Scientific research and tech dominance have become top priorities in China's new 5-year plan

Research teams at Environment and Climate Change Canada are being dismantled as the federal government reduces the size of the public service.

Leadership is one area where well-intentioned strategies are in place, but are often not put into daily use.

Virtual research collaboration hub will help researchers from Gaza develop their skills and find project partners in Europe

Dozens of Stand Up for Science gatherings nationwide focused on the importance of science for federal policymaking.
 

EU governments have key questions to resolve if agreement on the next EU research programme is to be reached in May.

Some want reproachment with Beijing, but others in Europe are wary of rekindling research and technology collaboration.

Leaders acknowledge White House role in controversial moves

Ireland has launched a five-year strategy to boost research and innovation. It sets out how the newly minted funder Research Ireland can shape the country’s research landscape, not just fund it.

The reframing of European research and innovation in terms of competitiveness, strategic autonomy and security carries unvoiced consequences.

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.

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

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. 

What would it mean to support community-led publishing as infrastructure, rather than as a collection of heroic individual efforts?

Twenty African grantmakers have formed a new alliance, bolstered by US$42 million.

Agency acknowledges young investigators are losing out as result of multiyear funding policy imposed by White House.

Each year, the world's leading climate scientists evaluate the most critical evidence on how our planet is changing. The latest report delivers a stark warning.

The European Commission is mulling over a plan to reshuffle Horizon Europe funding for 2026-27 to finance policy priorities and plug a biodiversity funding gap.

EU leaders call for urgent action on strategic technologies at industry summit, but remain divided over approach