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 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 Laura Wheeler on 08 Apr 2014
What would happen if you lost all of your research data? The loss of scientific data can have a devastating impact on careers. Imagine if you lost all of the research data you’d been diligently collecting for four years. Now imagine the knock-on effect; you wouldn’t get the PhD you’d been working towards and your future career would be impacted. This nightmare situation actually happened to Billy Hinchen. Hear his story. Read more
Posted in Digital Science | Tagged Communities Happenings, data, digital science
By Alex Jackson on 03 Feb 2014
Guest Post from Nathan Westgarth of Digital Science, the younger sibling business of Nature Publishing Group. Read more
Posted in Digital Science, Featured, Science communication and outreach, Uncategorized | Tagged Communities Happenings, data, digital science, science communication
By Laura Wheeler on 27 Jan 2014
Here at Digital Science, the younger sibling of Nature Publishing Group, we are always thinking of what we can do to make the lives of scientific researchers more efficient. In light of this mission, back in February 2013 we launched the first of our Digital Science Concepts videos, Touchless, showcasing our thinking on the future of science. The video doesn’t actually include any projects we’re developing but, who knows… maybe one day we will! Read more
Posted in Featured, Science film | Tagged digital science, science communication