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The outgoing president of the European Research Council (ERC) Jean-Pierre Bourguignon called for an end to the current "boom and bust" approach to basic research funding, at a meeting of EU science ministers in Slovenia on Monday.
A United Nations study of world science is a wake-up call that richer countries must also shift science towards the SDGs.
The University of Liverpool is planning to make lay-offs on the basis of controversial measures. How should the global movement for responsible research respond?
Little evidence that social restrictions during the pandemic have added to rates of death and ill-health.
Starting a family at a key career stage comes at a cost to birthing parents - and many end up leaving the profession as a result.
Health research is based on trust. Health professionals and journal editors reading the results of a clinical trial assume that the trial happened and that the results were honestly reported. But about 20% of the time, said Ben Mol, they would be wrong.
Launched two decades ago, the European Research Area (ERA) has made limited progress. The ERC Scientific Council fully supports renewed efforts for further development.
A 2020 survey of journalists in the UK found that over half had experienced online abuse in the previous year. This intimidation often aims to silence important voices and suppress reporting on sensitive issues.
In this article, we pursue two goals, namely the collection of empirical data about researchers' personal estimations of the importance of the h-index for themselves as well as for their academic disciplines, and on the researchers' concrete knowledge on the h-index and the way of its calculation.
Switzerland has been excluded for now from the EU's key Horizon Europe research programme. This is a big blow for Switzerland's research landscape.
The president's blunt statement capped weeks of frustration in the White House over the spread of vaccine disinformation on Facebook and other platforms.
Concerned citizens, scientists and advocates can provide input to the White House on improving scientific integrity.
The Swiss Academies has published the first comprehensive report on science communication in Switzerland - and formulated 20 recommendations for improving it.
A century of science has pushed the boundaries of human reproduction even beyond writers' imaginations.
On July 4, 1971 Michael Hart posted the first ebook file on the ARPANET and transformed content distribution.
World Health Organization committee says it's too soon to allow heritable gene editing, but points to paths forward for other applications.
England's free speech bill should outlaw gag orders that stifle revelations of bad practice, says an anonymous author.
The investments are promising but won't fix the primate shortage, experts say.
For the first time prestigious funder has explicitly told academics they must not include metric when applying for grants.
Turns out, digital transformation is actually more human than technical. Learn more in these case studies from Emerald and De Gruyter.
Switzerland has been locked out of the EU's flagship Horizon Europe research and innovation programme until further notice.
But for maximal benefit, more of these academic administrators need to get involved in the scholarly aspect of research.
Scientists who plan to partner on a research project should start by identifying pressure points and devising ways of tackling them as a team.
Well-meant changes to improve science could become empty gestures unless underlying values change.
There are quite a few ways to shift bad behaviors and habits of reviewers to become not just good, but great peer reviewers.
