Rethinking research impact
The way we think about the impact of university research, according to one Arizona State University leader, needs urgent and fundamental change.
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Universities Reject Trump Funding Deal
The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” developed by the Trump administration and sent to nine universities on 1 October, proposes that the institutions agree to a series of criteria in exchange for preferential treatment in funding decisions. As of 20 October, various schools have responded to Trump’s offer.
Science without borders: Fostering free knowledge exchange in a politically conflicted world
Science without borders: Fostering free knowledge exchange in a politically conflicted world
Geopolitical tensions and territorial disputes can hinder the free exchange of ideas. This article recommends guidelines for event organizers, researchers and publishers to minimize geopolitical sensitivities.
Averting Conflict Can Become Switzerland's Role in Arctic Science Diplomacy
Averting Conflict Can Become Switzerland's Role in Arctic Science Diplomacy
Switzerland is making meaningful contributions to Arctic governance and multilateral dialogue, as the Arctic becomes a geopolitical and environmental epicentre.
UKRI Enhances Scrutiny of Research with Potential for Harm
From 2026, applicants for funding from two research councils must provide additional information on managing risk.
From Language Barrier to AI Bias: The Non-Native Speaker's Dilemma in Scientific Publishing
From Language Barrier to AI Bias: The Non-Native Speaker's Dilemma in Scientific Publishing
For decades, researchers with English as an additional language have faced systemic disadvantages in publishing. AI writing tools promise relief, yet, they also bring new risks into science.
Will Science Journalism Funders Step Up or Retreat?
Amid Trump-era funding turmoil, foundations are finding themselves pulled in many directions to fill in the gaps.
The REF Helps Make Research Open, Transparent, and Credible - Let's Not Lose That
The REF Helps Make Research Open, Transparent, and Credible - Let's Not Lose That
REF should be central to solving the collective action problems around openness, transparency, and accountability in research.
MEPs Put Europe's Innovation Gap on FP10 Agenda
Members of the European Parliament's industry and research committee have defended the need for a Widening programme in Horizon Europe after 2027, but also noted that member states should take more responsibility for lagging national R&D expenditures and make better use of EU structural funds.
How Chinese Paper Mills Use AI to Create 'higher Quality' Academic Fraud
How Chinese Paper Mills Use AI to Create 'higher Quality' Academic Fraud
Paper mills that sell authorship or fabricate entire papers are a staple of China's competitive academic landscape.
Africa Must Lead Its Own Health Research Revolution
Accelerating initiatives such as the African Medicines Agency can help drive prosperity, say research leaders at the African Voices of Science.
Establish an 'ERC for Labs', Says Economics Nobel Prize Winner
The EU should establish a European Research Council (ERC) equivalent to give long-term support to research labs, one of the winners of this year's Nobel Prize for economics has argued.French economist Philippe Aghion was awarded the prize on October 13 for his work that argues economic growth relies on "creative destruction", with new more innovative firms pushing out old ones.
Who Deserves the Next Nobel? AI, Genius and Serendipity in Science
AI is increasingly becoming a part of Nobel winning science, how is this reshaping serendipity and what it means to make a scientific breakthrough?
As Open As Necessary?: Research Security, Academic Freedom and the Geopolitics of Science
As Open As Necessary?: Research Security, Academic Freedom and the Geopolitics of Science
Vetting researchers, screening funding, and restricting dual-use fields show how science has moved to the heart of national security concerns. Within the EU, "research security" has become central to the strategic autonomy agenda, aiming to protect research from espionage, IP theft, and undue foreign influence. Yet securitising science also risks expanding political control and subordinating research to security and market logics. As such, Article 13 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights must be interpreted to protect academic freedom not only from direct state interference, but also from this subtler colonisation by political and economic systems.
A Digital Dark Age? The People Rescuing Forgotten Knowledge Trapped on Old Floppy Disks
A Digital Dark Age? The People Rescuing Forgotten Knowledge Trapped on Old Floppy Disks
From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock - it's a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.
Pupils Struggle to Tell if AI Content is True, Report Says
Half of teenagers find it hard to tell when AI results are inaccurate, a study by Oxford University Press has found
Open Access Days 2025: Goal Achieved - or How Can It (Ever) Be Accomplished?
Open Access Days 2025: Goal Achieved - or How Can It (Ever) Be Accomplished?
What does Open Access promise and what does it cost? How can the crucial importance of open infrastructures be embedded as a collective core task? What could a new concept for financing Diamond Open Access look like? At the Open Access Days 2025, these and other questions were answered in lectures and workshops.
Why Sorbonne Pulled out of University Ranking
Sorbonne University plans to leave the Times Higher Education Rankings. According to its president, most of these rankings are "black boxes" whose methods raise ethical questions.
Federal science on pause amid shutdown: Trump makes offer to nine universities
MIT Rejects Federal Funding Deal with Trump Administration
The deal would see universities cap foreign admissions, restrict protests and adopt a binary definition of gender.
Research Funders Urged to Drive Culture Shift on Negative Results
Research Funders Urged to Drive Culture Shift on Negative Results
Reform needed to improve trust in science, patient care and training of AI, advocates say.
Three Years After the Launch of ChatGPT, Do We Know Where This Is Heading?
Nearly three years after ChatGPT's debut, generative AI continues to reshape scholarly publishing. While workflows are becoming more efficient, the long-term impact on research creation and evaluation remains uncertain.
Scientists Urged to Demand Independent Governance in Horizon Europe
The chair of an expert group charged with advising the European Commission on the next Framework Programme for research and innovation has called for a campaign of "scientific activism" to implement independent governance models across the programme.
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