NSF Set to Issue Lowest Number of New Grants in Four Decades
The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.
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Universities Must Stop Protecting Bullies OR More People Will Leave Science
Letting powerful academics off the hook and punishing the people they bullied sends the message that abuse is acceptable in academia.
Small research ecosystems in large international public policies: Tracing an infrastructurally mediated pathway from CroRIS to Overton
Small research ecosystems in large international public policies: Tracing an infrastructurally mediated pathway from CroRIS to Overton
Policy document citations are increasingly used to evidence the societal impact of research, yet we know little about how such indicators operate in small research systems
NIH Proposes Major Revamp of How It Scores Research Grant Proposals
NIH Proposes Major Revamp of How It Scores Research Grant Proposals
Proponents argue that the current system creates a false sense of precision, but critics fear that the change could increase political interference.
For a Decade CRediT Has Quietly Reshaped Academic Authorship - What Comes Next?
For a Decade CRediT Has Quietly Reshaped Academic Authorship - What Comes Next?
The CredIT taxonomy has become a feature of academic publishing, but has its potential for creating research insights been fully exploited?
Homophily in Grant Evaluations
This study examines whether similarity between applicants and evaluators influences grant-review outcomes. The findings contribute to ongoing debates about fairness, bias, and the design of competitive research-funding systems.
Just following the money? How research funding shapes the governance of university research
Just following the money? How research funding shapes the governance of university research
The authors investigate how funding structures influence university governance and research behaviour. The paper contributes to broader discussions about autonomy, incentives, and the organisation of research systems.
The rise of large language models and the direction and impact of US federal research funding
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.
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