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A Large-scale Randomized Study of Large Language Model Feedback in Peer Review

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.

Switzerland to Host the Global AI Summit 2027 in Geneva

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?

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.

Does Targeted Research Funding Reshape Research Landscapes?

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.

AI is Threatening Science Jobs. Which Ones Are Most at Risk?

AI is Threatening Science Jobs. Which Ones Are Most at Risk?

Data-analysis and modelling positions are already becoming obsolete, but hands-on experimentalists can breathe easy for now.

Five Ways Increased Militarization Could Change Scientific Careers

Five Ways Increased Militarization Could Change Scientific Careers

Scholars working on defence, conflict and science funding consider the impact on research careers and budgets, highlighting five broad trends.

Can hackathons help foster data skills in the Global South?

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.

US: Trump's EPA Sued by Environmentalist, Health Groups

US: Trump's EPA Sued by Environmentalist, Health Groups

US President Donald Trump has revoked a 2009 EPA declaration that determined carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as a threat to public health and welfare. Several groups are now challenging this decision in court.

Trump Administration Ends EPA's Ability to Fight Climate Change

Trump Administration Ends EPA's Ability to Fight Climate Change

Last week, the agency's bedrock "endangerment finding" that greenhouse gases threaten human life was overturned.

AI-generated Text is Overwhelming Institutions - Setting off a No-win 'arms Race' with AI Detectors

AI-generated Text is Overwhelming Institutions - Setting off a No-win 'arms Race' with AI Detectors

Generative AI is enabling people to swamp all manner of institutions with documents, forms and messages.

Grant Proposals Drafted with AI Help More Likely to Win NIH Funding

Grant Proposals Drafted with AI Help More Likely to Win NIH Funding

But funding proposals to US agencies also tend to be more similar to previously funded projects if they are written or edited with the help of a chatbot.