By Rachel Scheer on 04 Dec 2015
BioPharma Dealmakers brings together life sciences companies and individuals looking to identify and attract partners and dealmaking opportunities. With a quarterly magazine that is distributed in Nature Biotechnology and Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, BioPharma Dealmakers provides insights into dealmaking trends and profiles from companies looking to partner – showcasing their pipeline products, technologies, therapeutic focus and partnering strategies. Read more
Posted in Uncategorized
By Lillienne Zen on 22 Oct 2015
In partnership with Nature Publishing Group, the Queensland Brain Institute is launching an open access journal dedicated to the science of learning – npj Science of Learning. We want to create a forum through which neuroscientists, psychologists and educators interact to produce a deeper understanding of how we learn. Just as important as this interdisciplinary approach is the open access model we are adopting. Education affects us all, and we want the findings, discussions and debates within the journal to be accessible to everybody, academic or not. Read more
Posted in Featured, Science communication and outreach | Tagged npj, open access, Queensland Brain Institute, Science of Learning
By Amy Bourke on 21 Oct 2015
This week is global Open Access Week, with events around the globe. We’re pleased to say that open access is thriving at Nature Publishing Group (NPG), not just this week, but every week. Read more
Posted in Uncategorized
By Lillienne Zen on 19 Oct 2015
As the most common cancer in women worldwide and the second most common cancer overall, breast cancer remains a fact of life. Read more
Posted in Events, Featured, Science communication and outreach | Tagged BCRF, breast cancer, npj, open access
By Lillienne Zen on 12 Oct 2015
Quantum technology research is currently maturing towards commercialization, a development fuelled by major investments from governments and companies. The UK alone invested £270 million in the National Quantum Technologies Programme, an ambitious endeavour involving a national network of universities and companies, to explore the properties of quantum mechanics and how they can be harnessed for use in technology. It looks like we are not far from a second quantum revolution; exploiting the laws of quantum mechanics for unprecedented innovations may become reality in the not-so-distant future and it may soon be time for large-scale investment in quantum technology start-ups with global reach. Read more
Posted in Events | Tagged Communities Happenings, entrepreneur first, innovation uk, physics
By Lillienne Zen on 16 Sep 2015
In July we announced that we were running a small scale experiment in collaboration with Research Square offering audio-visual summaries of research papers to a small group of authors. The purpose of this trial is to understand whether this is a useful service for authors and the wider research community. You can find out more about this initiative here. Read more
Posted in Science communication and outreach, Video and podcasts
By Laura Wheeler on 31 Aug 2015
This post originally appeared on Digital Science’s Event Blog: https://www.digital-science.com/blog/events/how-can-hollywood-help-sciamlearning/ … Read more
Posted in Science communication and outreach, Science education, Scientific American
By Amy Bourke on 13 Aug 2015
Guest post by Mark Ware, a consultant who assisted with the analysis of this years’ Author Insights Survey. The data from this survey has been made open access for anyone who would like to use it. Read more
Posted in Uncategorized
By Amy Bourke on 30 Jul 2015
Today we are introducing an experimental collaboration with independent research communication company Research Square to help authors explain their research to the academic community with audio-visual summaries. This six-week trial is part of Nature Publishing Group’s (NPG) ongoing drive to better understand and meet the needs of our authors and readers. To do this, we regularly refine our services and policies, and pilot new services to gather feedback. Read more
Posted in Science communication and outreach, Video and podcasts | Tagged Hazel Newton, research square, Steven Inchcoombe
By Rachel Scheer on 11 Jun 2015
Format: Panel of speakers, questions from the audience, with complimentary beer, wine and refreshments. Read more
Posted in Uncategorized