Evaluation of the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Initiative
Evaluation of the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Initiative
The evaluation of the Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative is presented in this report.
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Answering the Challenges to Open Access: The '5 Cs'
How to ensure that policy communities can benefit from the increasing volume of research in order to deliver evidence-informed policy?
The Challenge of Unprecedented Floods and Droughts in Risk Management
The Challenge of Unprecedented Floods and Droughts in Risk Management
Unprecedented floods and droughts bring new challenges for risk reduction with implications for efficient governance and investment in integrated management.
The New War on Science: 4 Reasons People Reject Good Data
Scientific skepticism is a global phenomenon. Social psychology researchers sought to find out why and what we can do about it.
'Science Superpower' Plan Risks Making UK Bureaucracy Superpower, Says Peer
A report says that the government's approach 'feels like setting off on a marathon with your shoelaces tied together'.
Billions More for US Science: How the Landmark Spending Plan Will Boost Research
After two years of negotiations, the US Congress finally passed legislation to massively increase science and technology research and enhance competitiveness in the semiconductor industry.
Biodiversity Crisis on the Agenda: Silwood Brings Science and Policy Together
Biodiversity Crisis on the Agenda: Silwood Brings Science and Policy Together
Ecologists and policymakers presented their perspectives at a debate on biodiversity.
Tackling Helicopter Research
A new ethics framework urges researchers to promote greater equity in global collaborations.
The Many Versions of a Female Scientist: There's Still More Work to Do to Overcome Stereotypes of Female Scientists
The Many Versions of a Female Scientist: There's Still More Work to Do to Overcome Stereotypes of Female Scientists
Depictions of women in STEM are powerful sources of inspiration for young women who aspire to a career in those fields. But stereotypes of female scientists persist, and we have some way to go to vanquish them.
Journal Impact Factor and Peer Review Thoroughness and Helpfulness: A Supervised Machine Learning Study
Journal Impact Factor and Peer Review Thoroughness and Helpfulness: A Supervised Machine Learning Study
This study indicates that the JIF is a bad predictor for the quality of peer review of an individual manuscript.
Summer Reader: A Look Back at This Year's Main R&D Policy Stories
It's August and most research and innovation policy wonks have left Brussels. But, if you have summer homework and you need to read up on this year's main developments in research and innovation, we've got you covered. In our view, there have been two main stories this year for EU R&I policy: international chaos, and Horizon.
Retractions Are Increasing, but Not Enough
Retraction Watch has witnessed a retraction boom since its founding 12 years ago. But the scientific community must do much more.
Tracking and Classifying Amazon Fire Events in Near Real Time
The inability to rapidly separate satellite fire detections by fire type hampered fire suppression and assessment of ecosystem and air quality impacts.
Invasive Species Flourish in Non-native Regions Due to Soil Microbes and Fungi
A study of the Canadian horseweed species revealed the changing behaviour of plant species in non-native regions, helping them to become successful invaders
Scrapping Original Plan, Mars Mission Turns to Existing Rover to Help Bring Samples Home
Helicopters will serve as backup to using Perseverance rover for delivery
Dataset of Identified Scholars Mentioned in Acknowledgement Statements
Measurement(s) acknowledgements section
US Faculty Members Support Open-Access Publishing in Broad Survey
More respondents under 44 than over 65 are enthusiastic about the publishing model.
Grant Success Rates Are Up Compared with Horizon 2020
Success rates for researchers applying for Horizon Europe grants stand at 15.8% according to preliminary data, an improvement on the 'unacceptably low' level of 12% in the previous EU research programme, Horizon 2020.
Commission Rejects Calls for UK and Swiss Access to Horizon
Commission Rejects Calls for UK and Swiss Access to Horizon
The European Commission has rejected calls from research leaders on both sides of the English Channel for it to put politics aside and allow Switzerland and the UK to join the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
James Lovelock, Creator of Gaia Hypothesis, Dies on 103rd Birthday
The scientist was best known for his theory that the Earth is a self-regulating community of organisms
A Helping Hand From the Government? How Public Research Funding Affects Academic Output in Less-Prestigious Universities in China
A Helping Hand From the Government? How Public Research Funding Affects Academic Output in Less-Prestigious Universities in China
This study, proposes that the positive impact of public funds is much weaker in less-prestigious universities than in prestigious ones, and that overdependence on public research funding in fact even hurts academic output quality in less-prestigious universities.
Support Europe's Bold Vision for Responsible Research Assessment
There have been many initiatives to combat the distorting effect of research assessment exercises. The latest looks like it might work.
Writing Workshops
The intention of the Writing Workshops is to cultivate professional networks and mentorship and provide access for early career researchers in developing countries to the academic requirements of journals, including international journals, and to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to publish in these journals.
Could Machine Learning Fuel a Reproducibility Crisis in Science?
Could Machine Learning Fuel a Reproducibility Crisis in Science?
'Data leakage' threatens the reliability of machine-learning use across disciplines, researchers warn.
As Horizon Europe Priorities Evolve, Universities Want More Transparency on Spending
As Horizon Europe Priorities Evolve, Universities Want More Transparency on Spending
Horizon Europe is a new type of beast. While building on previous EU research programmes, it is doubling down on making an impact on major societal and technological challenges facing the bloc. Research stakeholders fear this shift will take money away from laboratory bench research and are calling on the European Commission to ensure it is clear which parts of the Horizon Europe pot impact-driven funding is coming from.
The End of Journal Impact Factor Purgatory (and Numbers to the Thousandths) - The Scholarly Kitchen
On the Brink of a Damaging Departure from EU Research
Uncertainty in British politics is a headache for UK researchers
US Lawmakers Turn Attention to Plague of Fake Journal Papers
US lawmakers have warned that fake research papers risk compromising trust in the entire scientific system, as Artificial Intelligence makes it ever easier for so-called paper mills to fool journals into accepting made up articles.
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