives are at stake, being willing to assess the evidence and speak the truth to those in power, as they see it, with all the uncertainties and in the context of what has gone before. |
Information Today December 17, 2012 |
Thomson Reuters Relaunches Bibliometric Resource--ScienceWatch.com The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters announced the relaunch of ScienceWatch.com, an open, web-based resource dedicated to scientific metrics and research performance analysis. |
Chemistry World December 10, 2012 Andrew Turley |
EU companies increasing R&D Companies in the EU are increasing their investment in R&D, despite the difficult economic conditions, according to a report from the European Commission that looked at the global top 1500 R&D investors. |
National Defense January 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Budget Woes Driving Scientists, Engineers Away from Defense Department Jobs The budget crunch is a new factor preventing the Defense Department from recruiting and retaining top talent within its science, technology, engineering and mathematics workforce, a recent report found. |
Chemistry World December 6, 2012 Laura Howes |
FOI exemptions for unpublished research The UK government has agreed to amend the Freedom of Information Act so that universities do not have to release unpublished research data, following a recommendation by the House of Commons justice committee in July. |
Chemistry World December 6, 2012 Patrick Walter |
Autumn statement science boost to offset cuts The UK science community has welcomed an additional 600 million pounds of investment in research infrastructure. The money was announced in the autumn statement by George Osborne, chancellor of the exchequer. |
Chemistry World November 29, 2012 Mico Tatalovic |
South-eastern Europe to harmonize its science policy, innovation Science ministries in south-east Europe are ushering in an era of greater collaborative research, aiming to harmonize their policies and share their research infrastructure. This will help improve their competitiveness with richer counterparts in the EU and further afield. |
Chemistry World November 28, 2012 Ned Stafford |
Scientists come together to fight EU budget cuts As politicians continue to debate sharp reductions to the next seven year EU budget, scientists are joining together and loudly urging political leaders to keep their budgetary knives away from research funding. |
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