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AI Agents Are 'aeroplanes for the Mind': Five Ways to Ensure That Scientists Are Responsible Pilots

AI Agents Are 'aeroplanes for the Mind': Five Ways to Ensure That Scientists Are Responsible Pilots

As artificial-intelligence systems take on more of the scientific workflow, the central goal should not be complete automation, but designing platforms that preserve creativity, responsibility and surprise.

NSF officials break silence on how AI and quantum now drive agency grantmaking

NSF officials break silence on how AI and quantum now drive agency grantmaking

Leaders acknowledge White House role in controversial moves

Ireland's Five-year Plan for Research Aims to Boost PhD Numbers and Spin-outs

Ireland's Five-year Plan for Research Aims to Boost PhD Numbers and Spin-outs

Ireland has launched a five-year strategy to boost research and innovation. It sets out how the newly minted funder Research Ireland can shape the country’s research landscape, not just fund it.


 

The Popularity of "new Antiquarianism" Challenges How We Understand Research Impact

The Popularity of "new Antiquarianism" Challenges How We Understand Research Impact

Research in the humanities is not confined to academic institutions. Particularly in history & archaeology where "new antiquarianism" creates public research.

How Can City Administrations Innovate to Advance Green Transitions While Strengthening Democracy?

How Can City Administrations Innovate to Advance Green Transitions While Strengthening Democracy?

City governments’ ability to drive green transitions depends not only on technological solutions and administrative capacity, but also on democratic legitimacy.

Sustainability research overlooks key actors and actions in the face of the environmental crisis

Sustainability research overlooks key actors and actions in the face of the environmental crisis

Efforts to advance towards a more sustainable world focus heavily on a limited set of actions and actors while overlooking key strategies and sectors needed to address the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, according to a new study.

The Growing Number of US Scientists Moving to Spain: 'My Colleagues Are Having a Very Hard Time'

The Growing Number of US Scientists Moving to Spain: 'My Colleagues Are Having a Very Hard Time'

One in three recipients of the state-funded Atrae program comes from the United States

Federal Science Workforce Declines Sharply Under Trump

Federal Science Workforce Declines Sharply Under Trump

The last year was marked by turmoil at science agencies and the administration's stated desire to shrink the federal workforce.

A Large-scale Randomized Study of Large Language Model Feedback in Peer Review

A Large-scale Randomized Study of Large Language Model Feedback in Peer Review

A randomized controlled study demonstrates that large language model-generated feedback can make reviews more informative while enhancing reviewer-author engagement. Preprint available: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.09737

Major Chinese Funder to Stop Paying Fees for 30 Pricey Open-access Journals

Major Chinese Funder to Stop Paying Fees for 30 Pricey Open-access Journals

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) plans to stop paying to publish their papers in international free-to-read journals it regards as too expensive amid effort to grow the country’s own journals.

Switzerland to Host the Global AI Summit 2027 in Geneva

Switzerland to Host the Global AI Summit 2027 in Geneva

Switzerland will host the next Global Summit on AI in Geneva in 2027. This was announced by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin, in New Delhi at the AI Impact Summit in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

Pop-up Journals for Policy Research: Can Temporary Titles Deliver Answers?

Pop-up Journals for Policy Research: Can Temporary Titles Deliver Answers?

Journals that focus on specific research questions could help to bridge the science-policy gap, if they can attract researchers.

Does Targeted Research Funding Reshape Research Landscapes?

Does Targeted Research Funding Reshape Research Landscapes?

New research finds no clear evidence that targeted funding leads to larger or more abrupt shifts in research topics than non-targeted funding. Instead, changes in research focus tend to be gradual, and similar in scale across both funding modes.

Four Years On, Research Excellence in Wartime is Not a Luxury - It is Infrastructure

Four Years On, Research Excellence in Wartime is Not a Luxury - It is Infrastructure

The experience of UK-Ukraine research collaboration demonstrates the critical importance of structures when systems and individuals are under pressure.

AI is Threatening Science Jobs. Which Ones Are Most at Risk?

AI is Threatening Science Jobs. Which Ones Are Most at Risk?

Data-analysis and modelling positions are already becoming obsolete, but hands-on experimentalists can breathe easy for now.

Five Ways Increased Militarization Could Change Scientific Careers

Five Ways Increased Militarization Could Change Scientific Careers

Scholars working on defence, conflict and science funding consider the impact on research careers and budgets, highlighting five broad trends.

Can hackathons help foster data skills in the Global South?

Can hackathons help foster data skills in the Global South?

In the aquamarine waters off Kenya’s eastern coast, fishing nets often accidentally ensnare endangered sea turtles. A local conservation group has spent years recording these encounters in a sprawling archive of data. Yet much of it remains unused. The authors propose a creative solution: hackathons, a competitive activity that has gained popularity across STEM fields because it challenges participants to quickly develop solutions to real-world problems.