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Major CRISPR Patent Decision Won't End Tangled Dispute
Fights over who invented the gene-editing technology are becoming more complex, and could carry on for years.
"You Can't Get Back Specimens": Ukrainian Scientists Rush to Save Irreplaceable Collections
"You Can't Get Back Specimens": Ukrainian Scientists Rush to Save Irreplaceable Collections
Researchers hide ancient weapons and bat skulls, and upload massive sets of data to international servers.
Universities Start Scoping out How to Help Ukrainian Academics Fleeing the War
As Ukrainian refugee numbers mount, universities in Europe are starting to grapple with how best to help the Ukrainian academic community.
Landmark Treaty on Plastic Pollution Must Put Scientific Evidence Front and Centre
Landmark Treaty on Plastic Pollution Must Put Scientific Evidence Front and Centre
United Nations resolution on greening plastics is a positive step. As negotiations begin, they must be evidence-based.
Plan S and Scholarly Publishing: Some Lessons Learned
Review of a webinar featuring several key players in implementing Plan S, asking what lessons have been learned?
Taiwan's Pandemic Vice-President - from Lab Bench to Public Office and Back
European University Association Suspends Russian Members over Pro-War Statement
European University Association Suspends Russian Members over Pro-War Statement
The European University Association (EUA) has suspended 12 Russian universities whose rectors signed a statement supporting president Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and parroting the Kremlin's justification for the assault.
Accelerating Open Research: A Multi-Stakeholder Discussion
Report on the recent SSP Publisher-Funder Task Force closed forum of funders, publishers, librarians and academics, who met to discuss how collaboration among stakeholder groups may accelerate a transition to open research.
Academic Freedom on the Decline
The Academic Freedom Index (AFI) 2022 reveals that almost two out of five people worldwide live in countries where academic freedom has declined substantially during the past ten years.
Why the science pyramid is still out of balance?
In 2022 women are playing a greater role in Australia’s research effort, and have more influence over science policy, than ever before. Even though women do sit at the very top, their representation at other levels of the research pyramid is out of balance.
The Staggering Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud
This article illustrates some of the diverse environmental impacts of data storage.
President Biden's Science Agenda is Imploding
More than the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of leadership is imperiling Biden's intent to reinvigorate American science.
Viewpoint: Some Practical Rules for Western Scientists Dealing with Russia
The goal is to get Russian scientists to "look at the facts".
What 1 Million Scientists Could Achieve in 100 Million Hours
Science is key to building resilience and averting future crises - but that is only possible if policy-makers listen to and trust in both the science and the scientists.
For LGBQ Scientists, Being Out Can Mean More Publications
Papers are a key currency for academic careers. LGBQ academic scientists who don’t disclose their sexual orientation in the workplace publish fewer papers than their out or non-LGBQ peers.
The Limits of "Following the Science"
Two years into the pandemic, the idea of "following the science" has oversimplified what's actually a complex array of factors that policymakers must weigh in formulating a response. Many other factors play into making pandemic policy.
Preprint Feedback is Here - Let's Make It Constructive and FAST
ASAPBio offers set of principles and guidelines for preprint feedback.
EU Suspends Research Payments to Russian Partners
The European Commission has suspended payments to Russian institutions involved in EU-funded research and innovation projects. In addition, the EU will not launch any new cooperation projects with Russian universities, research institutes and companies.
Science Competitions Can Help to Catapult Your Science into the Real World
Science Competitions Can Help to Catapult Your Science into the Real World
Innovation challenges offer valuable lessons and resources for researcher-entrepreneurs.
The Science World Should Keep Talking to Russia
"We respect Ukrainian statehood … and we treat the European choice of our neighbours with understanding." So said some 650 Russian scientists and science journalists in an open letter last week criticising Moscow's onslaught against Ukraine.
The View from Kyiv: Head of Ukraine's Research Agency Calls for International Help
Science in Ukraine has come to a halt. Russia's invasion has crippled the country's newly established research agency and forced its leader to a bomb shelter in Kyiv.
Making the Most of World Talent for Science? The Nobel Prize and Fields Medal Experience - Scientometrics
Making the Most of World Talent for Science? The Nobel Prize and Fields Medal Experience - Scientometrics
This study found that the average age of scientists at the time of the breakthrough was higher for researchers from less developed countries. Moreover, individual opportunities in the world were extremely unequal by country of birth, gender significantly conditioned any participation in research, and the probability of becoming a top researcher more than doubled for individuals with parents belonging to the most favoured occupational categories.
Europe Divided on Whether to Isolate Russia Scientifically
Governments, universities and individual academics across Europe over are being forced to choose whether to cut research ties with Russia after Moscow shocked the scientific community with its assault on Ukraine. Germany, Russia's second biggest research collaborator after the US, has said it will halt all scientific cooperation, while the UK is reviewing its links.
Offensive or Inclusive Language in Scientific Communication?
Richard de Grijs comes to grips with his field's use of potentially offensive language.