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Shock Election Win by the Far Right Worries Academics in the Netherlands
If Geert Wilder’s party can form government, it could restrict international students and scrap key climate policies.
'My Collaborations Would See Me Jailed': Australian Researchers Fear Proposed New Laws
'My Collaborations Would See Me Jailed': Australian Researchers Fear Proposed New Laws
Scientists have reacted with alarm at a proposal by the Australian Department of Defence to control information sharing under which technology with potential military use would need authorization to be shared with non-Australian colleagues.
As Investment Falls, EU Innovation Policy Needs a 'Massive Overhaul', Says Start-up Association
As Investment Falls, EU Innovation Policy Needs a 'Massive Overhaul', Says Start-up Association
'Disruptive' Science More Likely from Teams Who Work in the Same Place
Global Science is Splintering into Two - and This is Becoming a Problem
Proposed changes to rules for policing fraud in U.S.-funded biomedical research draw a mixed response
Proposed changes to rules for policing fraud in U.S.-funded biomedical research draw a mixed response
Academics like keeping definition narrow but worry about tighter deadlines and more record-keeping.
Indigenous Studies Researcher Advises the United Nations on Inequalities in Food Security and Nutrition
Indigenous Studies Researcher Advises the United Nations on Inequalities in Food Security and Nutrition
Half of Surveyed Infrastructures Helping Ukrainian Researchers
The Persistence of Eugenics in Mainstream Journals Highlights Major Gaps in Research Integrity
The Persistence of Eugenics in Mainstream Journals Highlights Major Gaps in Research Integrity
When published, bad data can have long lasting negative impacts on research and the wider world. In this post, Rebecca Sear, traces the impact of the national IQ dataset and reflects how its continued use in research highlights the lack of priority given to research integrity.
Horizon Europe and Erasmus+: "Switzerland Must Come on Board in 2024"
Horizon Europe and Erasmus+: "Switzerland Must Come on Board in 2024"
An end to Switzerland's exclusion from key European research and education schemes may be discussed next year, says the head of swissuniversities.
One-third of Indian STEM Conferences Have No Women
Open Educational Resources: Open Economics Guide Now Covers More Topics
Open Educational Resources: Open Economics Guide Now Covers More Topics
United States and India Are Becoming Science Partners of Choice
United States and India Are Becoming Science Partners of Choice
... but collaborations are still hampered by bureaucracy and underfunding.
China is Blooming and Flourishing with Science and Technology
Comedy As a Tool to Demystify Science
If scientists want people to take science seriously, comedy may be the key.
Scale of Attacks on Universities 'Mandates More Protection'
Corporate Funding for Universities: Serving Society or Human Greed?
Corporate Funding for Universities: Serving Society or Human Greed?
Podcast - Sustaining Science for the Future of Ukraine
Vaughan Turekian, the director of the Policy and Global Affairs Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the US, discusses efforts to support Ukrainian scientists and why such efforts are important for the future of Ukraine.
Researchers Revolt Against Weekend Conferences
Is CRISPR Safe? Genome Editing Gets Its First FDA Scrutiny
Podcast: Gendergap - Was Sind Gründe, Warum Frauen die Wissenschaft Verlassen
Podcast: Gendergap - Was Sind Gründe, Warum Frauen die Wissenschaft Verlassen
Japanese Research is No Longer World Class - Here's Why
Japan’s contribution to world-class research continues to decline, despite having one of the world’s largest research communities, according to a report by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
How Can Open Data Sharing Policies Be More Attentive to Qualitative Researchers?
How Can Open Data Sharing Policies Be More Attentive to Qualitative Researchers?
Open data practices are largely conceived and managed in ways that support quantitative, rather than qualitative data. Susie Weller outlines how an ethics of care is essential to making open qualitative data practical and ethical.
Here's What the EU Member States Have in Mind for FP10 - the follow-up programme to Horizon Europe
Here's What the EU Member States Have in Mind for FP10 - the follow-up programme to Horizon Europe
A special member state task force set up to help shape framework programme 10 (FP10), has compiled the first draft. The documents set out in broad strokes the ideas for FP10, including a call for the EU to be a global research and innovation powerhouse by 2034.