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Sharing research in three minutes: A shorter timeframe to see the bigger picture
Joshua Chu-TanJane Duong Joshua Chu-Tan is a second-year PhD student in the Provis Group at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University (ANU). His presentation of...
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The Power of Data: Notes from the STEM Summit 4.0
By James Cola, Communications Manager, Springer Nature The STEM Summit 4.0 – The Power of Data was held by Scientific American and Macmillan Learning at the New York Academy of Sciences on October 14,...
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What makes a great peer reviewer? Tips from Nature Research editors
By Leonie Mueck (Senior Editor, Nature), Alicia Newton (Senior Editor, Nature Geoscience) and Sebastien Thuault (Senior Editor, Nature Neuroscience) Peer review is at the heart of high-quality academic...
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Standing up for science
Dr David Robert Grimes Guest post by Dr David Robert Grimes Next week, the winner of the 2016 John Maddox Prize for standing up for science will be announced. The prize is unique in that it rewards not...
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Don’t shoot the messenger: Helping scientists to help others
Guest post by Professor Elizabeth Loftus, winner of the 2016 John Maddox Prize Elizabeth Loftus The Other Richard I could hardly contain my excitement when I first learned that I would receive the 2016...
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Recognising mentoring in science: Reflections from southern California
Guest blog by Susan L. Forsburg, recipient of the mid-career 2016 Nature Award for Mentoring in Science. Professor Forsburg was presented with the award in Los Angeles on 28 November by Sir Philip...
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Recognising mentoring in science: A lifetime’s achievement
Guest blog by Julie Overbaugh, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement 2016 Nature Award for Mentoring in Science. Dr Overbaugh was presented with the award in Seattle on 1 December by Sir Philip...
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Second skins, recovering paraplegics and more: The most popular science...
Launched today, the annual Altmetric Top 100 highlights the research papers published in the last year that have generated significant international online attention and discussion – from mainstream...
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Zika research in 2016
The emergence and spread of Zika virus across much of the globe led the World Health Organisation to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in February 2016. It has been – and will...
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Keeping up-to-date with the primary literature just got a little easier
With over 4,000 primary research papers published every day within the natural sciences, it can be overwhelming to try to keep up-to-date with the literature in a research field. When we spoke with...
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Beyond data: SpringerMaterials Interactive goes live
A guest blog by Robin Padilla, Product Manager in Springer’s Database Research Group This week the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Exposition is taking place in San Francisco. In...
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Remember Max Born – refugee scientists and a role for UK higher education...
Last month Nature published a Special on human migration, which included stories of refugee scientists. This related blog comes from Leonie Mueck, writing in her personal capacity. Dr Mueck is a...
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Creating a world without Parkinson’s 200 years after ‘An Essay on the Shaking...
A guest blog by James Beck, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Parkinson’s Foundation Dr James Beck This year, we mark 200 years since James Parkinson published his famous monograph,...
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Nature Research’s next steps on journal metrics
Journal metrics, with titles such as Journal Impact Factor, Immediacy Index, Eigenfactor Score and Article Influence Score, can seem fairly puzzling. This is particularly the case when they are often...
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Open access compliance: supporting Springer Nature authors
This blog comes from Jessica Monaghan and Charlie Coyte from Springer Nature’s Open Research Group Meeting the open access (OA) requirements of research funders and institutions can prove a real...
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Increasing transparency in peer review
As part of Springer Nature plans to celebrate the theme of Peer Review Week 2017 “Transparency in peer review”, we organised an event for researchers to discuss what transparency in peer review means...
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Ada Lovelace Day: Our editors celebrate leaders in their fields – Part 3
Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of celebration that helps people learn about the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths, inspiring others and creating new role...
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A day dedicated to research
Springer Nature organizes the first Research Day in Rome at La Sapienza University This guest blog comes from Nick Barber, Library Director, Southern Europe, Springer On Oct 3 2017 Springer Nature...
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We’re delivering on open access. Will you join us?
This blog comes from Steven Inchcoombe, Chief Publishing Officer, Springer Nature At the start of 2017 Open Access Week, today we’re delighted to announce that we have reached a significant milestone...
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A new editorial community
This is the third of three guest blogs we’re featuring from the chief editors of three newly-launched journals: Communications Biology, Communications Chemistry and Communications Physics. (Read the...
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