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Is the Scientific Paper Still a Fraud?
How we write scientific papers does not reflect how we do science, masking the human in the process by design. We should consider the structure of the scientific paper, and the need to celebrate the human in an age when AI threatens to overwhelm us.
Jason Arday's Tragic Death Reveals the Intense Skepticism Black Scholars Face
Engagement with the scientific community can have a stimulating effect on Swiss diplomacy
Engagement with the scientific community can have a stimulating effect on Swiss diplomacy
This interview with Ambassador Philipp Stalder explains why Switzerland is trying to strengthen science-diplomacy links with African partners. It highlights existing Swiss-African research collaborations, and frames research cooperation as a way to build long-term trust and support foreign-policy objectives.
How Can Citizen Science Reduce Psychological Distance to Science? Insights from Three Projects in Contested Environmental Contexts
How Can Citizen Science Reduce Psychological Distance to Science? Insights from Three Projects in Contested Environmental Contexts
This article argues that science communication is not just dissemination but part of participatory knowledge production, especially when science is socially contested and policy-relevant.
Catalytic Effect of Open Data Platforms: the Case of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Catalytic Effect of Open Data Platforms: the Case of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Do open-data infrastructures actively reshape research agendas? Using GBIF as a case, this study finds that topic choices shifted after using the platform, framing open data platforms as research “catalysts,” not passive repositories.
How to make your science business succeed when you’re a female founder
How to make your science business succeed when you’re a female founder
Sexist assumptions and a male-dominated culture can make it harder for women to attract investment for the companies they set up.
Why Scientists Should Lead the Shift Away from AI Mega Data Centres
Why Scientists Should Lead the Shift Away from AI Mega Data Centres
Publicly available AI models and local infrastructure can reduce AI's environmental footprint while giving researchers greater control over the tools they use.
Why Mega-conferences Work Better Than Their Critics Think
Critics attack academic mega-conferences as too big and too cliquish, favouring smaller, curated meetings as the humane alternative.
Co-constructing the ERC proposal: grant writing support professionals, domains of expertise and value conflicts
Co-constructing the ERC proposal: grant writing support professionals, domains of expertise and value conflicts
Professional grant-writing advisers help researchers construct ERC proposals—and thereby influence what institutions present as competitive science, affecting efforst to change research culture.
EU Access Charter Sends ‘Important Signal’ to Research and Technology Infrastructures
EU Access Charter Sends ‘Important Signal’ to Research and Technology Infrastructures
Voluntary framework aims to improve access for industry and start-ups and to speed up time to market.
Despite Global Turmoil, Gen Z Researchers Are Not Giving Up
Despite Global Turmoil, Gen Z Researchers Are Not Giving Up
Four researchers born after 1997 describe how they stay motivated and cultivate resilience during difficult times.
Guest Post - Do We Need (r)evolution in Peer Review?
Whether peer review needs revolution or evolution may be the wrong question. The more pressing one is whether the academic community is prepared to let scientific ideas be published, contested, and refined in public, rather than behind closed doors.
When the Best Decision is No Decision: the Rise of Randomization in Grant Funding
When the Best Decision is No Decision: the Rise of Randomization in Grant Funding
If reviewers can't reliably tell the difference between top grant proposals, why should they pretend they can? A new wave of funders is turning to lotteries to break the tie.
OSF Changes: A Note to Users
The Center for Open Science announced a significant change to the Open Science Framework (OSF). This post shares what led to the change, implications, and what's next.
Chemistry Advances When Disciplines Connect
Universities and funding agencies should organize research around problems, reward shared achievement, and support ideas that fall between established fields.
What Counts As Data in Qualitative Research?
How qualitative research becomes data and how researchers can do more to represent these influences in their work.
As Impact is Increasingly Found in Non-academic Careers What Skills Do PhD Students Need Now?
As Impact is Increasingly Found in Non-academic Careers What Skills Do PhD Students Need Now?
Students and institutions have much to gain from taking the impact competencies developed through doctoral research more seriously.
White House Plan for a 'Golden Age' of Science Ignores the Structures That Made the US a Scientific Superpower
White House Plan for a 'Golden Age' of Science Ignores the Structures That Made the US a Scientific Superpower
A new White House science strategy, laid out in a report titled Science: A New Golden Age, challenges an 80-year-old model that made the US the global scientific leader.
Dissecting the Gender Divide: Authorship and Acknowledgment in Scientific Publications
Dissecting the Gender Divide: Authorship and Acknowledgment in Scientific Publications
The results of this study confirm persistent gender disparities: women are more frequently acknowledged than credited as co-authors, especially in roles involving investigation and analysis.
5.5 Million Tons of Lab Plastic: Can Robot Washers and Steel Dishes Help?
5.5 Million Tons of Lab Plastic: Can Robot Washers and Steel Dishes Help?
Scientists and entrepreneurs are developing innovative ways to reduce laboratory plastic waste through reusable equipment, recycling technologies, and greener workflows.
Retaining Neurodivergent Talent Will Strengthen the STEM Pipeline
Retaining Neurodivergent Talent Will Strengthen the STEM Pipeline
The challenge is not a lack of neurodivergent talent, but systems that fail to support and retain it.
Physics PhDs Are Leaving the US at a Record-high Rate
The exodus of non-US citizens has "certainly" been influenced by science funding and visa policy changes under Trump, a new AIP report says.
IBM Claims its Quantum Computers Outperform Classical Ones
Has quantum advantage been achieved, and what does this mean for scientists?
Promoting Equity in Research Funding Requires Collaboration Now More Than Ever
Promoting Equity in Research Funding Requires Collaboration Now More Than Ever
In contested and cautious times, cross-sector working is needed to push EDI work forward. What can this look like in the context of research funding? In contested and cautious times, cross-sector working is needed to push EDI work forward.
The Guardian view on the Lovell telescope: budget cuts to physics are bad science and worse politics
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