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Horizon Europe

Universities of Applied Sciences Are Shaping Up to Boost EU Research Outputs

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Universities of applied sciences
Horizon Europe

Universities of Applied Sciences Are Shaping Up to Boost EU Research Outputs

There's a new player in Horizon Europe - the universities of applied sciences (UAS), a broad term for second tier higher education institutes such as polytechnics, regional colleges and institutes of technology that were set up as teaching-only bodies but which over time have moved into research. Given their roots, UAS were historically left out of the EU's research programmes but are slowly improving their standing as EU-funded research becomes more policy-heavy and market-oriented.
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Research Data
Repositories

re3data - Indexing the Global Research Data Repository Landscape Since 2012

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Research Data
Repositories

re3data - Indexing the Global Research Data Repository Landscape Since 2012

For more than ten years, re3data, a global registry of research data repositories (RDRs), has been helping scientists, funding agencies, libraries, and data centers with finding, identifying, and referencing RDRs.

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EU
Politics

Evidence-based Politics:  WHO and the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) Sign Memorandum of Understanding

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Politics

Evidence-based Politics:  WHO and the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) Sign Memorandum of Understanding

The MoU has three key areas: technical support to promote evidence-based laws and policies aligned to WHO normative guidance, advocacy to mobilize parliamentarians on awareness raising for sexual and reproductive health, with particular support to low- and middle-income countries, capacity building to strengthen the way WHO and parliamentarians work together.
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Science Politics
China

The Party Rules: China's New Central Science and Technology Commission

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Science Politics
China

The Party Rules: China's New Central Science and Technology Commission

In March 2023, the Chinese government issued the “Reform Measures of the Party and State Organizations,” which included the establishment of the Central Science and Technology Commission (CSTC). 

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AI
Innovation

If AI Becomes Conscious: Here's How Researchers Will Know

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AI
Innovation

If AI Becomes Conscious: Here's How Researchers Will Know

Many researchers say that AI systems aren’t yet at the point of consciousness, but that the pace of AI evolution has got them pondering: how would we know if they were? A checklist derived from six neuroscience-based theories could aid in the assessment. 

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EU
Horizon Europe

Back to School: What's on the European Research and Innovation Policy Agenda This Autumn

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Horizon Europe

Back to School: What's on the European Research and Innovation Policy Agenda This Autumn

After a summer of fun, the EU research and policy bubble is back in business and bracing for a busy run up to Christmas: a new research commissioner, negotiations on the EU's ambitions to be a leader in critical technologies and (hopefully) a much-anticipated final sprint for UK association to Horizon Europe.
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Universities of applied sciences
Research

Universities Of applied Sciences' EU Research Project Participation Through the Lens Of differentiation

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Universities of applied sciences
Research

Universities Of applied Sciences' EU Research Project Participation Through the Lens Of differentiation

The study investigates whether the differentiation in the research function of UASs is reflected in their participation in the European Union Framework Programs for Research and Innovation (EU-FPs).

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Open Science

Supporting open science in the Arab world

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Open Science

Supporting open science in the Arab world

The Arab region comprises 22 member states across the Gulf, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Although economic circumstances, and available human, physical and digital capacities vary widely across these 22 states, the region as a whole has the resources and capability to play a pivotal role in the global transition towards more accessible, sustainable and inclusive research and education models.

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AI
Patents

Allow Patents on AI-generated Inventions - for the Good of Science

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Patents

Allow Patents on AI-generated Inventions - for the Good of Science

The current global mishmash of rules on whether innovations made using artificial intelligence are patentable impedes AI-rich fields such as drug discovery.
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Environment
Research
Policy

Economist group argues for scientific experimentation in environmental policymaking

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Environment
Research
Policy

Economist group argues for scientific experimentation in environmental policymaking

The economists say more frequent use of up-front experiments would result in more effective environmental policymaking in areas ranging from pollution control to timber harvesting across the world.

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Ethics
Publishing

Use of AI Is Seeping Academic Journals—and It’s Proving Difficult to Detect

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Ethics
Publishing

Use of AI Is Seeping Academic Journals—and It’s Proving Difficult to Detect

Ethics watchdogs are looking out for potentially undisclosed use of generative AI in scientific writing. But there's no foolproof way to catch it all yet.

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Women in Science
Equality

When Aggression is Viewed As Brilliance, It Hurts Women in Science, and Science Itself

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Women in Science
Equality

When Aggression is Viewed As Brilliance, It Hurts Women in Science, and Science Itself

Tearing down ideas is central to scientific practice, but when it bleeds into the interpersonal, science loses its humanity.

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Open Science

The Benefits of Open Science Are Not Inevitable: Monitoring Its Development Should Be Value-led

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Open Science

The Benefits of Open Science Are Not Inevitable: Monitoring Its Development Should Be Value-led

Open science is increasingly becoming a policy focus and paradigm for all scientific research. Ismael Rafols, Ingeborg Meijer and Jordi Molas-Gallart argue that attempts to monitor the transition to open science should be informed by the values underpinning this change, rather than discrete indicators of open science practices.

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Peer Review
Funding

Evaluation of Research Proposals by Peer Review Panels: Broader Panels for Broader Assessments?

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Peer Review
Funding

Evaluation of Research Proposals by Peer Review Panels: Broader Panels for Broader Assessments?

This exploratory observational study at two large biomedical and health research funders in the Netherlands provides insight into how scientific quality and societal relevance are discussed in panel meetings.

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COVID-19
Policy

Analysis of COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Policy in Finland: a Transformative Policy Mix Approach

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COVID-19
Policy

Analysis of COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Policy in Finland: a Transformative Policy Mix Approach

This paper studies the national implementation, in Finland, of the European Union (EU) programme for COVID-19 recovery, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), as an example of a cross-sectoral policy programme.

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Reproducibility

Recent Claims Cast Doubt on Legitimacy of Behavioral Science

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Reproducibility

Recent Claims Cast Doubt on Legitimacy of Behavioral Science

Assessing allegations of data manipulation in psychological studies involving a Harvard Business School professor, Paul Eccleson asks whether we can trust research on behavioral science.
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Funding

To Speed Scientific Progress, Do Away With Funding Delays

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Funding

To Speed Scientific Progress, Do Away With Funding Delays

The National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health are frequently described as the world’s gold standard for scientific funding. Operationally, however, they are not keeping pace with progress at the scientific frontier.

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