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What can authors and reviewers do to keep common statistical mistakes out of the literature?

After acknowledging that power differentials exist, can scientists find inspiration to persevere anyway?

The ASAP initiative will incentivize collaboration between researchers and encourage open-science practices to improve our understanding of the biology underlying Parkinson's disease.

The challenges faced by new PIs in the UK include difficulties in recruiting PhD students, maintaining a good work-life balance and securing permanent positions.

The fact that it is difficult to evaluate and compare the outputs of individual researchers might actually be good for science.

Institutions should value teaching and service, and not just research, when considering faculty for promotion and tenure.

Strategies to improve public trust in biomedical research are being hindered by a scientific mindset that stifles interest in reform.

Many authors start with the figures when writing a paper, but it is easier to tell a good story if you start with the Introduction and Results, and leave the figures to later.

In studies of gender disparities in academia, increased focus is required on within-group variability and between-group overlap of distributions when interpreting and reporting results.

A set of paintings by Gustav Klimt highlights ongoing tensions in the relationships between art, science and society.