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.

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.

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.

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.

In an interview with CSIS Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette and Brookings Senior Fellow Ryan Hass, Yangyang Cheng discusses the role of science in U.S.-China relations and the need to examine who benefits and who experiences harm from advances in scientific inquiry.  

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