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Another First: Perseverance Captures the Sounds of Driving on Mars - NASA's Mars Exploration Program

Another First: Perseverance Captures the Sounds of Driving on Mars - NASA's Mars Exploration Program

NASA's newest rover recorded audio of itself crunching over the surface of the Red Planet, adding a whole new dimension to Mars exploration.

PLOS Open Response to "Economic Impact of UKRI Open Access Policy" Report

PLOS Open Response to "Economic Impact of UKRI Open Access Policy" Report

PLOS generally refutes the assertion that OA via the UKRI policy is economically damaging, regarding the FTI Consulting report: "Economic assessment of the impact of the new Open Access policy developed by UK Research and Innovation".

Five Tips for Understanding and Managing Your Emotions to Build Flourishing Connections

Five Tips for Understanding and Managing Your Emotions to Build Flourishing Connections

Emotional intelligence is a crucial component of successful professional relationships. Here's how to boost yours.

Wikipedia Is Finally Asking Big Tech to Pay Up

Wikipedia Is Finally Asking Big Tech to Pay Up

The Big Four all lean on the encyclopedia at no cost. With the launch of Wikimedia Enterprise, the volunteer project will change that-and possibly itself too.

UK universities call for Johnson to halt research funding cuts

UK universities call for Johnson to halt research funding cuts

British universities have made an urgent plea to Boris Johnson to intervene and stop threats of steep research funding cuts from the Treasury, which would cost the sector £1bn and imperil thousands of jobs.

Volunteers Will Live 40 Days Underground in Pyrenees Cave

Volunteers Will Live 40 Days Underground in Pyrenees Cave

A group of volunteers is preparing to live in complete isolation deep in a cave in southwest France for 40 days as part of a wide-ranging study into human behaviour.

'A Lot of Room for Bias': UK Funder's Data Point to Uneven Playing Field

'A Lot of Room for Bias': UK Funder's Data Point to Uneven Playing Field

Grant success rates for scientists in under-represented groups are lower than for white applicants, a recent analysis from Cancer Research UK finds.

Goals-based R&D Policy: High Popularity, Low Effectiveness - What is the Likelihood of the UK Reaching Its Target of Spending 2.4% of GDP on R&D by 2027? - HEPI

Goals-based R&D Policy: High Popularity, Low Effectiveness - What is the Likelihood of the UK Reaching Its Target of Spending 2.4% of GDP on R&D by 2027? - HEPI

A few days ago, the head of UK Research and Investment, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, said the Government's target of having 2.4% of GDP spent on research and development (R&D) by 2027 was 'very challenging'. Here, Adão Carvalho of the Department of Economics at the Universidade de Évora in Portugal considers the poor record of such past […]

UK Scientists Attack 'Reckless' Tory Cuts to International Research

UK Scientists Attack 'Reckless' Tory Cuts to International Research

Projects tackling some of world's major problems - including the climate crisis - are set to be cancelled or cut back after budget cuts.

There's No Proof the Oxford Vaccine Causes Blood Clots. So Why Are People Worried?

There's No Proof the Oxford Vaccine Causes Blood Clots. So Why Are People Worried?

It's human nature to spot patterns in data. But we should be careful about finding causal links where none may exist, says statistician David Spiegelhalter

Europe Moves to Exclude Neighbors from Its Quantum and Space Research

Europe Moves to Exclude Neighbors from Its Quantum and Space Research

The European Commission is trying to block countries outside the European Union from participating in quantum computing and space projects under Horizon Europe, its new research funding program.

We Must Urgently Build an Inclusive Science Advocacy Movement

We Must Urgently Build an Inclusive Science Advocacy Movement

On March 4, 1969, the Union of Concerned Scientists held its first public event at MIT with the goal of disrupting teaching and research to give way to a different kind of teaching-reflecting on the misuse of scientific knowledge. It's relevance is continued.

Investigating the Association Between Publication Performance and the Work Environment of University Research Academics

Investigating the Association Between Publication Performance and the Work Environment of University Research Academics

This review highlights where academics’ performance needs support and how the work environment can be improved to bolster publication productivity.

Academic-Humanitarian Technology Partnerships: an Unhappy Marriage?

Academic-Humanitarian Technology Partnerships: an Unhappy Marriage?

Working together seems like a good idea - especially when working toward a noble goal. However, little has been reported to date about the success and efficiency (or lack thereof) of such partnerships as a practical matter.

Peer Review in Transition?

Peer Review in Transition?

In recent decades new innovations in peer review have been developed to address issues of bias and inefficiency. These innovations are multifarious, but many of them relate to openness of peer review, reviewer incentives, and technological enhancements, such as the use of artificial intelligence.