By Mark Staniland on 10 Oct 2017
This article comes from Kimberly Kowal Arcand, Visualisation Lead for NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. It forms part of a wider report issued by technology company Digital Science to coincide with Ada Lovelace Day, the annual celebration that promotes women working in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM). … Read more
Posted in Women in science | Tagged Ada Lovelace Day, digital science, NASA
By Mark Staniland on 10 Oct 2017
Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of celebration helps people learn about the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths, inspiring others and creating new role models. We asked editors at Nature Research to talk about female scientists who’ve made major contributions to their fields. If you’d like to tell us about a scientist who’s inspired you, get in touch with @nresearchnews and we’ll share some of our favourite tweets. Read more
Posted in Women in science | Tagged Ada Lovelace Day
By Mark Staniland on 02 Oct 2017
This is the second of three guest blogs we’re featuring from the chief editors of three newly-launched journals: Communications Biology, Communications Chemistry and Communications Physics. (Read the announcement from Nature Research here). Read more
Posted in Nature Research | Tagged Communications Biology, Communications journals
By Mark Staniland on 14 Sep 2017
At Springer Nature every week is Peer Review Week. Read more
Posted in Springer Nature | Tagged Peer Review Week, Steven Inchcoombe
By Mark Staniland on 14 Sep 2017
This is the first of three guest blogs we’re featuring from the chief editors of three newly-launched journals: Communications Biology, Communications Chemistry and Communications Physics. (Read the announcement from Nature Research here). Read more
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Communications Chemistry, Communications journals, Luke Batchelor
By Mark Staniland on 27 Jul 2017
For many researchers, writing a paper is the daunting task that must be undertaken once they have completed the ‘real work’ of performing experiments and collecting data. But as Nature Plants’ Chris Surridge puts it: “Publication… is the way you get to tell the world what you’ve done and what you think it means.” … Read more
Posted in Nature Masterclasses | Tagged Masterclasses, Nature editors, Researcher services, Training
By Mark Staniland on 20 Jul 2017
Our readers are constantly telling us that they need to keep up to date not just with papers in their field, but also the broader scientific news, including critical science policy matters and important research outside their immediate interests. Read more
Posted in News | Tagged Nature Briefing
By Mark Staniland on 15 Jun 2017
Social media is not only a way for authors and publishers to disseminate research findings, it’s also increasingly being used by researchers to discover and read scientific content. Read more
Posted in Science communication and outreach | Tagged researchers, science communication, social media, survey
By Mark Staniland on 13 Jun 2017
Nature Sustainability has formed a new partnership with University College London which aims to advance a more integrated and policy-engaged research agenda on cities. Read more
Posted in Global issues, sustainability | Tagged Cities, Nature Sustainability, UCL
By Mark Staniland on 09 May 2017
Meeting the open access (OA) requirements of research funders and institutions can prove a real challenge for authors. As the increase in records in the registry of OA repository mandates and policies (ROARMAP) demonstrates, the number of organisations with OA requirements is increasing every year, meaning more and more researchers are subject to such policies. Read more
Posted in Springer Nature