Leveraging Science Diplomacy in Times of Conflict
Leveraging Science Diplomacy in Times of Conflict
War and conflict have profound effects on society, including the critical fields of science.
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Biodiversity Loss in Switzerland in Six Graphs
Biodiversity loss in the Alpine nation is above the world average, and over a third of animal and plant species are endangered. Can the trend be reversed?
In a first, botanists vote to remove offensive plant names from hundreds of species
ChatGPT for Science: How to Talk to Your Data
Companies are using artificial intelligence tools to help scientists to query their data without the need for programming skills.
Recognizing the Role of the Research Coordinator
High turnover among research coordinators can slow the progress of clinical studies. Standardizing the role could help.
China-US Research Collaborations Are in Decline - This is Bad News for Everyone
China-US Research Collaborations Are in Decline - This is Bad News for Everyone
Scientists say that the drop in partnerships between the scientific powerhouses will hold back research on priorities such as global warming.
Von Der Leyen Vows to Increase EU Research Spending in New Term
Ursula von der Leyen promised to put research and innovation "at the centre of our economy" as she laid out her plans for the next five years, before the European Parliament voted to confirm her second term as president of the European Commission. A total of 401 MEPs voted in favour of von der Leyen's re-election this afternoon, and 284 voted against, making for a more comfortable majority than her first vote in 2019.
Calls for Evidence That Singapore Meets Horizon Democracy Criteria
A leading MEP and human rights organisations want the European Commission to explain how it gave Singapore a clean enough bill of health on democracy and human rights to join the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
Making AI More Open Could Accelerate Research and Tech Transfer
Combining artificial Intelligence (AI) and open science can accelerate scientific discovery, redefine the boundaries of scientific research and democratise access to knowledge.
Calls for More Risk-taking and Impact in German Academia
Two leading figures in German research see it as stuck in a ‘deep slump’. But more money is not necessarily the answer.
Partisan Politics and Perceptions of Immorality
Democrats and Republicans overestimate the percentage of people in the opposing party who approve of widely agreed-upon moral wrongs, such as theft or animal abuse, according to a study. According to the authors, correcting the basic morality bias is an effective approach to combat political dehumanization.
Students Seek Bigger Role in European Education Area
European Students’ Union wants direct participation embedded in governance structures of EU education initiatives
To Avoid Sea Level Rise, Some Researchers Want to Build Barriers Around the World’s Most Vulnerable Glaciers
To Avoid Sea Level Rise, Some Researchers Want to Build Barriers Around the World’s Most Vulnerable Glaciers
Call to study glacial geoengineering stirs up “civil war” among polar scientists
Preparing Researchers for an Era of Freer Information
Academic institutions must take steps to help scholars navigate the process of doing research and responding to open records requests.
European Research Council Head Pleads for Openness at G7 Science Summit
The president of the European Research Council has pleaded with G7 science ministers not to strangle global cooperation by further tightening research security measures, as Western countries worry about leaking valuable knowledge to China and Russia. During a gathering in Italy this week, Maria Leptin told ministers that there would be "costs to applying restrictions" during a special closed-door discussion on research security and integrity.
Ice Cream That Doesn't Melt? New Discovery Means Scientists Are One Step Closer
Compounds called polyphenols, found in green tea and berries, can help stabilise the ice cream.
Climate Action from a Gender Perspective: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Climate Policies on Inequality
Climate Action from a Gender Perspective: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Climate Policies on Inequality
This systematic review highlights the scarcity of research integrating a gender perspective into climate policy impact assessments and calls for more gender-sensitive analyses and the application of feminist theory to address this gap.
Innovation Report Delivers 'wake-up Call' for Europe
Stakeholders are calling for more research and innovation funding at EU and national level after the latest figures from the European Commission showed Europe's innovation performance is growing more slowly than in China and internal geographical differences persist.
Europe's Ariane-6 Rocket Set to Launch into Space with Swiss Collaboration
Switzerland is one of the 13 countries participating in the Ariane-6 programme, covering 2.4% of the total project cost.
What's Needed to Boost Health Research Collaboration with the Global South
What's Needed to Boost Health Research Collaboration with the Global South
The EU can assist health and life sciences research in the Global South by helping to digitise patient records, improve data collection and implement new health policies, said participants at a Science|Business roundtable.
How PhD Students and Other Academics Are Fighting the Mental-health Crisis in Science
How PhD Students and Other Academics Are Fighting the Mental-health Crisis in Science
Universities and institutions across the globe are exploring unique initiatives to help their students and staff cope with the stress of research.
ERC Grants - Eligibility of Swiss Host Institutions
Three of the ERC's upcoming grant competitions to be launched in 2024 will be open to researchers based in Swiss entities.
Enhancing the Right to Science
Enhancing the right to science is increasingly recognized as a central piece in the multi-facetted puzzle of solving the triple planetary crisis. Its role as a cross-cutting catalyst in relation to other human rights dimensions of major global challenges from pandemics, biodiversity, toxics to climate change, calls for far more comprehensive attention to the bundle of rights linking science, scientists and scientific practice to contemporary sustainability responses
No Shame, No Blame - How to Make Retractions Work
The retraction of academic papers often functions as an indictment against the reputation of a researcher. For retractions to function as an effective corrective to the scholarly record, they need shed this reputation.
UK Election: Scientists Welcome Labour's Landslide Win
Struggling universities should be near the top of the new government's agenda, say researchers.
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