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How will open data advance scientific discovery?

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How will open data advance scientific discovery?

As a global population we are generating more data than ever before. The International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that by 2020 over 80 million gigabytes of data will be produced every minute. Each second, the world will generate enough data for a 50-year-long Netflix binge. Scientific investigation is a big part of that: every day huge amounts of data are generated on everything from the behaviour of supernovae to the 3D structure of proteins in the brain. When the world’s largest radio telescope comes online in 2020, it alone will produce 180,000 gigabytes of data a minute.  Read more

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The power of data shared

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The power of data shared

Better Science through Better Data writing competition winner Katie Ember  … Read more

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Remapping the scientific landscape: moving from a closed to open science world

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Remapping the scientific landscape: moving from a closed to open science world

Better Science through Better Data writing competition winner Anastasia Greenberg  … Read more

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The Naturejobs Career Expo – some secrets to scientific success

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Some of the submissions to the Naturejobs Career Expo photoboth

Over one thousand scientists attended the Naturejobs Career Expo last week in London. With professional CV checking, exhibitors from academic institutions and companies from around the world, and career-focused talks from Nobel Prize winner Professor Venki Ramakrishnan, science communication expert David Urry, popular blogger and senior lecturer Dr John Tregoning and many more, this was a resource-packed event for researchers.  Read more

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Turning scientific scrutiny on science itself

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Turning scientific scrutiny on science itself

Naturejobs journalism competition winner Jiska van der Reest  … Read more

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Announcing the Better Science through Better Data 2017 (#scidata17) writing competition

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Announcing the Better Science through Better Data 2017 (#scidata17) writing competition

After a very successful event last year, we are again looking for five budding science writers to help with news coverage of this year’s Better Science through Better Data event.  Read more

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#scidata16: Boost research and avoid embarrassing retractions by working openly and reproducibly

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#scidata16: Boost research and avoid embarrassing retractions by working openly and reproducibly

Speakers at the Publishing Better Science through Better Data (#scidata16) conference addressed these issues and more.  Read more

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#scidata16: Work reproducibly for the sake of your career

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#scidata16: Work reproducibly for the sake of your career

Publishing Better Science through Beter Data writing competition Jonathan Page  … Read more

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Opening doors to open data at #scidata16

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Opening doors to open data at #scidata16

The Publishing Better Science through Better Data conference, or #scidata16 for short, took place at the Wellcome Collection in London at the end of October. This one-day event organised by the journal Scientific Data, Springer Nature and the Wellcome Trust explored the challenges facing early-career researchers as we enter the era of open data.  Read more

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