Science is a social process: facilitating community interactions across the research lifecycle

Sierra Williams Modern day research practice is incredibly collaborative, increasingly interdisciplinary and a very social process. PeerJ’s Community Manager Sierra Williams underlines the importance of recognising publication as one aspect of a much wider social process. By way of introduction to her role, she reflects here on the purpose of community in science communication. Where do… Continue reading Science is a social process: facilitating community interactions across the research lifecycle

World Water Week: How innovation will help save and clean up water supply

Junior Water Prize Winner/creative commons ©Jonas Borg

Beth Walker As experts gathered in Stockholm for World Water Week, thethirdpole.net looks at the most interesting innovations that could transform how we use fast-dwindling water resources Orignially posted at thethirdpole.net, that focuses on understanding Asia’s water crisis. Republished at SixDegrees under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 England & Wales License Drones for monitoring water quality China could… Continue reading World Water Week: How innovation will help save and clean up water supply