How freely should scientists share their data? The Open Science movement champions transparency, but how much and how quickly is a matter of dispute. Daniel Barron News 16 Aug 2018
European Commission to consult the people on science spending priorities Radical proposal will be difficult to implement, say NGOs. Elisabeth Jeffries News 14 Aug 2018
Europe pulls together in scientific union Smaller countries rely more on regional collaborations than on domestic interaction. Catherine Armitage News feature 9 Aug 2018
Q&A Adam Russell: The search for automated tools to rate research reproducibility A US project is exploring the use of software to assign confidence levels to published research. Dalmeet Singh Chawla Q&A 8 Aug 2018
Gravitational pull Interdisciplinary encounters across the geosciences are yielding new insights into the workings of Earth and beyond. Sarah DeWeerdt News 3 Aug 2018
Japan weighs the value of imported academics Foreign faculty in Japan are less productive than their local counterparts on many measures, but better connected to global collaborations. Futao Huang Comment 2 Aug 2018
Science career ads are disproportionately seen by men Marketing algorithms prevent many women from seeing the advertising, even though it’s illegal to target jobs to one gender. Dina Fine Maron News 1 Aug 2018
Indian translation pipeline in patent need of overhaul Report recommends removing obstacles to the conversion of scientific research into products and services. Virat Markandeya News feature 31 Jul 2018
For the sake of science, it’s time to break ranks Researchers call for a change in evaluation to recognise the importance of reproducibility. Anja Krieger News 26 Jul 2018
Early-career researchers herald change The younger generation sees a collaborative system as key to discovery and advancement, a three-year tracking project reveals. David Nicholas et al.* Comment 25 Jul 2018
Philippines sweetens deal for scientists who return home The government is trying to bolster its research workforce but academics say more needs to be done to improve the sector. Andrew Silver News feature 24 Jul 2018
Q&A Karen Seto: Paving the way to an urban future The scale of growth in cities challenges scientists and policy-makers. Catherine Armitage 20 Jul 2018
Annual tables 2018: China and Japan lead in chemistry Institutions in China and Japan dominate the chemistry top 10 in the Nature Index. Gemma Conroy Listings 19 Jul 2018
India’s pick of institutions for prestige list draws fire One of them does not yet exist. T.V. Padma News 18 Jul 2018
2018 Annual tables: Healthcare leads in the index Large pharmaceutical companies dominate the list of leading corporate institutions in the index. Listings 16 Jul 2018
Earth and environmental sciences must zoom in on the big picture Academic reward structures discourage the pursuit of vital research. Richard Kingsford 13 Jul 2018
Steps to a top-scoring impact case study Describing the benefits of excellent research in simple language gets high marks in the REF. Mark Reed et. al. Comment 12 Jul 2018
British universities fail at research integrity self-regulation One-quarter of surveyed institutions admit to not complying with guidelines. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 11 Jul 2018
Green stories greatest hits We look at the top 5 Earth and environmental science articles by Altmetric Score from 2012 to 2017. Gemma Conroy Listings 7 Jul 2018
A better measure of research from the global south Funders Jean Lebel and Robert McLean describe a new tool for judging the value and validity of science that attempts to improve lives. Jean Lebel & Robert McLean 6 Jul 2018