24 of 2017’s top papers in the Altmetric Top 100 were published in Nature Research journals: Nature, Nature Communications, Nature Neuroscience, Nature Climate Change, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Nature Geoscience, and Scientific Reports.(24/100 is in fact the same number as last year.) … Read more
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
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of my PhD in neurophysiology. Given the pace at which science progresses, this surely means that most of what is known about the brain has been discovered since I left that lab – possibly not by coincidence. It also means that I am, by some official definition, an old fart. So indulge me and allow a brief reminiscence. Read more
Macmillan Science and Education, the parent group of Nature Publishing Group, has today announced an initiative that will make research articles on nature.com widely available to read and share. Read more
To accompany this year’s SpotOn London conference, at the Wellcome Trust on Friday, 14 November and Saturday, 15 November, we have a number of exciting fringe events taking place around London. Read more
As part of Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths, Digital Science, has organised an exciting online panel discussion on gender issues in STEM. Read more
We’re pleased to announce that the SpotOn London conference will take place at the Wellcome Trust on Friday, 14 November and Saturday, 15 November 2014. Read more
With a month to go, we’ve been busy behind the scenes planning for this year’s SpotOn London conference on 14th and 15th November. We are pleased to announce that we can now share some more details about how you can attend the event. Read more
Nature Publishing Group’s sister company Digital Science, alongside Ogunte CIC, the organisation for Women Social Entrepreneurs, are hosting a new Impact Women event, to be held in London on October 13th. Read more
The annual conference, SpotOn London, will be taking place at the Wellcome Trust on Friday, 14 November and Saturday, 15 November 2014. The two day event, which marks its sixth year, will be hosted by Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan, Digital Science and the Wellcome Trust. We’re also delighted to have Martin Fenner of PLOS joining us as a co-organiser again this year. SpotOn London is a dynamic, lively melting pot of scientists, science communicators, technologists, and those interested in science policy. This year’s theme will be on the challenges of balancing the public and the private in the digital age. Friday will see panels, workshops and keynotes on topics including: sharing sensitive data, measuring social impact, open peer review and the right to be forgotten. Read more
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