How to publish better science through better data
Data, without a doubt, are the foundation of science. If you’re a researcher, your life is data: you spend your days generating it, analysing it, and writing papers about it. You share it with colleagues and collaborate on projects that will build on it and find new and exciting things. But policy makers, funders and universities are also involved in the conversation – each trying to solve the problem of managing the increasing influx of data whilst keeping the integrity of science high. Read more
Data management
As Euan Adie and Alex Hodgson discussed in this month’s Naturejobs podcast on scientific publishing and a digital future, the amount of data being created in science is phenomenal. It is being created faster than the technology to store it. But as the volumes are increasing, are scientists getting any better at managing it. As it turns out, there are still a few kinks in the system. Read more
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