The peer review process: is there room for improvement?
Professor Stan Gielen, President of NWO discusses whether changes are needed to the peer review process and how these can be implemented successfully
Large frame ring lasers and their role in earthquake research
Dr Angela Di Virgilio, of the INFN Sezione di Pisa shares insight into the GINGER project and the importance of large frame ring lasers in earth science
Is precision medicine for membranous nephropathy a dream?
Professor Pierre Ronco and Dr Hanna Debiec discuss the viability of precision medicine in treating patients with the rare disease membranous nephropathy
Photonic nanostructures and the electron microscope
Shima Kadkhodazadeh, researcher at DTU Cen talks about the role of electron microscopy in developments in photonic nanostructures
Scientists reveal first 3D images of DNA in living human cells
Scientists at the Salk Institute in California have generated the first 3D images of human DNA structure inside living cells
Measuring the impact of science and research in Ontario
Minister Reza Moridi explains how Ontario is bridging the divide between ideas and application when it comes to science and research
The evolution of Staphylococcus aureus
Head of the Genomic Research Laboratory François shares insight into Staphylococcus aureus and how it the bacteria has evolved over the years
Highlighting the key Italian research priorities
Open Access Government’s Ciara Ruane details research funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research and their key priorities.
High-performance computing can create new opportunities
Alison Kennedy of the STFC Hartree Centre shares the benefits of high-performance computing and how it can be utilised to make the UK more...
The Lamy report: Ensuring inspirational research
In a speech, EU Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas highlights the findings of the Lamy report and shares why it is necessary to reform the research system
Focusing on high quality research in Sweden
Open Access Government’s MF Warrender shares how Education Minister Helene Hellmark Knutsson is ensuring high quality research in Sweden occurs
Tackling gender imbalance in the research ecosystem
The gender imbalance in the research ecosystem is something that must be addressed. Stephan Kuster, Acting Director of Science Europe discusses
Image-guided surgery as an emerging treatment for lung cancer
Sumith A Kularatne, Vice President of Research & Development at On Target Laboratories discusses the scope of image-guided surgery in treating lung cancer
NSERC: Advancing science and technology in Canada
Open Access Government’s M F Warrender highlights the work being undertaken by NSERC to pioneer scientific advancement in Canada
The customs X-Ray simulator
Alexander Flisch, Project Coordinator, Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology outlines a new platform for cargo X-ray image interpretation training.
Maintaining high quality innovation in Denmark
Open Access Government’s Ciara Ruane explores how Denmark has excelled in research and innovation when compared to other European member states
A roadmap of graphene on SiC
Rositsa Yakimova, of the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM) highlights the strides being made in graphene research
National Science Foundation: pioneering change in the U.S.
Open Access Government highlights the work of the National Science Foundation and reveals the importance of continued funding for research and development
Electronics and photonics: Key enabling technologies
Slovak University of Technology’s Professor Daniel Donoval highlights the scope as well as the influence of electronics and photonics in the modern world
The development of anti-infective drugs
University of Strathclyde’s Professor Colin J Suckling shares research being undertaken into anti-infective and immunomodulatory drug discovery programmes