Can Open Science Fight the Fake News Epidemic?
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Did NIH Downplay the Effect of Alcohol Advertising on Underage Drinking?
The alcohol industry has been flourishing since ages. Although it is injurious to health, the industry has not received any setback due to it. However, there has been some…
European Research Council Funds €653 Million for Groundbreaking Research
Funding is essential for research. Without funding, scientists and researchers cannot make the breakthroughs that society relies on to progress. Horizon 2020 is a European…
China Open Science and Open Data Mandate Released
Index Number:
000014349/2018-00052
Science and technology, education\science and technology
Issuing Authority:
General Office of the State Council…
Tips on How to Identify and Avoid Predatory Conferences
Any academic having an email address must have definitely at some point received countless invitations to attend or present at various conferences. Although such conferences give…
U.S. Federal Budget to Boost Research Funding
After months of debate, U.S. Congress has finally passed a 1.3 trillion USD 2018 budget bill. The news has followed after the year-long negotiations on the science budget. The…
Japanese Nobel Laureate Penalized, Researcher Fired!
Scientific misconduct has laid its paws again on the academic community, this time in Japan. The author of the disputed stem cell paper, also a researcher at Kyoto University,…
CAS-TWAS PhD Fellowship Program in China
PhD fellowship is one way for students to get financial support while they pursue their degrees. Doctoral fellowships offer PhD students a way to build network, do important…
How Collaborations Increase Research Impact
Good science is never conducted in vacuum. Scientific collaboration is a large part of successful research, and without collaboration, scientists can miss out on good ideas. Mobile…
Legendary Physicist Stephen Hawking Passes Away
Today, the scientific community mourns the loss of a great mind, Stephen William Hawking. Stephen was a renowned cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and author. He is survived by…
QS World University Rankings for 2018 Released
The eighth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject has been released recently. Conducted annually by a British company named Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), it is one of…
National Science Foundation Decides to Close China, Japan, & Belgium Offices
More bad news awaits the scientific community as the year rolls in. The US-based National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that it will close its overseas offices in Beijing,…