Renke Siems on user tracking on science publisher platforms, its implications for their individual users and ways to face this issue

Sabine Müller on the hierarchical system of German academia and why it could be a problem for the wellbeing of young academics and Ph.D. candidates. She compares it to her experiences at Oxford University and sheds light on the differences between the two research cultures.

Lucy G. Gillis on inequalities in science reproduced by letters of reference and how to encounter them

Jörg Peters on the lack of replicability of many publications in economics, the role of p-hacking and publication pressure, and reasons for cautious optimism in considering these issues

Kelsey Medeiros on sexual harassment, what role it plays in relation to power structures in academia, and possible ways to address it

A group of researchers from the German N² network presents the results of a survey among PhD students on the abuse of power in science and outlines ways to counter it

Ruixue Jia on the influence of administrative power in Chinese academia on researchers’ publication activity, their selection of co-authors, and the topics they are writing about.

Linda Jauch on powerful dependancies of academics to funding bodies, their supervisors and what to do about it.

Katrin Martens take on the struggles of transdisciplinary research.

2020 was different for all of us to say the least and only time will tell what this pandemic will mean for our futures – personally and professionally. Science has taken center stage during this year and thus, a lot of issues that were previously only discussed within the community have gained more attention from society. After an eventful year we would like to take a look back at the Elephants in the Lab of the Year.