Month: May 2017
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Mendeley Data adopts Google Science Datasets standards
Mendeley Data is pleased to announce that we’ve adopted the new Google Science Datasets markup standard for datasets. For the non-computer science buffs amongst us, this means we describe our datasets in a structured way recognised by Google – which helps Google to index our datasets, and makes them more readily available in their search results.…
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Introducing Mendeley Funding
Researchers are under more pressure than ever before to secure the money they need to do their work. The funding exists: the predicted worldwide spend on research in 2016 was $1.9 trillion. This was an increase of 3.4% on the previous year. But with so many grants available in such a myriad of subjects via…
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What a disaster! (but this Pint of Science blog post isn’t one!)
Earthquakes don’t kill people; People kill people. That is the (maybe?) controversial statement Ilan Kelman is putting forth in his Pint of Science talk next week. Kelman, a reader at University College London (UK) and University of Agder (Norway), explains how typical environmental events such as earthquakes and storms are made to become disasters through human actions…
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Conservation at the Bristol Zoo: A Pint of Science preview
Going to the zoo was always a treat as a kid — and still is for many of us adults! But beyond seeing cute critters is some serious research and conservation work. Dr. Alison Cotton, a lecturer in conservation science at The Bristol Zoo, talks about how this West Country’s zoo has major global impact. Mendeley…
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Mendeley Brainstorm – The Future of Energy
On the 21st of April, Great Britain experienced its first day without burning any coal since the 19th century. According to the National Grid, the energy was provided by natural gas, followed by nuclear and renewables. Given this example, what will our future energy mix look like? We are looking for the most well thought…
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