First Young Science In Transition theme meeting a success
07 January 2019
Wednesday morning, Dec 12, 2018 – a diverse group of young biomedical scientists called ‘Young Science in Transition’ (YSiT) gathered... [ klik hier ]
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Netherlands develop new approach to recognising and rewarding academics
10 December 2018
In a broad and significant movement, major research organisations in The Netherlands, will integrate and stimulate the development of a ew... [ klik hier ]
Upcoming: Open Science Festival in Amsterdam
20 September 2018
On October 18th 2018 the first edition of the Open Science Festival will be organized at the VU in Amsterdam:... [ klik hier ]
These are the six principles for assessing scientists
22 June 2018
We all know the problem: when hiring or promoting scientists, you will never know who’s contribution will be the greatest... [ klik hier ]
DORA – an interview with Stephen Curry
21 April 2018
DORA (The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment) was founded in 2012 and has garnered thousands of signatories from individuals... [ klik hier ]
It’s time for change
08 April 2018
Stephen Curry, professor of structural biology at Imperial College London criticizes the current way scientific research is evaluated. As chair... [ klik hier ]
Start reading in stead of counting papers
29 March 2018
The Health Council of the Netherlands recently concluded that not nearly all fields of research get the attention they deserve.... [ klik hier ]
Ook de professor moet meedoen aan open science en replicatiestudies
31 January 2018
Naar aanleiding van het KNAW-advies over replicatieonderzoek vond vorige week een bijeenkomstplaats waarin meerdere hoogleraren en voorzitters reageerden op het... [ klik hier ]
Utrecht researchers launch register for animal studies
24 January 2018
To improve quality of biomedical animal research, cardiovascular researchers launched a register of protocols for preclinical animal studies. The register... [ klik hier ]
It’s all about the content
08 December 2017
Scientific significance is what matters and the international weekly journal of science Nature is proud of the wide variety of... [ klik hier ]
Opening of the Center on Quality, Ethics, Open Science and Translation
13 November 2017
This November the QUEST Center will be opened in Berlin. The acronym represents its main themes Quality, Ethics, Open Science... [ klik hier ]
Mainstream Open Science; rewards, incentives and/or recognition for researchers practicing Open Science
04 October 2017
Open Science will make science more transparent, valuable and accessible for both researchers and the public according to The Working... [ klik hier ]
The future of scholarly communication lies in Open Access
03 October 2017
“Citing and Reading Behaviours in High-Energy Physics” by Anne Gentil-Beccot and Travis Brooks is an analysis about the unique way... [ klik hier ]
Authorship on research papers: the power of senior academics
04 September 2017
In an opinion piece Trisha Greenhalgh criticizes senior academics misusing their power to acquire authorship on research papers they never... [ klik hier ]
Do our measures of academic success hurt science?
31 July 2017
In the fourth article in a series called “Rethinking research” on Inside Higher Ed Frank Miedema and Rinze Benedictus from... [ klik hier ]
Halffman and Radder update their ‘Academic Manifesto’
21 July 2017
In April 2015 Willem Halffman and Hans Radder published an Academic Manifesto. It described how universities are occupied by management,... [ klik hier ]
The truth about China’s Cash-For-Publication Policy
14 July 2017
MIT Technology Review released an article on their website about the Chinese policy of rewarding publications of Chinese researchers in... [ klik hier ]
Inside Higher Ed starts “Rethinking Research blog”
14 July 2017
Over the last twelve years it has become clear concerns regarding reproducibility of research have risen. Not only the article... [ klik hier ]
Shutting down the “Miracle Machine”
14 July 2017
On the 11th of July 2017 Daniel Sarewitz, co-director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State... [ klik hier ]
Societal impact of academic research in the knowledge society
23 June 2017
In March 2017 the League of European Research Universities (LERU) released a position paper called: ‘Productive interactions: societal impact of... [ klik hier ]
Improving the transparency and reproducibility of research by means of data accessibility
16 June 2017
In an article published on their website on June 12th, Nature encourages open data sharing and the use of open... [ klik hier ]
Company hopes to incentivize peer review
09 June 2017
“Peer review underpins the entire academic enterprise. It is the main method of quality control employed by journals. By offering... [ klik hier ]
“Towards greater reproducibility for life-sciences research in Nature”
02 June 2017
The international weekly journal of science Nature released a statement on their website on the 31st of May 2017 declaring... [ klik hier ]
Contributorship over Authorship
26 May 2017
“Publications are an important measure of research productivity for scientists across all disciplines. Publications, and citations to them, are in... [ klik hier ]
The ten principles of using university rankings
18 May 2017
On the 17th of May, 2017 the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) released its annual CWTS Leiden Ranking.... [ klik hier ]
“A scientific organization should be moulded to the needs of science, rather than constrained by organizational traditions”
16 May 2017
On the 16th of May 2017 an article of Steven Hyman was released on the website of Nature. Hyman, director of... [ klik hier ]
Defending Biomedical Science in an Era of Threatened Funding
02 May 2017
“Supporting scientific research should be a top priority of any society that aims to make progress and thrive. Reducing funding... [ klik hier ]
Funding streams and prioritisation in Dutch university research
01 May 2017
On the 1st of May the Rathenau Instituut published a report called Spinning Plates – Funding streams and prioritization in... [ klik hier ]
UMC Utrecht paper retracted and replaced: “A shining example of scientific integrity”
18 April 2017
On the 8th of October 2014 the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) published a paper by a team of Dutch researchers... [ klik hier ]
“How sloppy science creates worthless cures, crushes hope, and wastes billions”
04 April 2017
Science writer Richard Harris details in a new book the systemic problems of biomedical research. “In his book with the... [ klik hier ]
Sarewitz: “Science is trapped in a self-destructive vortex”
01 January 2017
“Science isn’t self-correcting, it’s self-destructing. To save the enterprise, scientists must come out of the lab and into the real... [ klik hier ]
Translational research gets “lost in the citation valley”
20 October 2016
Three UMC Utrecht researchers make a plea for changing the academic reward system to improve translational medicine. This should start “by moving... [ klik hier ]
Dutch Health Council: “University medical centers can contribute more to the quality of care”
20 October 2016
Research by university medical centres in The Netherlands can contribute more to the quality and affordability of care and prevention.... [ klik hier ]
Science publishers downplay importance of impact factor
25 July 2016
About 65%-75% of papers published in a journal receive less citations than the journal impact factor of that journal suggests.... [ klik hier ]
Course “Why translational medicine fails – and what to do about it”
15 January 2016
Awareness, inspiration and training is what this Utrecht University summerschool course offers. Key opinion leaders increase your awareness of how... [ klik hier ]
Dutch PhDs make suggestions to improve science
22 June 2015
On Friday May 1st 2015 more than a hundred PhDs from a wide range of disciplines gathered at the Trippenhuis... [ klik hier ]
“The trend to relativize the use of productivity bibliometrics is undeniable”
21 May 2015
“The trend to relativize the use of productivity bibliometrics is undeniable.” Dat concludeert de Europese Commissie na gesprekken met stakeholders... [ klik hier ]
The second Science in Transition symposium: Change is possible
30 October 2014
At the second Science in Transition symposium we want to show that large-scale change of the science system is possible.... [ klik hier ]
“Many fields of science now resemble war zones”
13 August 2014
The “soul” of science has changed due to its exponential growth, says Univ.-Prof. em. Dr. Gottfried Schatz, former secretary general of... [ klik hier ]
Science in Transition reports progress since nov 2013
23 July 2014
Science in Transition reports progress and status since November 2013 in the report that is now available in English. Download the pdf here.... [ klik hier ]
Science 2.0 consultation & status report Science in Transition
22 July 2014
The European Commission opened a public consultation about Science 2.0 under the heading ‘Science in Transition’. The goal of the consultation... [ klik hier ]
Jerry Ravetz and Frank Miedema respond to The Economist
21 October 2013
Now that the myth of a ‘science’ that is pure and certain is busted by The Economist, the conference ‘Science in Transition’... [ klik hier ]