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Winners of 27 European Research Council Grants Leave the UK and Switzerland Because of Horizon Europe Impasse
Winners of 27 European Research Council Grants Leave the UK and Switzerland Because of Horizon Europe Impasse
Of 174 UK-based ERC grant winners 23, or around one in eight, have decided to relocate, while only four of 66 researchers based in Switzerland did so.
Health: Reading Our Future in the Bones of Children Past
As the United Kingdom braces for a sharp fall in living standards, a bioarchaeologist and a paediatrician discuss what the past can reveal about the social forces that shape modern health crises.
Fighting for Science and Democracy: Lessons in Advocacy from the Classroom to the Street
Fighting for Science and Democracy: Lessons in Advocacy from the Classroom to the Street
The fight for science is far from over, so what does it take to bring science advocacy into the classroom and beyond?
Why Jonny Can't Read: The Great Disconnect Between Reading Science and Policy
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff discuss the deficiencies in reading proficiency recently observed in the United States, provide an overview of possible culprits, and recommend how to solve the issue.
UK Science and Technology Minister Launches New Global International Science Partnership Funding in Tokyo with Initial £119m of Funding
UK Science and Technology Minister Launches New Global International Science Partnership Funding in Tokyo with Initial £119m of Funding
Minister Freeman announces new global research fund to deepen collaboration between the UK and international R&D powers like Japan.
10 Frontiers Articles That Caught the World's Attention in 2022 - Science & Research News
10 Frontiers Articles That Caught the World's Attention in 2022 - Science & Research News
By Frontiers' science writers As part of Frontiers' passion to make science available to all, we highlight just a small selection of the most fascinating research published with us each month to help inspire current and future researchers to achieve their research dreams. 2022 was no different, and saw many game-changing discoveries contribute to the
How UK Science is Failing Black Researchers - in Nine Stark Charts
How UK Science is Failing Black Researchers - in Nine Stark Charts
Data show that the representation of scientists from marginalized ethnicities dwindles at each stage of UK academia.
Arrest of Former Head of Parliament's Science Think Tank Raises Questions over Ethical Integrity
Arrest of Former Head of Parliament's Science Think Tank Raises Questions over Ethical Integrity
The European Parliament is facing a reputation crisis after Eva Kaili, one of the its 14 vice presidents, was arrested over corruption charges last Friday. Kaili was one of four people arrested following 16 police searches in Brussels, during which €600,000 cash was seized. Following the arrest, Parliament president Roberta Metsola warned that "European democracy is under attack."
Food Systems Transformation Requires Science-Policy-Society Interfaces That Integrate Existing Global Networks and New Knowledge Hubs - Nature Food
How Switzerland Works Against Fair Access to Science
Switzerland and other rich countries want to maintain privileged access to vaccines and life-saving treatments - putting global public health at risk.
The 10 Biggest Science Stories of 2022 – Chosen by Scientists
From moon missions to fast-charging batteries and AI-sourced antibiotics, in no particular order, the year's significant scientific developments.
The Most Compelling Science Graphics of 2022
From COVID to space exploration, graphics helped tell some the year’s most important stories
Return Migration of German-Affiliated Researchers: Analyzing Departure and Return by Gender, Cohort, and Discipline Using Scopus Bibliometric Data 1996-2020
Return Migration of German-Affiliated Researchers: Analyzing Departure and Return by Gender, Cohort, and Discipline Using Scopus Bibliometric Data 1996-2020
This analysis uncovers new dimensions of migration among scholars by investigating the return migration of published researchers, which is critical for the development of science policy.
EU to Advance Work on Science Diplomacy Strategy Next Year
The EU is working on defining a new agenda for science diplomacy in the face of increasing geopolitical instability on the continent.
Should Open Access Lead to Closed Research? The Trends Towards Paying to Perform Research
Should Open Access Lead to Closed Research? The Trends Towards Paying to Perform Research
Open Access (OA) emerged as an important transition in scholarly publishing worldwide during the past two decades. The industry is moving towards article processing charges (APC) based OA as the more profitable business model. Research publishing will be closed to those who cannot make an institution or project money payment. This article discusses whether APC is the best way to promote OA.
Rethinking the Origins of Life
Life may have originated in deep sea vents, without the need for DNA or RNA
How Do We Measure Success for Open Science?
Iain Hrynaszkiewicz discusses PLOS's Open Science Indicators initiatives and shares initial results.
Energy Breakthrough: Can Nuclear Fusion Help Fuel the World?
On Tuesday, the US Department of Energy announced a breakthrough in the generation of energy using nuclear fusion. Here's what you need to know about how it works.
Keep Talking to Make Fieldwork a True Team Effort
Communication is important across science, but special steps are needed when taking part in research away from the lab, says Anna Osiecka.
The Downside of Science Grants
Concerns about systemic racism at academic and research institutions have increased. A study investigates data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and find evidence for pervasive racial disparities.
NIH Plans Grant-review Overhaul to Reduce Bias
Reviewers would no longer score researchers' expertise and institutions during grant evaluations for the US biomedical agency.
Science Policy Trust Deficit
Many people in the bureaucratic machinery have little interest in research
'Do No Significant Harm' Principle in Horizon Europe is a Chance to Rethink Policy
'Do No Significant Harm' Principle in Horizon Europe is a Chance to Rethink Policy
The European Commission's acknowledgement that research and innovation have the potential to generate environmental harms can be viewed as a landmark in the history of research policy.
American Trust in Science & Institutions in the Time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted many discussions about how people's trust in science shaped our ability to address the crisis. Early in the pandemic, our research team set out to understand how trust in science relates to support for public health guidelines, and to identify some trusted sources of science. In this essay, we share our findings and offer ideas about what might be done to strengthen the public's trust in science. Notably, our research shows a stark partisan divide: Republicans had lower support for public health guidelines, and their trust in science and institutions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health eroded over time. Meanwhile, Democrats' trust in science has remained high throughout the pandemic. In the context of this divide, we explore how trust in various information sources, from governmental institutions to the media, relates to trust in science, and suggest that the best avenue for rebuilding trust might be through empowering local institutions and leaders to help manage future crises.
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