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Young statisticians sought to help quiz MPs
Feb 7, 2012
Are you a young statistician? Would you like the chance to help question MPs from Westminster's Science and Technology Select Committee?
Open Data consultation responses reveal broad concurrence with RSS views
Feb 2, 2012
The Cabinet Office has published a summary of the almost 500 responses to the public consultation, Making Open Data Real, which reflected a broad degree of consensus with the views submitted by the RSS.
Applications sought for British Science Association media fellowship scheme
Feb 1, 2012
Researchers from PhD level upwards who are keen to develop their communication skills and gain confidence in working with the media are being encouraged to apply to the British Science Association's Media Fellowship scheme.
Davos discusses big data's potential and challenges
Jan 31, 2012
Big data's potential to transform economics, society, democracy, education, health and many other areas was a recurring theme at the 2012 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. But as several presenters explained, there are challenges and risks as well as the advances it promises.
NC3Rs to launch call for proposals on research on mathematical modelling in toxicology on 2 March
Jan 30, 2012
The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) is to launch a call for proposals on research on mathematical modelling in toxicology with a workshop on 2 March 2012 in central London.
ProgressVote centre-stage at Open Economics forum
Jan 24, 2012
ProgressVote, an ongoing process for measuring social progress which aims to avoid both the arbitrary assumptions used in non–GDP composite indices and the complexity that renders huge data dashboards incomprehensible to the broad public, is likely to be a central focus at the Open Economics Hackday on 28 January.
Kelsey appointed to Cabinet Office to spearhead public service transformation through open data
Jan 24, 2012
Tim Kelsey has been appointed as the new executive director for transparency and open data within the Cabinet Office's Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) with immediate effect.
Standing up for Science media workshop - 23rd March, Manchester
Jan 20, 2012
Sense About Science will be holding a Standing up for Science media workshop at the University of Manchester on Friday 23 March. This full day event is free and for early career researchers in all sciences, engineering and medicine (PhD students, post-docs or equivalent in first job).
New awards open to recognise outstanding data journalism and encourage new practitioners
Jan 20, 2012
Submissions are now open for the first global Data Journalism Awards (DJA) – outstanding work will be recognised with six prizes worth €45,000 in total.
Design, analysis and reporting of BMJ scientific misconduct survey was lacking – Sheila Bird
Jan 18, 2012
Professor Sheila Bird has questioned the BMJ's conclusion that scientific misconduct is “alive and well” in the UK on the basis that its survey was blighted by numerous design flaws.
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