Cultural water and Indigenous water science
Australia shows the need for more sustainable and just water management.
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Chinese Academics Are Becoming a Force for Good Governance
In response to controversies such as gene-edited babies, Chinese researchers have become adept at shaping policy for responsible research.
The Younger Generation Fighting Sexual Harassment at Swiss Universities
The Younger Generation Fighting Sexual Harassment at Swiss Universities
Public awareness campaigns have not stemmed sexual harassment at Swiss universities. A new generation of women is taking matters into their own hands.
Why Does Impact Still Feel Like an Add-on to Research Designs?
Reflecting on his role as an academic and member of a research funding organisation, Duncan Green, considers how impact has in some ways still not become embedded in research culture and is often treated a bureaucratic hurdle to overcome.
Among U.S. postdoc applicants, researchers of color often fare worst
Among U.S. postdoc applicants, researchers of color often fare worst
Many researchers of color are at a disadvantage when applying for postdoctoral positions. That’s one of the main findings of a new study of 22,098 applications for 769 scientific postdoc positions at nine U.S. universities.
Bans, Flagships, and a Green Pivot: The State of EU-China Research Relations
Bans, Flagships, and a Green Pivot: The State of EU-China Research Relations
China's involvement in Horizon Europe is becoming increasingly restricted to environment-focused and basic research, but is still holding up despite geopolitical headwinds and the disruption to face-to-face contact caused by the pandemic.
What China's Leading Position in Natural Sciences Means for Global Research
What China's Leading Position in Natural Sciences Means for Global Research
Its rise to the top has been long forecast, but what next for Chinese science in the post-pandemic era?
Governance of AI in Bio: Harnessing the Benefits While Reducing the Risks
To develop an overarching framework that includes addressing bio-related risks, Congress, federal agencies, and non-governmental AI stakeholders must work together.
Scientific Board to Advise UN on Breakthroughs in Science and Technology
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the creation of a Scientific Advisory Board “to advise UN leaders on ... how to harness the benefits of these advances and mitigate potential risks.”
CERN and NASA Join Forces to Commit to a Research Future That is Open and Accessible for All
CERN and NASA Join Forces to Commit to a Research Future That is Open and Accessible for All
A summit, entitled “Accelerating the Adoption of Open Science”, took place at CERN from 10 to 14 July, bringing together representatives from 70 scientific institutions to discuss how to develop and implement open science policies across the globe.
Russia's Economic Issues 'Could Hamper Science Deals with Africa'
Ambition is there but resources may not be, African academics warn ahead of summit.
Karl Popper on Falsification: Science Vs. Pseudoscience
What separates science from pseudoscience, and what should a scientist be like? Karl Popper believed that the notion of falsification could help answer these questions.
Replacing Academic Journals
Replacing traditional journals with a more modern solution is not a new idea. Here, the authors propose ways to overcome the social dilemma underlying the decades of inaction.
Shortage of Funding and Lack of Scale Are Holding Back EU Industrial Policy
Since March 2020 the European Commission has been making moves to improve Europe’s industrial competitiveness. Experts say things are moving in the right direction, but warn there is not enough money or enough focus on scaling up.
Why Creativity in Science Matters and Three Ways to Achieve It
Creativity is critical to the future of work. The Future of Jobs Report 2023 ranked analytical thinking and creative thinking as the first and second most important skills that workers will need to have in the future.
Secondary Publishing Rights Can Improve Public Access to Academic Research
Secondary Publishing Rights Can Improve Public Access to Academic Research
Secondary publishing rights could facilitate immediate open access to publicly funded research and foster global innovation and discovery.
Girls Have Overtaken Boys in Science Participation. In Workplaces, It's a Completely Different Story
Girls Have Overtaken Boys in Science Participation. In Workplaces, It's a Completely Different Story
Young women get better grades in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, but progress on jobs for women in these industries has been painfully slow.
Pack Up the Parachute: Why Global North-South Collaborations Need to Change
Pack Up the Parachute: Why Global North-South Collaborations Need to Change
Global-south researchers want equal partnerships that value intellectual exchange.
Scientific Publishing Has a Language Problem
Science is international, but scientific publishing is dominated by English-language publications. This disproportionately benefits native or fluent English speakers. Steps to address the imbalance this creates are taken, and new technology may help.
Commission acts to accelerate phasing out of animal testing in response to a European Citizens' Initiative
Commission acts to accelerate phasing out of animal testing in response to a European Citizens' Initiative
The Commission is responding to the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) ‘Save Cruelty-free Cosmetics - Commit to a Europe without Animal Testing'. The response provides a comprehensive overview of the EU's legislative and policy framework relevant to the use of animals for testing purposes. It also proposes additional actions to further reduce animal testing.
No Sign of Deal on UK Return to EU Horizon Science Programme
Negotiations stalling over London's request to quit atomic research organisation and for financial rebate.
Quick Grants from Tech Billionaires Aim to Speed Up Science Research. But Not All Scientists Approve
Quick Grants from Tech Billionaires Aim to Speed Up Science Research. But Not All Scientists Approve
Fast Grants is one of many science improvement projects Silicon Valley billionaires launched or backed since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Science History: In the Shadow of Oppenheimer
How popular narratives of the atomic age obscure the bomb's first victims.
Open Access 'at Any Cost' Cannot Support Scholarly Publishing Communities
Open Access 'at Any Cost' Cannot Support Scholarly Publishing Communities
Kaitlin Thaney argues the current momentum building for “no pays” academic publishing models and establishing the “reasonable costs” of publication, present opportunities to rebalance the inequities, costs, and power dynamics initially bred by the push towards Open Access “at any cost” over the past two decades.
European Universities Need a Fine-grained Approach to Economic Security Risks
European Universities Need a Fine-grained Approach to Economic Security Risks
The newly launched European Economic Security Strategy aims to address Europe's economic vulnerabilities at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions. Among other objectives it sets out to better define technologies that are critical for Europe, or which have potential dual civil and military use.
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