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Firing of funding agency board alarms research sector.
The word "bioethics" dates only to 1927, and the subject, as an academic discipline, is only about 50 years old, but the ethical questions that accompany scientific discovery are ancient.
At the end of June, leaders of seven of the world's wealthiest economies will meet in Germany. We urge that they move forward quickly and collaboratively on a focused set of R&D initiatives to help solve some of the world's most urgent problems - by working together. At stake is the health and prosperity of millions, and the strength of all liberal democracies.
Environmental sustainability provides a clear route to prosperity and well-being, and people in power need to take notice.
A coalition of research funders has been advocating for free, unrestricted access to publications since 2018. The SNSF is now joining them and adapting its Open Access requirements.
The country has been increasing research funding for decades, but its rigid, time-bound approach to research assessment is stifling basic science.
This article explores why the Swiss Federal Council and the Swiss Federal Parliament were reluctant to follow the majority views of the scientific epidemiological community at the beginning of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lisa Jones-Engel quit her work as a lab researcher when she began to see how 'like us' monkeys are
New framework aims to improve inclusion and ethics in global research collaborations amid wider efforts to end exploitative practices.
Leipzig researchers have found an enzyme that rapidly breaks down PET, the most widely produced plastic in the world. It might just eat your old tote bags.
Vice-chancellors ask both sides to work together to save the UK's role in a multi-billion-pound scheme.
A wave of departures, many of them by mid-career scientists, calls attention to widespread discontent in universities.
The FAIR Data Principles are being rapidly adopted by many research institutes and funders worldwide. This study assesses the awareness and attitudes of clinical researchers and research support staff regarding data FAIRification.
This article studies international citation and text similarity networks across 150 fields and find that some countries increasingly receive more citations despite researching similar topics as others.
A multidisciplinary approach is required to understand, address, and recover from pandemics, and social scientific disciplines are central to this.
The ingenuity of scientists helped accelerate the recovery from COVID-19. In close cooperation with society and policy-makers, it can lead the way to the future.
Latest effort would spend billions on a few universities, but skeptics give it long odds.
Firm launches 'healthier world' accord in Davos and speaks to other drugmakers about similar steps
The Emirates Mars Mission says it's a first: They have spotted a worm-like aurora that stretches halfway round Mars. It looks like our northern lights.
A second consecutive winter heavily influenced by La Niña weather patterns threatens violent storms.
As inflation rates soar, new data on the finances of US graduate students spark calls for action.
With the new Elizabeth line now open, we've delved into the Underground's rich research history.
Newly calculated figures illustrate the sharp decline in contributions from EU programmes to Swiss institutions between 2014 and 2017. They also attest to the relevance of Switzerland and the UK in terms of scientific excellence.
The world's largest online encyclopedia mirrors society's bias towards male achievements. Employers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine can help to change that.
Behind the fall of David Sabatini, 'one of the greatest scientists' of his generation.
The invasion of Ukraine has helped open the door for Japan, Canada, South Korea and New Zealand to join Horizon Europe, according to Brussels lead negotiator Signe Ratso, as the EU tries to bolster research ties with likeminded democracies. Last year, it appeared that the Commission's efforts to convince these science powers to associate had stalled.
A new report from Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy details how Russia dominates the supply chains of nuclear power around the globe.
