Speculation starts around the scope of Canada’s associate member status, and how universities could help shape it

Brussels says Hungary’s new government has addressed rule-of-law breaches, including on corruption and conflicts of interest

Academia is dysfunctional, says the White House, and needs radical solutions. But is the research reform agenda being used to defund universities, or moving too fast?

Budget pragmatism prompts shift of bottom-up funding for institutions to programme area devoted to collaborative research.

Analysis of OA policies across 35 countries finds “progress” but also “persistent fragmentation”.

Studies produced by a suspected paper mill are frequently cited in patents, clinical guidelines and policy documents, according to a new analysis.  

Background Peer review-based funding evaluation systems are under increasing pressure. To help alleviate this, innovative approaches like Distributed Peer Review (DPR) are being explored.

The major funder of basic science has not said how its new initiatives will be funded, but staff worry that streamlined approach will further squeeze cash for core sciences.

Commission proposes Innovation Act and Public Procurement Act to harmonise rules and unlock funding for new technologies.

Alarmed by the victory of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in an east German state government election, major higher education organisations have made urgent pleas to uphold academic freedom.

NSF and the Department of Commerce have scrubbed references to the dangers of political interference in science from official agency policy documents.

Changes to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows.