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Research in the time of a pandemic: SENTINEL- A proactive, early warning system to pre-empt future pandemics

Dr Sabeti and Dr Happi talk about building a pandemic preemption system to safeguard us from future pandemics.

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23 Jul 2020
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Research in the time of a pandemic: Coronavirus, Class and Mutual Aid in the UK

In this week's blog we discuss how the economic systems in place played a role into how the pandemic has developed.

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16 Jul 2020
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Research in the time of a pandemic: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Read about the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Africa and their role during the pandemic.

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09 Jul 2020
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Research in the time of a pandemic: Leading the Oxford Vaccine Trial

Dr Sarah Gilbert, the lead for the Oxford Vaccine Trial for COVID-19 talks about the vaccine.

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02 Jul 2020
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Research in the time of a pandemic: Healthcare preparedness and response

How healthcare agencies prepare for a pandemic? What are the plans and guidance in place and how prepared was the US healthcare system? Find out in this week's blog.

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25 Jun 2020
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Research in the time of a pandemic: Using supercomputers and statistical physics to inform government policies

Read how simulation models are being used in South Korea to inform government policies on COVID-19.

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18 Jun 2020
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Research in the time of a pandemic: How a 2018 BBC documentary helped advance COVID-19 research

The story of an Oxford researcher and how he used data from a BBC documentary to demonstrate COVID-19 spread patterns.

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11 Jun 2020
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Research in the time of a pandemic: Korea’s COVID-19 success story

In this week's blog, read about one of the most successful COVID-19 responses globally, that of Korea

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04 Jun 2020
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Research in the time of a pandemic: An interview with WHO

The World Health Organization is this week's guest in our series 'Research in the time of a pandemic'.

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27 May 2020
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Stories from researchers in lockdown: Constructive adaption, resourcefulness, and motivation

Read the firsthand experiences of researchers working remotely during the pandemic.

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12 May 2020
Transfer Desk

Transfers during trying times

Research goes on. And the Transfer Desk at Springer Nature is still working hard to help every sound submission that comes into us find a suitable journal to publish it.

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18 May 2020
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Research in the time of a pandemic: The researcher's role in shaping policy and communicating with the public

In response to coronavirus, we are launching a new series 'Research in the time of a pandemic'. Read our first interview with Dr. Emmanouil Dermitzakis, key figure in a new epidemiological research project on SARS-COV-2 virus.

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12 May 2020
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Authentication issues? Learn about remote access

We explain how you can access Springer Nature content wherever you may be working from.

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01 May 2020
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Looking for ways to stay connected with your research community? Read an editor's advice.

Read our advice for how you can keep networking despite travel bans by taking advantage of your virtual community, sharing your researcher wider online and more.

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24 Apr 2020
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Want to stay connected with a publisher? Here's how.

Our Palgrave Social Science Editorial Director shares how her team is approaching remote working and how current and potential authors can best stay connected with publishers during this time.

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17 Apr 2020
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Here’s how you can access textbooks for free during the coronavirus lockdown

Download a wide range of essential titles now from across all disciplines.

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16 Apr 2020
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How can AI support the research community in times of crisis?

Explore the rapid prototype report using coronavirus research published in 2020 by Springer Nature.

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01 Apr 2020
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How is Springer Nature helping you carry on with your research in these uncertain times?

We are facing unprecedented circumstances in our personal and professional lives. Find out how Springer Nature is working to support the needs of the research community at this time.

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27 Mar 2020
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How Springer Nature responds to public health emergencies

Learn more about Springer Nature's commitment to supporting the global response to emerging outbreaks.

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18 Mar 2020

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Join one research team on their first voyage through the world of preprinting, a trip that logged 20 citations, 5,500 pdf downloads, 168,083 HTML page views, and an Altmetric score of over 3,700—before their manuscript was even published in Nature Immunology.

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18 Apr 2021

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How open access can support Humanities book authors: Interview with Drue Barrett

Learn about the importance of open access for the public health community.

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27 May 2021

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Why water in crisis is a threat for life

Hear from SDG6 researchers themselves.

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01 Jun 2021

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04 Aug 2021

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14 Jun 2021

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Nature Communications: Editors are keen to support early career researchers in peer review

Nature Communications is offering an Early Career Researcher peer review program. We asked Nature Communications editors who volunteer as mentors for the program, to share their experience.

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11 Jun 2021

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COVID-19: Featured blogs and resources

Research in the time of a pandemic: SENTINEL- A proactive, early warning system to pre-empt future pandemics

Research in the time of a pandemic: Coronavirus, Class and Mutual Aid in the UK

Research in the time of a pandemic: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Research in the time of a pandemic: Leading the Oxford Vaccine Trial

Research in the time of a pandemic: Healthcare preparedness and response

Research in the time of a pandemic: Using supercomputers and statistical physics to inform government policies

Research in the time of a pandemic: How a 2018 BBC documentary helped advance COVID-19 research

Research in the time of a pandemic: Korea’s COVID-19 success story

Research in the time of a pandemic: An interview with WHO

Stories from researchers in lockdown: Constructive adaption, resourcefulness, and motivation

Transfers during trying times

Research in the time of a pandemic: The researcher's role in shaping policy and communicating with the public

Authentication issues? Learn about remote access

Looking for ways to stay connected with your research community? Read an editor's advice.

Want to stay connected with a publisher? Here's how.

Here’s how you can access textbooks for free during the coronavirus lockdown

How can AI support the research community in times of crisis?

How is Springer Nature helping you carry on with your research in these uncertain times?

How Springer Nature responds to public health emergencies

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Getting Published

Case Study: A Journey in Preprinting

Open Research

How open access can support Humanities book authors: Interview with Drue Barrett

Communicating Research

Why water in crisis is a threat for life

Life in Research

How a publisher can help give confidence, support, and a global platform to new ideas

Filter by tag

For Editors

Using 50 years of published research to shape a journal's future

For Peer Reviewers

Nature Communications: Editors are keen to support early career researchers in peer review

Research Integrity

What does data sharing mean for the humanities and social sciences?

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Perspectives on Justice: How practising law transformed one researcher's approach to justice

Perspectives on Justice: Why justice means accountability

Perspectives on Justice: Why public engagement is a fundamental feature of justice research methodology

Research Spotlight: "Patience is a virtue in research"

How a Nature Sustainability editor supports the SDGs

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Researcher Spotlight: "The importance of building an expert status in career development"

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