By Alex Jackson on 22 Jul 2014
Do you know what good research looks like? One of the great successes of research management in leading research economies is that it is usually equitable and fair in judgements about who gets the jobs, who gets the grants and who gets the recognition. That is a powerful incentive to the people who deliver research outcomes of benefit to society and the economy. Lose their confidence and enthusiasm and you have lost everything. Read more
Posted in Digital Science, Featured, Science policy, Uncategorized | Tagged Communities Happenings, digital science, research
By Alex Jackson on 20 Jun 2014
Ahead of ESOF 2014, we talk to three leading figures in science, technology and academia who through frustrations of not having the effective tools necessary to do their work, decided to build their own. Read more
Posted in Events, Featured, Science communication and outreach, Science policy, Uncategorized | Tagged brainspace, Communities Happenings, esof2014, open science, science communication, science policy, social media, technology
By Alex Jackson on 20 Jun 2014
Ahead of ESOF 2014, we talk to three leading figures in science, technology and academia who through frustrations of not having the effective tools necessary to do their work, decided to build their own. Read more
Posted in Digital Science, Events, Featured, Science communication and outreach, Science policy, Uncategorized | Tagged Communities Happenings, digital science, esof 2014, Figshare, open science, science communication, science policy
By Alex Jackson on 20 Jun 2014
Ahead of ESOF 2014, we talk to three leading figures in science, technology and academia who through frustrations of not having the effective tools necessary to do their work, decided to build their own. Read more
Posted in Digital Science, Events, Featured, Science communication and outreach, Science policy, Uncategorized | Tagged brainspace, Communities Happenings, digital science, esof 2014, Figshare, frontiers
By Alex Jackson on 16 Jun 2014
Professor Aziz Sheikh, the Joint Editor-in-Chief of the new Nature Partner Journal, npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, has been awarded an OBE for services to medicine in the Birthday Honours list. Read more
Posted in Events, Featured, Uncategorized | Tagged #awards, health, medicine, npj
By Alex Jackson on 16 Jun 2014
In this week’s Under the covers (Nature revealed) blog, Nature’s Art Director Kelly Krause discusses the inspiration behind this week’s special theme. Read more
Posted in Nature Covers, Nature Graphics, Science communication and outreach, Uncategorized | Tagged art, Communities Happenings, graphics, nature covers
By Alex Jackson on 09 Jun 2014
In this week’s Under the covers (Nature revealed) blog, Nature’s Art Director Kelly Krause discusses the inspiration behind this week’s front cover choice. Read more
Posted in Nature Covers, Nature Graphics, Science communication and outreach, Uncategorized | Tagged art, Communities Happenings, graphics, nature covers
By Alex Jackson on 25 Apr 2014
In the latest Under the covers (Nature revealed) blog, Nature’s Art Director Kelly Krause discusses the inspiration behind this week’s front cover choice on the evolution of the Y Chromosome. Read more
Posted in Featured, Nature Covers, Nature Graphics, Science communication and outreach, Uncategorized | Tagged art, Communities Happenings, graphics, nature covers
