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UK Researchers Lose Project Leader Roles As Horizon Europe Row Continues
At least half a dozen UK-based researchers have already lost coordination roles in Horizon Europe consortia because of the failure of Brussels and London to agree UK association to the programme, with the true tally losing out on leadership positions likely much higher.
African Centres of Excellence Pursue Development Goals
Over the past two decades, Sub-Saharan Africa has stepped up its scientific production and its investment in higher education.
Life Scientists Have 'Little Awareness' of the Risk That Their Research Could Create New Pathogen Threats
Life Scientists Have 'Little Awareness' of the Risk That Their Research Could Create New Pathogen Threats
Life scientists are often oblivious to the risk of creating deadly new pathogens that could escape from the lab, a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report has warned, as the body draws up new global safety guidelines.
Share Your Experiences of Graduate-Student Life with Nature
The world has changed a lot since our last global survey of PhD students in 2019. This year's survey includes master's students for the first time.
Swiss Funder Unveils New CV Format to Make Grant Evaluation Fairer
Swiss Funder Unveils New CV Format to Make Grant Evaluation Fairer
The Swiss National Science Foundation's 'narrative' template seeks evidence of applicants' wider contributions to science.
Council to Adopt Position on Reforming Research Assessment, but Stresses One Size Should Not Be Made to Fit All
Council to Adopt Position on Reforming Research Assessment, but Stresses One Size Should Not Be Made to Fit All
Member states are set to adopt a position backing research assessment reform in Europe - but they'll stress that any reforms must take into account the diversity of research systems in the EU, according to a draft document seen by Science|Business. Research ministers will meet in Luxembourg on Friday to sign off Council conclusions for research assessment reform in Europe, alongside conclusions on open science, international cooperation and Horizon Europe missions.
Indigenous Knowledge Reveals History of Fire-prone California Forest
A collaboration between scientists and Native American tribes finds tree density in parts of the Klamath Mountains is at a record high, and at risk of serious wildfires.
The Reef Fish People Find Ugly More Likely to Be Endangered, Study Finds
Discrepancy between aesthetic value and extinction vulnerability could have repercussions
MIT Grads Demonstrate First Ammonia-powered Tractor
Amogy, a startup founded by four MIT grads, has transformed a John Deere into the world's first zero-emission, ammonia-powered tractor.
Building Stronger Chains Together: Keeping Preprints Connected to the Scholarly Record - The Scholarly Kitchen
Building Stronger Chains Together: Keeping Preprints Connected to the Scholarly Record - The Scholarly Kitchen
In the global supply chain of scholarly communications, we share a responsibility for accurate metadata that represents the publication lifecycle -- from preprint to version of record, and everything in between.
ELife and PREreview Extend Partnership to Boost Community Engagement in Open Peer Review
ELife and PREreview Extend Partnership to Boost Community Engagement in Open Peer Review
As eLife moves towards a 'publish, review, curate' model that puts preprints first, the two initiatives will work together to promote diversity in open scholarly review.
Upheaval in Norwegian Science Funding Threatens Grants
Firing of funding agency board alarms research sector.
UK Plans 'Bigger, Better' Rival to the European Research Council, As Time Runs out on Horizon Europe Association
UK Plans 'Bigger, Better' Rival to the European Research Council, As Time Runs out on Horizon Europe Association
The UK is working on a "bigger, better" rival to the European Research Council as part of an alternative to the Horizon Europe, in response to growing fears that the country will not associate to the framework programme.
To Boost South Korea's Basic Science, Look to Values, Not Just Budgets
To Boost South Korea's Basic Science, Look to Values, Not Just Budgets
The country has been increasing research funding for decades, but its rigid, time-bound approach to research assessment is stifling basic science.
SNSF Joins COAlition S - Immediate Open Access to Scientific Articles
SNSF Joins COAlition S - Immediate Open Access to Scientific Articles
A coalition of research funders has been advocating for free, unrestricted access to publications since 2018. The SNSF is now joining them and adapting its Open Access requirements.
She Experimented on Primates for Decades. Now She Wants to Shut Down the Labs
Lisa Jones-Engel quit her work as a lab researcher when she began to see how 'like us' monkeys are
Universities Warn of EU-UK Research Scheme 'close to Precipice'
Universities Warn of EU-UK Research Scheme 'close to Precipice'
Vice-chancellors ask both sides to work together to save the UK's role in a multi-billion-pound scheme.
Nature Addresses Helicopter Research and Ethics Dumping
New framework aims to improve inclusion and ethics in global research collaborations amid wider efforts to end exploitative practices.
Has the 'Great Resignation' Hit Academia?
A wave of departures, many of them by mid-career scientists, calls attention to widespread discontent in universities.
Plastic Packaging Might Be Biodegradable After All
Leipzig researchers have found an enzyme that rapidly breaks down PET, the most widely produced plastic in the world. It might just eat your old tote bags.
Pfizer to Offer All Its Drugs Not-for-profit to 45 Lower-income Countries
Pfizer to Offer All Its Drugs Not-for-profit to 45 Lower-income Countries
Firm launches 'healthier world' accord in Davos and speaks to other drugmakers about similar steps
Forecasters Predict a Very Active Hurricane Season
A second consecutive winter heavily influenced by La Niña weather patterns threatens violent storms.
Mars Probe Discovers 'shocking' New Aurora
The Emirates Mars Mission says it's a first: They have spotted a worm-like aurora that stretches halfway round Mars. It looks like our northern lights.
PhD Students Face Cash Crisis with Wages That Don't Cover Living Costs
PhD Students Face Cash Crisis with Wages That Don't Cover Living Costs
As inflation rates soar, new data on the finances of US graduate students spark calls for action.
European Research Excellence in Times of Non-association
Newly calculated figures illustrate the sharp decline in contributions from EU programmes to Swiss institutions between 2014 and 2017. They also attest to the relevance of Switzerland and the UK in terms of scientific excellence.
How Academic Institutions Can Help to Close Wikipedia's Gender Gap
The world's largest online encyclopedia mirrors society's bias towards male achievements. Employers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine can help to change that.
The Secret (Research) Life of the London Underground
With the new Elizabeth line now open, we've delved into the Underground's rich research history.
Ukraine Invasion Spurs EU Push to Associate the Democratic World to Horizon Europe
Ukraine Invasion Spurs EU Push to Associate the Democratic World to Horizon Europe
The invasion of Ukraine has helped open the door for Japan, Canada, South Korea and New Zealand to join Horizon Europe, according to Brussels lead negotiator Signe Ratso, as the EU tries to bolster research ties with likeminded democracies. Last year, it appeared that the Commission's efforts to convince these science powers to associate had stalled.
Russia Dominates Nuclear Power Supply Chains - and the West Needs to Prepare Now to Be Independent in the Future
Russia Dominates Nuclear Power Supply Chains - and the West Needs to Prepare Now to Be Independent in the Future
A new report from Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy details how Russia dominates the supply chains of nuclear power around the globe.