The STAP cell case with its controversies has become a global media sensation. The lead researcher, Dr. Haruko Obokata of RIKEN research institute in Japan, shot to fame with the publication of…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- August 8, 2014
Six African researchers working for the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)-Wellcome Trust Research Programme pressed charges against the institute for discriminating against them and won the…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- July 24, 2014
Many early career researchers and students are often baffled about the role of peer review and what it entails. This article covers the basics of the peer review system and provides guidelines on…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- June 11, 2014
The winners of the prestigious Shaw Prize, which is also called the "Nobel Prize of Asia," for 2014 were announced on 27 May, 2014, at a press conference held in Hong Kong.
- Sneha Kulkarni
- May 28, 2014
The open access (OA) movement is gaining worldwide consensus as more and more countries are joining the effort to make research freely available.
- Sneha Kulkarni
- May 23, 2014
Imagine what would happen if you woke up to realize all your research data is lost! It is possibly a researcher’s worst nightmare, something some unfortunate researchers have faced in reality. While…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- May 21, 2014
China, one of the the leading contributors to global scientific output and research, has joined the shift to open access. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), one of the country’s…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- May 20, 2014
Wouldn’t be interesting to know how the general public perceives science and what their views are about researchers?
- Sneha Kulkarni
- April 28, 2014
The perplexing case of the STAP cell research, which caught the world’s attention, continues to remain in news. You can read the entire story in brief here.
- Sneha Kulkarni
- April 8, 2014
Although the pace of scientific progress has been rapid, at times, its momentum falters due to stumbling blocks such as irreproducibility of research, fraudulent publications, and honest mistakes.
- Sneha Kulkarni
- April 7, 2014