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09 Jun 2014 | 16:38 GMT

Scientific Data and the Summer of Data

Posted by Alex Jackson | Categories: Communities Happenings, Featured, Science communication and outreach

"There is an increasing need to make research data more available, citable, discoverable, interpretable, reusable and reproducible."

It’s been a busy few weeks for the open access team at Nature Publishing Group. In China, we announced the launch of a new Microsystems & Nanoengineering journal with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. A study published in Scientific Reports on the potential for nanoparticles being used for invisible barcodes has caught the attention of the media. And last, but by no means least, we launched the first content for Scientific Data.  Read more

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08 Apr 2014 | 15:42 GMT

Imagine not getting the PhD you’d been working towards… #datadramas

Posted by Laura Wheeler | Categories: Communities Happenings, Digital Science

What would happen if you lost all of your research data? The loss of scientific data can have a devastating impact on careers. Imagine if you lost all of the research data you’d been diligently collecting for four years. Now imagine the knock-on effect; you wouldn’t get the PhD you’d been working towards and your future career would be impacted. This nightmare situation actually happened to Billy Hinchen. Hear his story.  Read more

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03 Feb 2014 | 13:54 GMT

Nine Worrying Stats on the Effect of Poor Scientific Data Management

Posted by Alex Jackson | Categories: Communities Happenings, Digital Science, Featured, Science communication and outreach, Uncategorized

Love your Data Infographic - Digital Science

Guest Post from Nathan Westgarth of Digital Science, the younger sibling business of Nature Publishing Group.  Read more

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