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In 2014, the UK-based Nuffield Council on Bioethics carried out a series of engagement activities, including an online survey to which 970 people responded, and 15 discussion events at universities around the UK to explore the culture of research in the UK and its effect on ethical conduct in science and the quality of research. The findings of the project were published in December 2014 and th...

Six-figure workstations and custom software are not producing the best graphics or virtual reality simulations anymore. Today, the only way to have the fastest, most realistic simulations and sophisticated graphics is to trade down from the expensive gear to standard PCs running game software. Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and high-fidelity physical simulation have long posed to...

research question. On the basis of this question the researcher chooses the type of research that offers the best possibility of answering the research question. If the research question focuses on the onset or course of a disease, the best choice is an observational study design. If the research question focuses on the effectiveness of interventions, an experimental study design or, specifical...

In 1806, Humphrey Davey said that "nothing promotes the advancement of science so much as a new instrument". This paper reviews some of the lesser-known achievements of Ondrej's early career, and reminds us of the level of performance of instruments in those days, in order to appreciate how great has been the progress in instrumentation, much of it due to Ondrej and his leadership, since then. ...

Editors The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) was issued on May 16 this year. Initially signed by 155 scientists and 78 scientifi c institutions, it explicitly proposes eliminating the use of the impact factor (IF) in science journals " as a surrogate measure of the quality of individual research articles, to assess an individual scientist's contributions, or in hiring, pr...

Recent cases of research misconduct have prompted psychologists to suggest that there is too much vulnerability in the research process (e.g., Simmons et al., 2011; Pashler and Harris, 2012). Regardless of whether this is the case, ensuring the integrity of a discipline requires a clear understanding of what conventions and norms define the research process. In what follows, I consider the rese...

This report summarises the main conclusions of the WOMEN-CORE project and provides a set of recommendations for improving the knowledge base of women in construction research and for empowering women in this sector. COPYRIGHT © 2008 Copyright by the WOMEN-CORE Consortium. The WOMEN-CORE Consortium consists of the following institutions: LABEIN Co-ordinator Spain CIREM Contractor Spain GESIS-CEW...

The role of scientific societies in the promotion of biomedical research is becoming increasingly important, particularly when the political and financial situations across Europe (and the world) are facing unprecedented challenges. The whole field of biomedical research in Europe is therefore in a difficult position, considering that research is usually one of the first victims of global crisi...