EU Innovation Policy Shift Has Consequences for Scientists
The reframing of European research and innovation in terms of competitiveness, strategic autonomy and security carries unvoiced consequences.
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The Popularity of "new Antiquarianism" Challenges How We Understand Research Impact
The Popularity of "new Antiquarianism" Challenges How We Understand Research Impact
Research in the humanities is not confined to academic institutions. Particularly in history & archaeology where "new antiquarianism" creates public research.
How Can City Administrations Innovate to Advance Green Transitions While Strengthening Democracy?
Sustainability research overlooks key actors and actions in the face of the environmental crisis
Sustainability research overlooks key actors and actions in the face of the environmental crisis
Efforts to advance towards a more sustainable world focus heavily on a limited set of actions and actors while overlooking key strategies and sectors needed to address the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, according to a new study.
The Growing Number of US Scientists Moving to Spain: 'My Colleagues Are Having a Very Hard Time'
A Large-scale Randomized Study of Large Language Model Feedback in Peer Review
A randomized controlled study demonstrates that large language model-generated feedback can make reviews more informative while enhancing reviewer-author engagement. Preprint available: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.09737
Major Chinese Funder to Stop Paying Fees for 30 Pricey Open-access Journals
Major Chinese Funder to Stop Paying Fees for 30 Pricey Open-access Journals
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) plans to stop paying to publish their papers in international free-to-read journals it regards as too expensive amid effort to grow the country’s own journals.
The EU's Strategic Rebalancing of Research Partnerships with China
EU limits Chinese participation in key Horizon Europe research areas, signaling a strategic shift in global science policy.
Switzerland to Host the Global AI Summit 2027 in Geneva
Switzerland will host the next Global Summit on AI in Geneva in 2027. This was announced by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin, in New Delhi at the AI Impact Summit in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Pop-up Journals for Policy Research: Can Temporary Titles Deliver Answers?
Journals that focus on specific research questions could help to bridge the science-policy gap, if they can attract researchers.
Diamond Open Access Needs Institutions, Not Heroes
What would it mean to support community-led publishing as infrastructure, rather than as a collection of heroic individual efforts?
Does Targeted Research Funding Reshape Research Landscapes?
New research finds no clear evidence that targeted funding leads to larger or more abrupt shifts in research topics than non-targeted funding. Instead, changes in research focus tend to be gradual, and similar in scale across both funding modes.
Four Years On, Research Excellence in Wartime is Not a Luxury - It is Infrastructure
Four Years On, Research Excellence in Wartime is Not a Luxury - It is Infrastructure
The experience of UK-Ukraine research collaboration demonstrates the critical importance of structures when systems and individuals are under pressure.
Africa’s Science Councils Are Joining Forces — Here’s Why
Twenty African grantmakers have formed a new alliance, bolstered by US$42 million.
Reimagining STEM doctoral training
The solution is not to replace existing PhD programs, but to add a STEM innovation PhD track.
Revealed: 10 New Insights in Climate Science
Each year, the world's leading climate scientists evaluate the most critical evidence on how our planet is changing. The latest report delivers a stark warning.
Can AI Support the Assessment of REF Research Environments?
Can AI Support the Assessment of REF Research Environments?
ChatGPT's can closely replicate expert evaluations of REF research environments. How might research managers use these tools in the run up to the next REF?
Who Sets the Standard?
Standards expert Laurie Locascio explains how standards quietly drive innovation and why more people should be involved.
Can hackathons help foster data skills in the Global South?
In the aquamarine waters off Kenya’s eastern coast, fishing nets often accidentally ensnare endangered sea turtles. A local conservation group has spent years recording these encounters in a sprawling archive of data. Yet much of it remains unused. The authors propose a creative solution: hackathons, a competitive activity that has gained popularity across STEM fields because it challenges participants to quickly develop solutions to real-world problems.
Commission mulls over Horizon Europe budget reshuffle
The European Commission is mulling over a plan to reshuffle Horizon Europe funding for 2026-27 to finance policy priorities and plug a biodiversity funding gap.
Joint EU Debt Is the Only Way to Finance Innovation, Macron says
EU leaders call for urgent action on strategic technologies at industry summit, but remain divided over approach
Science Funding Needs Fixing - but Not Through Chaotic Reforms
The changes announced by a major UK science funder are putting scientists - and the future of research - in a difficult position.
The Peer Review System is Breaking Down
Peer review is so integral to the scholarly system that research would grind to a halt without it.
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