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Perceptions and Behavior of Clinical Researchers and Research Support Staff Regarding Data FAIRification

Perceptions and Behavior of Clinical Researchers and Research Support Staff Regarding Data FAIRification

The FAIR Data Principles are being rapidly adopted by many research institutes and funders worldwide. This study assesses the awareness and attitudes of clinical researchers and research support staff regarding data FAIRification.

Leading Countries in Global Science Increasingly Receive More Citations Than Other Countries Doing Similar Research

Leading Countries in Global Science Increasingly Receive More Citations Than Other Countries Doing Similar Research

This article studies international citation and text similarity networks across 150 fields and find that some countries increasingly receive more citations despite researching similar topics as others.

There's a Greater Role for Science Diplomacy Amidst Global Collaborations

There's a Greater Role for Science Diplomacy Amidst Global Collaborations

The ingenuity of scientists helped accelerate the recovery from COVID-19. In close cooperation with society and policy-makers, it can lead the way to the future.

UK Visa for Top Talent Excludes Graduates of African Universities

UK Visa for Top Talent Excludes Graduates of African Universities

The High Potential Individual visa is intended to attract graduates from around the world to work in the UK, but its criteria excludes anyone who studied at a university in Africa.

Japan Tries-again-to Revitalize Its Research

Japan Tries-again-to Revitalize Its Research

Latest effort would spend billions on a few universities, but skeptics give it long odds.

Mars Probe Discovers 'shocking' New Aurora

Mars Probe Discovers 'shocking' New Aurora

The Emirates Mars Mission says it's a first: They have spotted a worm-like aurora that stretches halfway round Mars. It looks like our northern lights.

Forecasters Predict a Very Active Hurricane Season

Forecasters Predict a Very Active Hurricane Season

A second consecutive winter heavily influenced by La Niña weather patterns threatens violent storms.

EUROPEAN FUND FOR DISPLACED SCIENTISTS

EUROPEAN FUND FOR DISPLACED SCIENTISTS

The EFDS will provide funds to academic institutions in Europe that are willing and able to host displaced researchers from Ukraine.

European Research Excellence in Times of Non-association

European Research Excellence in Times of Non-association

Newly calculated figures illustrate the sharp decline in contributions from EU programmes to Swiss institutions between 2014 and 2017. They also attest to the relevance of Switzerland and the UK in terms of scientific excellence.

How Academic Institutions Can Help to Close Wikipedia's Gender Gap

How Academic Institutions Can Help to Close Wikipedia's Gender Gap

The world's largest online encyclopedia mirrors society's bias towards male achievements. Employers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine can help to change that.

Ukraine Invasion Spurs EU Push to Associate the Democratic World to Horizon Europe

Ukraine Invasion Spurs EU Push to Associate the Democratic World to Horizon Europe

The invasion of Ukraine has helped open the door for Japan, Canada, South Korea and New Zealand to join Horizon Europe, according to Brussels lead negotiator Signe Ratso, as the EU tries to bolster research ties with likeminded democracies. Last year, it appeared that the Commission's efforts to convince these science powers to associate had stalled.

Russia Dominates Nuclear Power Supply Chains - and the West Needs to Prepare Now to Be Independent in the Future

Russia Dominates Nuclear Power Supply Chains - and the West Needs to Prepare Now to Be Independent in the Future

A new report from Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy details how Russia dominates the supply chains of nuclear power around the globe.

Looking Beyond Borders to Understand Impacts of Science on Society

Looking Beyond Borders to Understand Impacts of Science on Society

In an interview with CSIS Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette and Brookings Senior Fellow Ryan Hass, Yangyang Cheng discusses the role of science in U.S.-China relations and the need to examine who benefits and who experiences harm from advances in scientific inquiry.  

Nature Journals Raise the Bar on Sex and Gender Reporting in Research

Nature Journals Raise the Bar on Sex and Gender Reporting in Research

Authors will be prompted to provide details on how sex and gender were considered in study design.

EU Launches Policy Framework to Improve Regional Innovation Support

EU Launches Policy Framework to Improve Regional Innovation Support

The EU today launched a pilot project aiming to help regions coordinate regional, national and EU research and innovation policies, and to bridge the many gaps in Europe's fragmented innovation ecosystems.

Commission Makes First Assessment of Horizon Europe Industrial Partnerships

Commission Makes First Assessment of Horizon Europe Industrial Partnerships

A year since the launch of Horizon Europe, the European Commission says its research partnerships with industry and member states are showing first signs of contributing to EU's green, digital and health policy goals.