Can post-publication peer review endure?
The process may mean greater scrutiny but is it legally viable?

The process may mean greater scrutiny but is it legally viable?

Dame Athene Donald brands MPs’ report on women in science ‘weak’

Dame Athene Donald brands MPs’ report on women in science ‘weak’

Reassure junior researchers but make senior scientists know they’re being watched, scholar argues

From tackling pay to decrees on sleep and email curfews, five scholars explain what they would do to improve the academy in 24 hours

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Five students on how doctoral study changed them and their futures

Research Councils UK analysis reveals gender difference in success rates

An academic talks about her experience, the impact on her work and the long road to recovery
While it is true that many PhD students and early career postdocs don't have a Plan B, and equally true that academic institutions can profit from their unrealised aspirations, not all universities...
Brussels, 25 Nov 2003 Last year the international science magazine The Scientist invited readers in the USA, Canada and western Europe to give their opinions of the 'Best places to work for postdocs...
Brussels, 25 Nov 2003 Last year the international science magazine The Scientist invited readers in the USA, Canada and western Europe to give their opinions of the 'Best places to work for postdocs...

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MPs have highlighted the problem of too few women in science, but more than words are needed to tackle the issue
Thanks to the Centre for Science and Policy, a constellation of UK research stars gathered recently at the Royal Society to hear Sir Mark Walport and others ponder “future directions for scientific...