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European Research Integrity Code Updated to Reflect Advances in Artificial Intelligence

European Research Integrity Code Updated to Reflect Advances in Artificial Intelligence

A new version of the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity has been published that includes guidance on artificial intelligence (AI), navigating EU data protection laws and how to approach changes to research impact assessments.

Although Hard to Define, Narrative CVs Are Changing How We Think About Researcher Assessment

Although Hard to Define, Narrative CVs Are Changing How We Think About Researcher Assessment

Narrative academic CVs present a means to bypass aspects of a research evaluation culture that is focused on the volume and venue of publications. Drawing on work promoting this format, researchers show how these texts more often foreground the problems they are meant to address, than how the format works in practice. 

Head of ERC: "Put More Money into Basic Research to Stop the Brain Drain from Eastern Europe"

Head of ERC: "Put More Money into Basic Research to Stop the Brain Drain from Eastern Europe"

The EU should double its budget for research to increase the scientific capital of the EU13 countries in the east and stop Europe from falling further behind the US and China, European Research Council (ERC) president Maria Leptin tells Science|Business after a visit to Slovenia and Croatia. The aim should be to help countries in eastern Europe to attract talent to emerging research clusters, helping to bridge the divide with the world class research systems in western Europe.

Priorities in Research Portfolios: Exploring the Need For upstream Research In cardiometabolic and Mental Health

Priorities in Research Portfolios: Exploring the Need For upstream Research In cardiometabolic and Mental Health

There is a debate on shifting research away from biomedical treatments towards health promotion and well-being. This study examines if research agendas are responsive to these demands in cardiometabolic and mental health.

War Shattered Ukrainian Science - Its Rebirth is Now Taking Shape

War Shattered Ukrainian Science - Its Rebirth is Now Taking Shape

The war is far from over but Ukraine's government is already considering how to build back - and use the opportunity to move on from a Soviet-era system.

More Carrot, Less Stick: How to Make Research Assessments Fairer

More Carrot, Less Stick: How to Make Research Assessments Fairer

Research-assessment exercises are often misused to judge researchers or cut their funding - changes to the United Kingdom's scheme are a promising start.

Scientific Communication Failures Linked to Faster-Rising Seas

Scientific Communication Failures Linked to Faster-Rising Seas

Scientists failed for decades to communicate the coming risks of rapid sea-level rise to policymakers and the public, a new study has found. That has created a climate catch-22 in which scientists …

Atoms Vs Apples: How Quantum Effects Challenge Gravity's Rules - Advanced Science News

Atoms Vs Apples: How Quantum Effects Challenge Gravity's Rules - Advanced Science News

New research reveals that quantum effects defy the universality of free fall, providing a potential experimental pathway to test quantum gravity.

An EU Landmark for AI Governance

An EU Landmark for AI Governance

A groundbreaking draft law adopted with overwhelming majority by the European Parliament provides a glimpse into the future of governance of artificial intelligence.

China's Quantum Leap - Made in Germany

China's Quantum Leap - Made in Germany

Germany's oldest university hosts many scientists conducting groundbreaking work. Little did they know how they would become entangled in China's quantum military strategy. 

United States National Science Foundation: Making the Most of the "Ethical and Societal Considerations" in the CHIPS and Science Act

United States National Science Foundation: Making the Most of the "Ethical and Societal Considerations" in the CHIPS and Science Act

The National Science Foundation has a historic opportunity to center societal considerations in scientific research and technology creation.

Horizon Europe Can Only Flex So Far Before It Reaches Breaking Point

Horizon Europe Can Only Flex So Far Before It Reaches Breaking Point

It’s likely the European Commission will dip into the research programme’s budget for its new sovereignty fund – and this won’t be the first time money has been diverted to other causes. Flexibility to respond to changing circumstances is important, but when is enough, enough?

Science Diplomacy from the Global South: the Case of Intergovernmental Science Organizations

Science Diplomacy from the Global South: the Case of Intergovernmental Science Organizations

This study investigates which objectives Southern actors pursue in intergovernmental science organizations (IGSOs) and under which conditions they are likely to achieve their objectives.

Developing Countries Need Greater Recognition for Research into UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Developing Countries Need Greater Recognition for Research into UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Developing nations need greater visibility, acknowledgement and support for their research into the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

To Increase Women in STEM Jobs, Increase Female Leadership

To Increase Women in STEM Jobs, Increase Female Leadership

New research suggests that women remain underrepresented in STEM fields in federal jobs. But one factor seems to make a difference in women's STEM employment levels: more women in supervisory positions.

Scientific Utopias: Tackling an Early-morning Crisis at the Institute of Merged Sciences

Scientific Utopias: Tackling an Early-morning Crisis at the Institute of Merged Sciences

Earlier this year, Nature co-sponsored a science-fiction essay competition. In Katherine Ember's winning essay, researchers have an immediate responsibility to the public. They're asked to act urgently to help society.