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Academic Sector Makes Moves to Going Green
Europe's universities and research organisations are going green, with some bidding to be at the forefront of Europe's 2050 net zero ambition.
The $93-billion Plan to Put Astronauts Back on the Moon
The world's most powerful rocket will make a trip around the Moon in 2022 - a step towards landing people there in 2025, and part of the US Artemis programme.
Half of Covid-Hospitalised Still Symptomatic Two Years On, Study Finds
Research on Wuhan patients reveals effects of long Covid, with 11% still not having returned to work.
EU Start-ups in Limbo As Commission Dithers over European Innovation Council Equity Fund
EU Start-ups in Limbo As Commission Dithers over European Innovation Council Equity Fund
The European Innovation Council's (EIC) Accelerator funding for start-ups continues to be held up as the Commission's directorates fight over how to manage the new equity fund. The delays are affecting companies selected to receive 'blended finance' - a mix of grant and equity funding - following the June cut-off date last year, the first under Horizon Europe. But the impact may soon be felt by those next in line, which were selected for funding following the October cut-off.
Struggling to Meet a Deadline? Japan's Manuscript Writing Cafe is Here to Help
A cafe in Japan helps writers overcome their procrastination.
Are COVID Surges Becoming More Predictable? New Omicron Variants Offer a Hint
Omicron relatives called BA.4 and BA.5 are behind a fresh wave of COVID-19 in South Africa, and could be signs of a more predictable future for SARS-CoV-2.
Welcome to Hotel Elsevier: You Can Check-Out Any Time You Like … Not
Welcome to Hotel Elsevier: You Can Check-Out Any Time You Like … Not
Trying to understand what private data Elsevier collects; what private data Elsevier sells; and what to do about it.
EU Launches Ukrainian Research Aid Scheme As It Boosts Horizon Europe Budget
EU Launches Ukrainian Research Aid Scheme As It Boosts Horizon Europe Budget
The European Commission officially launched a €25 million direct aid package of Marie Skłodowska-Curie grants for researchers from Ukraine, as it announced a €562 million increase for the Horizon Europe budget in 2022.
Is Infrastructure Consolidation the Next Step? CCC Acquires Ringgold
Is Infrastructure Consolidation the Next Step? CCC Acquires Ringgold
In the light of CCCs acquisition of Ringgold last week, three Chefs, Phill Jones, Roger Schonfeld, and Todd Carpenter reflect on the motivations for the move and its implications for PIDs and organisational identifiers.
Revealed: the 'carbon Bombs' Set to Trigger Catastrophic Climate Breakdown
Exclusive: Oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burns
Ukraine: Holding Lectures While the Bombs Fall
With the Russian army marching on his home city, a Ukrainian scholar must decide how to respond.
Career Change: When Dreams Don't Come True
As she closes the door on her time in academia, a neuroscientist faces unexpected grief.
Why I Teach My Students About Scientific Failure
"It's a lesson I wish I'd learned before starting grad school."
Japan's Path to Becoming a Leader in Western Science: an Asian Perspective on Science and Other Forms of Knowledge
Science Is Redefining Motherhood. If Only Society Would Let It
It's time to decouple maternity from womanhood. Recent advances in fertility science are helping pave the way toward inclusivity.
How Remote Collaboration Impacts Innovation
This article explores how the rise of remote collaboration has shaped disruptive discoveries in science between 1961 and 2020.
Making Science More Open Is Good for Research-but Bad for Security
The open science movement pushes for making scientific knowledge quickly accessible to all. But a new paper warns that speed can come at a cost.
Scientific Collaborations Are Precarious Territory for Women
Closed networks and ingrained biases can make women's collaborations a balancing act.
You Don't Have to Quit Meat to Save the Planet-Just Eat Less
If everyone ate just 20 percent less beef, deforestation rates by 2050 could be half as bad.
Federal Council Adopts Measures on Horizon Europe and Strengthens International Space Cooperation
Federal Council Adopts Measures on Horizon Europe and Strengthens International Space Cooperation
Switzerland is currently considered a non-associated third country in Horizon Europe, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. On 4 May 2022, the Federal Council adopted extensive measures to bridge the gap arising from this situation.
To Make AI Fair, Here's What We Must Learn to Do
Developers of artificial intelligence must learn to collaborate with social scientists and the people affected by its applications.
Gender Differences in the Determinants of Becoming a Professor in Germany
Climate Change: Don't Let Doom Win, Project Tells Worriers
The BBC gets an exclusive look at a new project to help students deal with rising climate anxiety.
US Plans Campaign to Attract Russian Scientists, Engineers to America
The Biden Administration is planning a campaign to attract Russian scientists and engineers to the US, in an effort to further weaken Russia's science and technology base. It also plans to help Russian physicists at the CERN nuclear lab continue working there, rather than return home when their normal visas expire, if they wish.
Eight Ways Universities Can Make Career Assessment More Equitable
New measures to reward scholars in the Netherlands could widen gender inequality if they are not designed and implemented correctly, warn four academics.