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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 Lillienne Zen on 21 Oct 2016
Joshua Chu-Tan is a second-year PhD student in the Provis Group at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University (ANU). Read more
Posted in Featured, Science communication and outreach, Springer Nature, Video and podcasts | Tagged 3MT, Three Minute Thesis
By Lillienne Zen on 05 Jul 2016
This blog was written by Iain Hrynaszkiewicz, Head of Data Publishing at Springer Nature, in support of the newly launched, company-wide Springer Nature Research Data Policies. Read more
Posted in Data policy, Featured, Science communication and outreach |
By Lillienne Zen on 14 Apr 2016
If you’re a researcher or work in a research organization, the chances are that over the past couple of years you’ve started to hear about ORCID. Maybe you’re one of the over 2 million people who have already signed up for an ORCID iD, or you know colleagues who have. Read more
Posted in Featured, Science communication and outreach
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 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 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 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 Alex Jackson on 09 Apr 2015
This week we conclude our series of ‘beautiful experiments with light’ featured in our poll and finally reach the new millennium in which lasers continue to enable powerful and diverse experiments. Read more
Posted in Events, Featured, Science communication and outreach, Science education, Science festivals | Tagged Communities Happenings, experiments, iyl2015, light, physics, science communication