AI Doom Warnings Are Getting Louder. Are They Realistic?
Researchers are increasingly sounding the alarm that artificial intelligence could end humanity. But such doomsday warnings carry their own risks.
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MEPs Adopt Long-Term Budget Report with €200 Billion for Next Horizon Europe
MEPs Adopt Long-Term Budget Report with €200 Billion for Next Horizon Europe
The European Parliament’s budget committee has adopted an interim report and compromise amendments calling for a stronger, predictable EU budget from 2028.
Reproducibility and Robustness of Economics and Political Science Research
Reproducibility and Robustness of Economics and Political Science Research
Robustness checks and reproduction of analyses with existing and updated data based on 110 articles in economics and political science journals with data and code-sharing requirements found high levels of robustness and reproducibility and determined that robustness was not dependent on author characteristics or data availability.
Academic freedom declines in US and 49 other countries, survey finds
Academic freedom declines in US and 49 other countries, survey finds
The US has seen a particular drop in university autonomy, which has fallen by 50% in the past decade, faster than several countries moving toward autocracy
Science a Source of Hope When Britons Have an Otherwise Bleak View of the Country
Orbán Election Defeat Brings Hope Hungary’s Horizon Europe Ban Will Be Lifted
Orbán Election Defeat Brings Hope Hungary’s Horizon Europe Ban Will Be Lifted
Hungarian academics are hopeful that an EU ruling banning 30 institutions, including 21 universities, from Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ will finally be lifted with the election of a new government.
'Science Needs Defending': Record Number of Researchers Run for Office in US Mid-terms
'Science Needs Defending': Record Number of Researchers Run for Office in US Mid-terms
Many Democrats making the switch to politics are motivated by the Trump administration's cuts to science - whereas energy and AI are a pull for some Republicans.
European universities call for stronger research cooperation
Rectors’ conferences across Europe unite behind call for ambitious Horizon Europe budget and long-term funding for university alliances
14 Things Our PhD Supervisors Got Right and Why It Mattered
PhD students reflect on how their supervisors made a meaningful difference - from quiet acts of kindness to career-shaping guidance.
Should Academic Misconduct Be Catalogued? Proposed US Database Sparks Debate
Should Academic Misconduct Be Catalogued? Proposed US Database Sparks Debate
Repository would require US universities to register research fraud and workplace harassment.
When Career Anxiety Becomes Gameplay: Lessons from China's 'young-faculty Simulator'
When Career Anxiety Becomes Gameplay: Lessons from China's 'young-faculty Simulator'
A popular online game simulates life as an academic - and throws the challenges of being an early-career researcher into sharp relief.
The Netherlands is Actually Raking in Too Much European Research Funding
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe are becoming increasingly successful at applying for a European research grant. Yet the gap with the Netherlands and the rest of the EU remains large. "We are losing an enormous amount of talent."
The Myth of STEM Only Growth Holds Back the UK
The view that STEM subjects on their own drive growth is misguided and presents a lopsided view of the value of the social sciences and humanities.
Orbán Defeat Seen as ‘Victory for Democracy’ and Universities
European universities celebrate opportunity for Hungarian institutions to restore academic freedom.
From Open Access to Preprints: Are We Repeating the Same Mistakes in Scholarly Publishing?
From Open Access to Preprints: Are We Repeating the Same Mistakes in Scholarly Publishing?
The preprint movement, once seen as a pragmatic, low-cost, researcher-driven route to openness, now faces its own moment of uncertainty.
Scientific Journals Need Dedicated Fact-Checkers
An additional layer of quality control could help academic publishers weed out problematic content before it propagates.
Viewpoint: It's Time to Experiment with How Europe Funds Science
An experimental metascience unit would allow the Commission to test innovative ways of awarding research funds with immediate impact.
FP10 Should Remain Open, Excellent and Secure
Applying an ‘EU preference’ to advanced science and technology will only increase Europe’s strategic vulnerabilities.
Researchers Warn Against Securitized Response to Global Biodiversity Loss
Researchers Warn Against Securitized Response to Global Biodiversity Loss
Scientists have warned that a new UK Government report risks distorting evidence and driving ineffective policy by framing ecological degradation and its impacts on migration as a security threat.
EPA Sets 'no Surprises' Science Policy, Reassigns Researchers
Staff expressed frustration with how the transfers are being handled and perceive them as yet another measure to traumatize the workforce.
Humanity is Heading Back to the Moon. Australia Isn't Even Funding Telescopes
Humanity is Heading Back to the Moon. Australia Isn't Even Funding Telescopes
A program cut has Australian astronomers up in arms - but it points at much bigger problems with national research funding.
The Time Has Come for Big Changes to Improve Research Funding
The competitive research funding system is at breaking point. This Perspective argues that innovations to address ongoing problems are needed on a grander scale than ever before, but this will not suffice. What we need is whole system transformation.
Parliament ‘misreads’ link between Horizon Europe and ECF, Commission official says
Parliament ‘misreads’ link between Horizon Europe and ECF, Commission official says
Maive Rute says the upcoming competitiveness coordination tool will set a limited number of top-down priorities.
As War Escalates, Iran’s Universities Face Increasing Fire
Attacks have destroyed or damaged a wide range of academic and commercial research centers.
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