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Thanks to skyrocketing applications and shrinking budgets, only 2% of applicants now win grants. In 2027, the budget will hit a new low.
Stephen Curry critically examines proposals for a new “golden age” of science and questions approaches that promise to improve science through strongly directed reform. He argues for the importance of academic freedom, pluralism and constructive disagreement in determining how science develops.
For years, Diamond Open Access – a model where scholarly publishing is free for both authors and readers – has been championed as the great equaliser in global science. But a new study reveals that this equitable ecosystem is increasingly fracturing.
If we want scholarly publishing to be worth anything in a generation, we must acknowledge the risks we run by relying on intelligent automation.
Manuel Heitor’s latest paper spells out why proposed cuts to Horizon Europe’s budget are misguided.
A new joint declaration on strengthening cooperation is welcome, but experts say a collective approach to implementation is vital
Opposition win for movement led by students and academics also changes prospects for EU accession
A survey of more than 140,000 people across 140 countries found confidence in science sliding since its pandemic-era high.
The committee deal on the European Competitiveness Fund changes the draft report but maintains tight links to Horizon Europe
The compromise text outlines how ‘experts’ would help set priorities for collaborative research
The study applies alternative topic-modelling approaches to funded research and examines how gender and geographical location relate to funding patterns.
The EIT has opened a new call for its Higher Education Initiative, giving university consortia money to improve their deep-tech innovation capacity.
Money from the world’s increasingly prosperous technology entrepreneurs has been flooding into biomedical research. Is it changing how science is done?
As machines race ahead in solving problems, mathematicians must establish a new era that prizes human understanding over simply publishing more solutions.
The European Commission plans to develop an EU polar research hub to strengthen coordination and improve the alignment between science and policy.
Over 1,000 representatives from the private sector, philanthropy, science, diplomacy and politics discussed the implications of future scientific and technological breakthroughs.
Funding is becoming more concentrated, with increasingly large grants going to fewer projects.
MEPs call the agreement “the first important milestone” in the negotiations, with a committee vote scheduled for November 10.
Institutions need to take responsibility for colleagues doing politicised research.
