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PhD Students Who Write Dissertation with AI Less Likely to Stay in Academia
PhD Students Who Write Dissertation with AI Less Likely to Stay in Academia
On Being a Scientist in a Disrupted Research Landscape
A new publication aims to train young scientists to act responsibly and ethically, be good stewards of public funding and trust, and navigate the broader responsibilities that come with being a scientist in this rapidly shifting landscape.
Citation Accuracy, Citation Noise, and Citation Bias: A Foundation of Citation Analysis
Citation Accuracy, Citation Noise, and Citation Bias: A Foundation of Citation Analysis
Citation analysis is widely used in research evaluation to assess the impact of scientific papers. These analyses rest on the assumption that citation decisions by authors are accurate, representing the flow of knowledge from cited to citing papers. However, in practice, researchers often cite for reasons that are not related to the fact that there has been (intellectual) input from previous papers.
Is the EU Research Budget Actually Increasing?
The Irish presidency says its negotiating position gives a boost to research. MEPs and universities disagree. We unpack the figures on each side.
Scientists Wonder: Is my AI Stealing my Ideas?
Researchers are using AI as a sounding board throughout their work. But concerns are growing that companies may present users’ ideas as those of their models
Wha's the Secret Sauce for Happy Scientists at Work? These Eight Countries Offer Some Clues
Wha's the Secret Sauce for Happy Scientists at Work? These Eight Countries Offer Some Clues
Meaningful work, flexibility and job security all matter more than salaries do, Nature's job satisfaction survey shows.
Public Controversies Cannot Be Settled by "following the Evidence"
China's Extraordinary Rise in Science and How It Will Change the World
China's Extraordinary Rise in Science and How It Will Change the World
What Does a PhD Pay? Data Reveal Huge Gaps Across Europe
What Does a PhD Pay? Data Reveal Huge Gaps Across Europe
Between Google Scholar and ChatGPT: How Students Conduct Research in 2026
A new ZBW study involving 908 economics and business students examines how literature search is changing, where students encounter difficulties, and what this means for information literacy teaching in libraries.
Did an AI or a Human Write That Paper? New Detector Decides by Examining Its Ideas
Did an AI or a Human Write That Paper? New Detector Decides by Examining Its Ideas
Algorithm looks for clues about a paper's origin that text-based detectors miss.
Viewpoint: The Grant System Funds the Ability to Apply for Grants
A start-up founder calls out inherent flaws in grant evaluation systems, which stifle innovation.
Robot Pen Pals: a Systematic Analysis of Recent Trends in Scientific Correspondence
Robot Pen Pals: a Systematic Analysis of Recent Trends in Scientific Correspondence
This study identifies unusual growth in scientific correspondence after the widespread adoption of generative AI and suggests that AI may be contributing to publication inflation in a format that is citable, lightly regulated and often not peer reviewed.
How to Mobilize the Agile Science Needed in a Crisis
Will AI Scoop Your Science? Some Researchers See a Gloomy Future
Will AI Scoop Your Science? Some Researchers See a Gloomy Future
Universities Measure Almost Everything - Except Leadership
Universities Measure Almost Everything - Except Leadership
Academic Freedom Does Not Require Funder Neutrality
Research Integrity in Scholarly Communications - SSP Pulse Check Report
Research Integrity in Scholarly Communications - SSP Pulse Check Report
The latest Pulse Check Poll explored how organizations across the scholarly publishing ecosystem are responding to today’s research integrity challenges.
Why sound, strong science alone isn’t enough in pandemic preparedness
Why sound, strong science alone isn’t enough in pandemic preparedness
Open Science is Compatible with Research Security, Says Canada’s Chief Science Advisor
Open Science is Compatible with Research Security, Says Canada’s Chief Science Advisor
Open science is “not incompatible” with research security and science leaders and policymakers should “demystify” the false dichotomy between the two, according to Mona Nemer, Canada’s chief science advisor.
EU Governments to Debate a 19-Partnership Horizon Europe Portfolio
EU Governments to Debate a 19-Partnership Horizon Europe Portfolio
EU governments are set to have a strategic discussion on the next set of Horizon Europe partnerships with new initiatives on railways, space technologies, and climate and water resilience.
MSCA research career scheme gets €210M funding boost
The additional funding for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions comes amid record-low success rates.
If Research Security Feels Like Bureaucracy, We Are Making the Wrong Case
If Research Security Feels Like Bureaucracy, We Are Making the Wrong Case
Science on the Political Stage: Analysing Representations of Science in Austrian Parliamentary Debates
Universities, Science, and Politics
The crisis of universities is not primarily due to politicization but to issues about whom universities serve and how they can serve them better against a backdrop of inequality, political polarization, and public mistrust.