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EditorialFunding

20th February 2020

Helping researchers secure funding

Our end-to-end editorial support and trainings enable researchers to frame and present their research in clear, complete and coherent proposals that capture the novelty, originality, significance and feasibility of their…

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EditorialPublishing

21st January 2020

The cost of rudeness

Unprofessional review comments affect authors from underrepresented groups disproportionately. Journal editors must take a more active role to minimize the potentially adverse effects of such comments.

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DesignEditorialFundingResearch evaluationScience communicationStoryTraining

21st October 2019

Training candidates for the ERC Consolidator Grant interview

Researchers preparing for their Brussels interviews are undoubtedly near the tops of their fields. But our recent experience shows that they still need support to make the best of this…

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CommunicationsPresentation techniquesPublic speakingScience communication

26th September 2019

Science communications: There’s a will, but not always a way

Recent survey shows that researchers in Sweden are eager to communicate science beyond academia, but that lack of time, resources and training hinders them.

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FundingResearch evaluation

16th May 2019

(Don’t) mind your language

The choice of words used by women may have disadvantaged them during the evaluation of their grant applications despite a blinded process, a recent analysis suggests. Whether this applies to…

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FundingPresentation techniquesStory

15th August 2018

ERC interviews: Telling a compelling story

Explaining your proposal to a European Research Council interview panel can be terrifying, but if you frame it as a story and prepare extensively it can make all the difference.

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FundingPolicyResearch ethics

6th April 2017

Towards more gender-equal European science

Women are better represented in science today than a few decades ago, but progress has been slow. A recent guide provides recommendations for addressing implicit biases, collecting data on gender…

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Science communication

26th October 2016

Time to move on from the information-deficit model

A recent survey by the Pew Research Center confirms that the US public’s views on climate change are shaped primarily by politics, not scientific information. Academics and communicators seeking to…

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FundingImpactPublishingResearch

31st August 2016

Assessment of Swedish research in a global perspective

First instalment of assessment by the Swedish Research Council reveals that Sweden is well-placed internationally in terms of research funding and staff as well as highly cited publications. But future…

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PolicyPublishingScience communication

20th June 2016

Beyond disciplines: the travails of transcendence

The move toward greater inter- and transdisciplinarity creates opportunities as well as challenges for researchers, publishers, funders and communicators.

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