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Democratic countries are bound by economic reality to work together rather than put up barriers to cross-border collaboration. Companies must spearhead the R&D cooperation, argues the lead for a new Fraunhofer USA initiative.
There are still barriers and hesitations around open research practices. The authors of this article suggest that publishers and technology platforms can better support authors and drive uptake.
Conversational AI is a game-changer for science. Here's how to respond.
This article is part of a series of opinions Science|Business is publishing on the EU's strategic autonomy agenda, and its impact on global R&D. A complete report will be published and discussed at the annual Science|Business Network conference 7 February.
Digital transformation in submission and peer review offers improvements for publications and a better experience for researchers and journal staff.
For young immigrant women like me, the pressures of early career research are even greater than for most. But it doesn't have to be that way.
Readers discuss experimentation on lab animals.
Surpassing 1.5 degrees of warming was never going to be the end of the world.
A study suggesting papers and patents that change the course of science are becoming less dominant is prompting soul-searching - and lively debate about why, and what to do about it.
As researchers dive into the brave new world of advanced AI chatbots, publishers need to acknowledge their legitimate uses and lay down clear guidelines to avoid abuse.
Ideally, policy makers are relying on the best available science to inform their decisions. Unfortunately, that is not always the case, because often “politics” gets in the way. And that is why it is crucial that scientists recognize their power.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set its Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest to midnight the clock has been since it was established in 1947 to illustrate global existential threats at the dawn of the nuclear weapons age.
Learning how to deliver a polite refusal, alongside management training, will help young scholars with leadership ambitions.
Institutions owe it to young researchers to prepare them for careers outside academia. Preprint review is a perfect opportunity.
This post highlights four different approaches to evidence in policymaking and suggest how researchers and policy organisations might use these findings to engage differently with policy
The fight for science is far from over, so what does it take to bring science advocacy into the classroom and beyond?
Many people in the bureaucratic machinery have little interest in research
The European Commission's acknowledgement that research and innovation have the potential to generate environmental harms can be viewed as a landmark in the history of research policy.
To fully desegregate science, institutions should bolster mentorship, safe spaces and a culture of belonging.
Five pointers to help researchers get policymakers interested in their work, based on a guide co-created by government and academics from the University of Leeds
Increasing investments, transforming research culture and boosting talent attraction - these are the recommendations for a more equal European R&I landscape outlined in a new paper by Science Europe.
The current scholarly publishing system is detrimental to the pursuit of knowledge and needs a radical shift. There have already been many attempts and partial successes to drive a new shift in scholarly publishing. Many of them should be further developed and generalised.
All data should get checked, but not every article needs an expert.
