Selected news, views and information on Open Science and scholarly publishing from the past week
Nature US agencies plan research-ethics overhaul
Times Higher Education Medical research shifts from universities to hospitals
Sydney Morning Herald Push for more science, technology graduates based on a ‘wing and a prayer’: report
Science Feature: Iranian scientists rely on ingenuity and smuggling to survive sanctions
Yahoo! News ‘New era’ in Iran science with end of sanctions: report
BBC Lack of science and maths skills ‘can hamper adults’
The Australian [subscription required] Peer review scams conning local journals
Science A new journal wants to publish your research ideas
EurekAlert! Research Ideas & Outcomes: new open-access journal to publish entire research cycles
The Conversation How do academic prodigies spend their time and why does that matter?
Quartz Ranking African universities is a futile endeavour
PR Newswire Elsevier’s reviewer recognition platform expands its functionality
EurekAlert! Autism Speaks launches MSSNG portal for open-access genomics research
The Guardian Can open data prevent a global food shortage?
CIO Feds advance open data roadmap despite challenges
