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“A second senior #government official said the #budget is expected to include up to $1-billion to attract high-quality #talent and #researchers from the United States and elsewhere.” (So far, so good) www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... #Canada #federalbudget #MarkCarney

Budget to include $50-billion ...

Budget to include $50-billion local infrastructure fund

Finance Minister to announce funding for housing, transportation, hospitals and emergency services, as well as tens of billions in targeted savings

The Globe and Mail

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS 3d ago

From @newyorktimes: A team of #researchers found evidence of shady organizations churning out #fake or low-quality #studies on an industrial scale. And their output is rising fast, #threatening the #integrity of many fields. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/science/04hs-science-papers-fraud-research-paper-mills.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE8.3ofg.UoFpRWz-oNpj&smid=url-share

Fraudulent Scientific Papers Are Rapidly Increasing, Study Finds

A statistical analysis found that the number of fake journal articles being churned out by “paper mills” is doubling every year and a half.

The New York Times

ORCID Organization 6d ago

🗣️ We are delighted to announce the release of a new Featured Works section of the ORCID record!

⭐ This new Featured Works section is intended to provide users with a way to highlight research outputs, ensuring that a researcher's greatest contributions are noticed and considered when it counts most.

#ORCID #FeaturedWorks #Researchers #ResearchCareer

ORCID's New Featured Works Section Helps Researchers Shine a Spotlight on Career Highlights

The ORCID record now has a new Featured Works section to help researchers stand out.

ORCID

Zorz Studios Oct 22

A group of #gorillas have a surprising knack for hunting #truffles, researchers find: https://zorz.it/peqab

#LauraBaisas #observations #Congo #TraditionalKnowledge #primates #SavoryFungi #WildlifeConservationSociety #researchers

N-gated Hacker News Oct 21

In a #groundbreaking revelation that's surely worth its weight in #peanuts 🥜, #researchers discovered that following advice from 2015 can actually yield results! Who knew that listening to experts might be beneficial? Meanwhile, 60,000 parents breathe a sigh of relief and consider adding 'peanut adviser' to their LinkedIn profiles. 🥴
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peanut-allergies-60000-kids-avoided-2015-advice/ #discovery #expertadvice #parenting #HackerNews #ngated

Some 60,000 kids have avoided peanut allergies due to landmark 2015 advice, study finds

About 60,000 children have avoided developing peanut allergies after 2015 guidance upended medical practice by recommending introducing the allergen to infants starting as early as 4 months, a new study finds.

Nils A.Oct 20

Will I see you at the #ODISSEI conference in Utrecht this year? Always an inspiring day and a somewhat unique mix of #researchers and #researchdata /infrastructure professionals from the computational #socialscience

https://odissei-data.nl/event/odissei-conference-2025/

#FAIR #netherlands #ssh

ODISSEI Conference 2025 - ODISSEI – Open Data Infrastructure for Social Science and Economic Innovations

ODISSEI is hosting its next live conference in Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, on 4 November 2025.

ODISSEI – Open Data Infrastructure for Social Science and Economic Innovations

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Oct 19

“Its mission is to reverse decades of #scientific #braindrain by offering salaries, lab space, and collaboration opportunities to promising young #researchers around the world.” www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Canada’s brain gain: A scienti...

Canada’s brain gain: A scientific migration amid U.S turmoil

More than 600 scientists – about half from the U.S. – ‘raise their hands’ as they compete for positions at a Canadian Hospital.

CTVNews

Hacker News Oct 18

Researchers Discover the Optimal Way to Optimize

https://www.quantamagazine.org/researchers-discover-the-optimal-way-to-optimize-20251013/

#HackerNews #Researchers #Discover #the #Optimal #Way #to #Optimize #Optimization #Research #Discoveries #Data #Science

Researchers Discover the Optimal Way To Optimize | Quanta Magazine

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better.

Quanta Magazine

El Duvelle Oct 17

This applies to all of us #Researchers - why do we keep flying all around the world just to give (or watch) some talks that could have been given or watched online???

Yes, in-person conferences are slightly better for "networking"... but is this really worth destroying the planet?!
Quoting @urlyman:
https://mastodon.social/@urlyman/115388470516433339

#SaveThePlanet #Academia #AcademicChatter

Tokyo Oct 15

Tokyo university offers higher pay for US researchers

Science Move seeks to gain from American schools’ brain drain Tokyo Metropolitan University has begun accepting applications for two research positions with five-year contracts available to researchers from outside Japan. (Tokyo Metropolitan University) RYOKO SH…
#Japan #JP #Tokyo #Higher #news #offers #pay #researchers #tokyonews #university #us #東京 #東京都
 https://www.alojapan.com/1392867/tokyo-university-offers-higher-pay-for-us-researchers/