An interview with Robert-Jan Smits, with preface Robert-Jan Smits.

It has never been so easy to obtain grants for open access publications from the SNSF. Researchers can now apply for them on the mySNF online platform – even after the project has ended.

How the Economist is opening the data behind our reporting.

A top UK university is planning a 'unique' post-Brexit arrangement with a German university in which staff will be appointed jointly by both institutions, with the aim of keeping access to EU research funding for UK academics.

Advocates of homeopathy say that the rat study is evidence of the practice’s efficacy, but some scientists have cast doubt on the paper.

This year's prize for economics has sparked a rarer controversy. Some economists argue one winner's work is wrongheaded and has compromised humanity's ability to deal with the existential threat of climate change.

Drug companies make big contributions to analysis in the trials they fund but can fail to report their contributions.

We’re happy to share two new documents that we hope will aid researchers in their decision to share early work as preprints.

Australia's parliament has a problem retaining experienced women. As a workplace, it's not alone.

Another set of fake papers takes aim at social science’s nether regions.

This year’s nearly 50-50 split for the Pioneer and EIA awards of NIH shows women did disproportionately well.

A better-tasting tomato highlights problems with Europe’s outdated approach to gene editing.

Knowledge generated in partnership with the public and policymakers is more likely to be useful to society and should be encouraged.

Elena Álvarez-Buylla will become the director of the National Council of Science and Technology in Mexico. While many scientists are delighted that she'll be the first woman to do so, critics worry about her opposition to genetically modified maize, which could spoil the country's astonishing agricultural biodiversity.

Robert-Jan Smits takes Plan S to the White House and says he is in the United States for ‘business not chit-chat’.

How three scholars gulled academic journals to publish hoax papers on ‘grievance studies.’

Top US universities with low numbers of ethnic minority students are most likely to use questionable practices that overplay diversity.

Science ministry is eliminated in Argentina while budget cuts and inflation hamper labs’ daily operations.

Wellcome’s director offers a stark warning about the trust’s future in the UK.

Scientists discuss a report aimed at keeping global temperature rise under 1.5C this century. The report will be the guiding light for governments as they decide how to develop their economies in the face of rising temperatures over the coming decades.

October meeting in Germany reverses the usual gender ratio

Nation’s funder is the first to join Plan S - which aims to make all scientific works free to read on publication - since the effort was announced.

CERN considers the presentation delivered by an invited scientist during a workshop on High Energy Theory and Gender as highly offensive. It has therefore decided to remove the slides from the online repository, in line with a Code of Conduct that does not tolerate personal attacks and insults.

It is the ultimate accolade, but critics claim the award is now out of step with modern collaborative research methods.

Key findings from European agencies, government authority reports, and local NGO surveys.

100 Million - what does your contribution look like?

China is now home to the best university in Asia, while France’s Sorbonne University is the highest-ranked newcomer in the table.

A few tips and tricks for both doing your best on the application and making it through the process with your self esteem intact.

Respect for what you and your colleagues bring to the table is vital to successful integration.

Marine biologists are using artificial intelligence to help them identify objects in millions of images.