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How to Manage Your Time As a Researcher

How to Manage Your Time As a Researcher

Tracking goals on various timescales can help scientists to make the most of their days, says Maya Gosztyla.

We Are Putting Science, Innovation and Evidence at the Heart of the Home Office

We Are Putting Science, Innovation and Evidence at the Heart of the Home Office

Dr Jason Dewhurst talks 'embedding a scientifically inquisitive and analytically curious culture across the Home Office'

Alternatives to Animal Testing: Science, Ethics and the Law

Alternatives to Animal Testing: Science, Ethics and the Law

Laura Rego Alvarez, Head of Science Policy & Regulation, Cruelty Free International, discusses the science and ethics behind alternatives to animal testing 

How to Edit the Genes of Nature's Master Manipulators

How to Edit the Genes of Nature's Master Manipulators

CRISPR, the Nobel Prize-winning gene editing technology, is poised to have a profound impact on the fields of microbiology and medicine, again.

Canada and EU Enter Final Stage of Negotiations over Horizon Europe Association

Canada and EU Enter Final Stage of Negotiations over Horizon Europe Association

Along with New Zealand, Canada will soon be the first country to join Horizon Europe under new rules that allow "like minded" democracies with strong science systems to associate, regardless of where they are in the world.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: The Hidden Toll of Community Outreach

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: The Hidden Toll of Community Outreach

Caught in a system eager for success stories, a PhD student from an underrepresented background learns how to balance his challenges in the lab with his desire to serve his community.

In Canada, Scientists Are Struggling With Stagnant Funding

In Canada, Scientists Are Struggling With Stagnant Funding

When science minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the government would be awarding CA$1 billion to research projects, scientists soon realised that the $1 billion was existing, not new, money.

White House Releases First-of-a-Kind Indigenous Knowledge Guidance for Federal Agencies | CEQ | The White House

White House Releases First-of-a-Kind Indigenous Knowledge Guidance for Federal Agencies | CEQ | The White House

Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) jointly released new government-wide guidance  and an accompanying implementation memorandum for Federal Agencies on recognizing and including Indigenous Knowledge in Federal research, policy, and decision making. This announcement coincides with the Biden-Harris Administration's 2022 Tribal Nations Summit and…

European Parliament Launches a Permanent Forum to Protect Academic Freedom

European Parliament Launches a Permanent Forum to Protect Academic Freedom

The European Parliament has launched a permanent forum to debate new policies and laws to protect academics in the EU against interference from government or other sources, after experts raised the alarm over the erosion of academic freedom in Europe.

Bird Declines Boost Case for Transformative Biodiversity Agreement in Montreal

Bird Declines Boost Case for Transformative Biodiversity Agreement in Montreal

The world is losing species alarmingly fast. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), an independent science and policy group, says a million species face extinction. Few animals bring these unsettling losses into sharper focus than birds: Populations of 49% of avian species are decreasing, according to a September 2022 report by […]

How an Early Oil Industry Study Became Key in Climate Lawsuits

How an Early Oil Industry Study Became Key in Climate Lawsuits

For decades, 1960s research for the American Petroleum Institute warning of the risks of burning fossil fuels had been forgotten. But two papers discovered in libraries are now playing a key role in lawsuits aimed at holding oil companies accountable for climate change.

Many US Scientists Say Security Measures Against China and Others Go Too Far

Many US Scientists Say Security Measures Against China and Others Go Too Far

For years, big advances in science and technology have propelled economic growth world-wide. Now, as geopolitical tensions mount, leaders of the US scientific community fret that rising government security measures may kill the goose that laid the golden egg.

The Driving Forces Behind the Success of Beijing and Shanghai

The Driving Forces Behind the Success of Beijing and Shanghai

China's capital city still has a higher research output, but its innovating second city is catching up.

Science and Multilateralism to Deliver Change

Science and Multilateralism to Deliver Change

The recently concluded climate COP also demonstrated how science is integral to multilateralism. Yes, the outcome was a mixed bag. The language on 1.5 degrees C and ending fossil fuels was weak, but we did see history made with a loss and damage fund.

Stop Congratulating Colleagues for Publishing in High-Impact Factor Journals

Stop Congratulating Colleagues for Publishing in High-Impact Factor Journals

The current scholarly publishing system is detrimental to the pursuit of knowledge and needs a radical shift. There have already been many attempts and partial successes to drive a new shift in scholarly publishing. Many of them should be further developed and generalised.

Ecologists Should Create Space for a Wide Range of Expertise

Ecologists Should Create Space for a Wide Range of Expertise

Indigenous communities' knowledge and approaches enrich studies.

Ukraine's Research and Innovation Community Eyes a Better Future

Ukraine's Research and Innovation Community Eyes a Better Future

Ukrainian researchers are planning for a brighter future for their country, despite ongoing bombing and electricity shortages. A delegation from Ukraine's research community, led by first deputy minister for education and science, Andrii Vitrenko, came to Brussels last week for the first joint meeting on research and innovation with the European Commission.