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While the importance of translating evidence into policies and practices is widely acknowledged by evidence producers, intermediaries, users, and funders, there is much less agreement on suitable mechanisms for promoting effective evidence use. As a response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has initiated an extensive and inclusive research priority-setting exercise in Knowledge Translation (KT) and Evidence-informed Policy-making (EIP) through a series of technical consultations.
Open peer review is often discussed more in theory than practice. Drawing on evidence from a recent systematic review of open peer review studies, Tony Ross-Hellauer and Serge P.J.M. Horbach find many persistent questions around open peer review remain poorly examined and call for a more experimental approach to open peer review practices.
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have reached a deal on the European Health Data Space (EHDS), a piece of legislation that aims to improve individual access and control over their health data in Europe.
Science can best flourish in an open and safe ecosystem that encourages the free flow of ideas.
From the London Book Fair, Wiley today unveiled plans for its new AI-powered Papermill Detection service.
CERN and the not-for-profit organization OAPEN Foundation are happy to announce a further expansion of their collaboration to jointly promote open access to books.
What are the conditions under which a policymaker is justified in claiming that a given policy is evidence-based?
Scientific research needs to slow down, not speed up, to produce trustworthy results.
How social science helps combat climate change.
The wave of new EU digital regulation has revealed a particular blind spot in EU policy making. While these regulations are not specific to universities, they do have a considerable impact on the day-to-day running of these institutions.
In April, the European Commission will open its annual MSCA postdoctoral fellowships call to help connect excellent researchers with host institutions around the world.
Addressing the link between poor treatment of early-career researchers and academic misconduct.
Nobel prize-winning scientists and a world-leading AI researcher highlighted the dazzling potential of AI to support research, the contributions of science to democracy and the importance of critical thinking in the age of AI, at a Nobel Prize Dialogue held in Brussels this week.
