Nature Makes Transparent Peer Review Standard for New Submissions
Initiative "supports Springer Nature's broader commitment to research transparency and open sharing".
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ERC Makes Bid to Become a 'permanent Standalone' EU Body
The European Research Council (ERC) Scientific Council wants the EU's fundamental research fund to become independent from the European Commission, with a stable long-term budget.In a surprise move on June 17, the council sent a proposal to create an independent ERC to Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and research commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva. So far, the letter has not been made public.
Transparent Peer Review to Be Extended to All of Nature's Research Papers
From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees' reports and author responses - to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science.
Commission Seeks Links Between Civil and Military Research Funds
The European Commission wants to make it easier for research and innovation projects to move between civilian and military programmes.
ERC Backs Cutting-edge Research with €721 Million in Funding
The European Research Council (ERC) today announced the winners of its latest Advanced Grant competition. The funding, worth in total €721 million, will go to 281 leading researchers across Europe. The Advanced Grant competition is one of the most prestigious and competitive funding schemes in the EU. It gives senior researchers the opportunity to pursue ambitious, curiosity-driven projects that could lead to major scientific breakthroughs. The new grants are part of the EU's Horizon Europe programme.
How Can We Tell if Health Policies or Guidelines Are Truly Evidence-based?
How Can We Tell if Health Policies or Guidelines Are Truly Evidence-based?
It is easy to claim one is "following the scientific evidence", but what does it mean to actually do so?
Ocean Crisis Demands a New Kind of Science
Scientists must make their voices heard to shape responses to our ocean crisis, write authors from the International Science Council's Ocean Expert Group.
How Trump's Budget Cuts Could Derail Global Science Collaborations
Europe's ExoMars mission is among the highest-profile casualties of the US president's plan to slash research funding.
New Report Breaks Down Science Behind MAHA
Physicians are trained to follow the evidence. That's exactly what UPenn researchers want you to do before dismissing all MAHA's proposed policies.
Work on FP10 Outline Must Start Immediately, says MEP Ehler
There is an urgent need to fill in the detail of FP10, the next EU research and innovation Framework Programme, following confirmation that a regulation to set it up will be published on July 16 alongside the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
Viewpoint: Novel Ideas, Bold Bets
At the European Research Council (ERC) we know that ambitious, high-risk research pushes back the frontiers of knowledge. Supporting scientifically daring and novel projects means trusting researchers with bold ideas, those who challenge existing paradigms and push the boundaries of existing knowledge and methodologies.
'You're Just Not Welcome': Researchers Grapple with US Plan to Revoke Chinese Student Visas
Trump's Call for 'gold-standard Science' Has Prompted an Outcry: Here's Why
The Fallout from Trump's War on Harvard Will Outlast His Term
The US president's ramped-up threats are seen by many as an attempt to reshape a stronghold of the left. Could he succeed?
How a Trump-fueled Brain Drain Could Be the Rest of the World’s Brain Gain
The US has long been a research powerhouse. After Trump's cuts, other countries are stepping in.
“Widespread International Disparities in Research Integrity Training”
A white paper reveals significant disparities across the world in research integrity training, encompassing access, delivery timing, methodology and understanding.
What Trump's Climate Science Crackdown Means for Global Forecasts
Experts warn that cuts to US scientific agencies would hurt other nations' abilities to accurately forecast the weather.
Horizon Europe Expulsion "Almost a Death Sentence for Israeli Science"
Horizon Europe Expulsion "Almost a Death Sentence for Israeli Science"
Ejecting Israel from Horizon Europe would be "almost a death sentence for Israeli science," the president of the country's Academy of Sciences and Humanities has said, as debate grows in the EU over whether to expel the country.
UK science policy has a new priority: national survival
Tight funds and crazy world might force universities into some uncomfortable allegiances, says John Womersley.
Excellence commission selects 70 clusters of excellence
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