“Widespread International Disparities in Research Integrity Training”
A white paper reveals significant disparities across the world in research integrity training, encompassing access, delivery timing, methodology and understanding.
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What Trump's Climate Science Crackdown Means for Global Forecasts
Experts warn that cuts to US scientific agencies would hurt other nations' abilities to accurately forecast the weather.
Let Unfunded Grant Applications See the Light of Day
Showing which proposals do and don't receive federal funding can improve research and advance open science.
UK science policy has a new priority: national survival
Tight funds and crazy world might force universities into some uncomfortable allegiances, says John Womersley.
Between Gift-Giving and Accumulation: Peer Review Economies in Psychology
Between Gift-Giving and Accumulation: Peer Review Economies in Psychology
Peer review is crucial for academic communities to ensure high-quality research. Drawing on 39 semi-structured interviews, the study investigates how reviewers for three publishing outlets in psychology experience the tension between community responsibility and various priorities of a more individual kind.
Excellence commission selects 70 clusters of excellence
Are Groundbreaking Science Discoveries Becoming Harder to Find?
Researchers are arguing over whether 'disruptive' or 'novel' science is waning - and how to remedy the problem.
Science's 'Gollum Effect': PhDs Bear Brunt of Territorial Behaviour
Survey respondents at all career stages report colleagues engaging in territorial and possessive behaviours - but early-career researchers are most often affected.
Can a Better ID System for Authors, Reviewers and Editors Reduce Fraud?
Unverifiable researchers are a harbinger of paper mill activity. While journals have clues to identifying fake personas, there isn’t a standard template for doing so.
Why Restrictive Academic Authorship Practices Perpetuate Inequality
Authorship plays a central role in the credibility and career progression of academics. Yet as Joseph Mellors and Stroma Cole argue, restrictive authorship practices risk perpetuating inequalities and sidelining important contributions to knowledge.
Research, Progress and a 'feel Good' Factor: What Germany's New Research Minister Wants
Research, Progress and a 'feel Good' Factor: What Germany's New Research Minister Wants
Dorothee Bär has promised space travel, a computer games unit in her new ministry and less bureaucracy.
Leaked Commission Memo Lays out Plan for European Competitiveness Fund
EU Commissioners have discussed the possibility of bundling the next Framework Programme for research and innovation with other funding instruments under the European Competitiveness Fund, according to a leaked briefing note.
What Have the EU's Research Framework Programmes Actually Invented?
Last year, when visiting Germany's Sprind innovation agency, I was asked a question that had me stumped: do the EU's research Framework Programmes, the current one being Horizon Europe, actually "work"?
Swiss University Class Analyzes Eurovision Song Contest
At the University of Bern in Switzerland, students can participate in a seminar about the Eurovision Song Contest. While the contest is officially apolitical, the lecturer says the ESC reflects the political conflicts of our time.
Research May Be Increasingly Incremental - But Studies Making Lasting Paradigm Shifts Are On The Rise
Research May Be Increasingly Incremental - But Studies Making Lasting Paradigm Shifts Are On The Rise
New metric identifying “persistently disruptive” papers offers a “bright spot” amid signs of declining innovation.
I Told AI to Make Me a Protein. Here's What It Came Up with
A new crop of artificial-intelligence models allows users to create, manipulate and learn about biology using ordinary language.
'Self-standing' FP10 Will Be 'Tightly Connected' to European Competitiveness Fund, Von Der Leyen Says
'Self-standing' FP10 Will Be 'Tightly Connected' to European Competitiveness Fund, Von Der Leyen Says
The next Framework Programme for research and innovation is set to remain independent but would still contribute to the European Competitiveness Fund, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said during a speech on May 20.
Trump's Science Cuts Threaten Public Research Data
Trump's Science Cuts Threaten Public Research Data
Donald Trump's cuts to scientific research create anxieties about the accessibility of research data. Scientists worldwide fear websites and data sets hosted in the United States will be deleted or decommissioned.
How Science is Used in Policymaking
The author experienced first-hand how science and policy intersect and are used in government during a week in Westminster and offers tips for engaging with policymakers.
Senior Scientists Must Stand Up Against Attacks on Research and Education
European Research Projects Hit by Halt to NIH Sub-awards
The shock decision by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to stop new funding for more than a thousand foreign research partners is causing delays and uncertainty in global health science projects, say scientists.
Trump’s science adviser defends funding cuts as a chance to ‘revitalize’ U.S. science
UK Steps Up Efforts to Woo Scientists Fleeing the US
New schemes seek to attract international talent and lock in funding security for researchers
How Trump's Attack on Science Also Affects Dutch Researchers
How Trump's Attack on Science Also Affects Dutch Researchers
From astronomy to history, researchers in the Netherlands from all branches of science are feeling the impact of the assault on academic freedom in the United States.
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