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.
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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
White House Calls for Science Funding Shake-Up
A new OSTP report recommends channeling funding to researchers with big ideas, not elite universities.
The US ‘Golden Age’ Science Strategy: What Europeans Need to Know
The US ‘Golden Age’ Science Strategy: What Europeans Need to Know
Is it a good faith attempt to fix problems in academia, or a smokescreen for cuts to universities and political control over science?
NSF Partners with Universities and Industry on Pilot Initiative for Four-year Ph.D. Programs with Real-world Research Placements
NSF Partners with Universities and Industry on Pilot Initiative for Four-year Ph.D. Programs with Real-world Research Placements
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a $47 million investment over five years, along with additional financial commitments from nearly three dozen universities and private industry.
Job Insecurity is Chipping Away at Me and My Cohort. Is It Us, or the State of the Economy?
Papers with Open Peer-review Reports Are Less Likely to Be Retracted
Papers with Open Peer-review Reports Are Less Likely to Be Retracted
Researchers say that transparent publishing practices could be associated with research quality, but more evidence is needed.
War Fractures Emerging Clinical Trial Infrastructure in the Middle East
War Fractures Emerging Clinical Trial Infrastructure in the Middle East
As conflicts escalate, resource shortages and patient safety force researchers in Middle Eastern countries to make difficult decisions about clinical trials.
When Physicians and AI Work Together, Who is Accountable? How to Lay out Medical Liability
When Physicians and AI Work Together, Who is Accountable? How to Lay out Medical Liability
A staging system based on how big a role AI has in patient care can help to identify who is responsible in cases in which care fails.
A Fatal Reaction
A cutting-edge gene-editing trial in China went disastrously wrong. A family wants accountability.
Categorizing Open Access Business Models
Models for funding open access journal article publishing can be sorted into three categories, organized by who pays and what they pay for: transactional, collective action, and subvention.
International PhD Students to Face Strict Limits on Time in the US
International PhD Students to Face Strict Limits on Time in the US
Trump administration takes action to address 'forever students'.
Should Horizon Europe Take More Note of Vocational Centres?
Dutch MEP Brigitte van den Berg is on a mission to raise the profile of vocational training in EU research and innovation policy.
Industry Rejects Move to Cash Contributions for EU Joint Undertakings
Industry Rejects Move to Cash Contributions for EU Joint Undertakings
The European Commission has received significant pushback to its suggestion that industry could be required to make cash rather than in kind contributions to Horizon Europe joint undertakings (JUs).
Open Science, Open Innovation? The Role of Open Access in Patenting Activity
Open Science, Open Innovation? The Role of Open Access in Patenting Activity
This study, which analysed how scientific publications are used in patents, finds that open-access research is cited in patents more often than expected, suggesting that open science can strengthen knowledge transfer from academia to innovation and industry.
Could Small-team Science Be Dying Out?
The proportion of one- and two-author papers in the Nature Index is shrinking rapidly, as science done by big teams continues to surge.
Europe’s AI Problem is Not Merely Competition, but Control
Europe’s AI Problem is Not Merely Competition, but Control
We do not own the leading-edge AI technology we rely on for research and innovation. We rent it, mostly from US companies.
Artificial intelligence in academic practices and policy discourses across ‘Big 5’ publishers
Artificial intelligence in academic practices and policy discourses across ‘Big 5’ publishers
Flexible World Bank-Supported Project Helps Croatia Fill R&D Funding Gaps
Flexible World Bank-Supported Project Helps Croatia Fill R&D Funding Gaps
Croatia has partnered with the World Bank in a highly targeted €106 million project that aims to fill R&D funding gaps that are not easily met by EU programmes.
Absorbing Science Brief into Business Department ‘Makes Sense’
Absorbing Science Brief into Business Department ‘Makes Sense’
In the UK, Andy Burnham’s decision to absorb the science brief into an expanded business department could strengthen links between research and the government’s industrial strategy.
National R&D Efforts Needed to Make the Most Montenegro’s Coming EU Accession
National R&D Efforts Needed to Make the Most Montenegro’s Coming EU Accession
EU accession will be a huge boost to Montenegro’s research and innovation ecosystem, but the country must still make efforts nationally to create real impact, say members of its research community.
German Research Funder Issues Warning over Threats to Academic Freedom
German Research Funder Issues Warning over Threats to Academic Freedom
External influences - such as politics, funding and the media - are increasingly putting the autonomy of research under pressure.
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