This blog discusses the importance of connecting with different audiences when writing funding bids, based on previous experience as a funding manager at the UK Research Councils. 

Born 200 years ago in Germany, the adventurer-archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann was obsessed with finding the kingdom of Troy described in Homer's "Iliad."

The pilot organizers of Hudson's basic income pilot hope that gathering five years of results will show how much human potential extra money can unleash.

The SNSF's National Research Council decides whether or not to fund applications. The 89 evaluation panels handle the preparatory work on which it bases its decisions, assessing several thousand applications each year.

Billionaires in space, an end-date for deforestation, facing up to racial bias in healthcare - we asked scientists to share the most important developments of 2021.

Universities see room for reasonable new legal restraints on foreign-funded scientists but fear overreach as final deal comes into shape.

The last few years have been a period of rapid market consolidation in scholarly publishing. Here, a look at the ongoing demise of the independent research society publisher, as more and more continue to sign on with larger publishing partners.

As Switzerland celebrates and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the federal referendum on women’s suffrage, the Swiss Science Council takes the opportunity to look back at its own history.

UK faces a grim winter if vaccines offer poor overall protection, but if the virus has weak powers to evade immunity, hospital cases can be contained.

The intense secrecy and security of the world of nuclear science has been used to minimize or overlook the work of its women scientists.

In 2016, five Swiss institutions of higher education and three universities in the Global South received seed funding to work on sustainable development through education and research in contexts affected by conflict. Looking back at more than four years of coordinating this university network, here are some lessons learned from challenging situations.

If you've been away from academia for a few years, you may have forgotten how to write in a way that's suitable for higher education. Not to worry...!

A previously unknown hominid species may have left its marks in muddy ash about 3.66 million years ago in what is now East Africa.

Nature highlights three key infographics from the week in science and research.

Dutch microbiologist Elisabeth Bik, winner of prestigious John Maddox prize, says trust in science is being undermined.

Employers need to do more to improve workplace diversity, equity and inclusion, a Nature survey finds.

Good science doesn't eliminate uncertainty: it explains it.

A small glimpse for all learners and students

Two often overlooked, inspiring stories of women scientists.

How to tread a little more lightly on your holiday journeys.

After analyzing numerous department handbooks, Catalysts for Science Policy members offer five recommendations for improving them in ways that build a healthier, more productive environment.

An emerging industry of nuclear-fusion firms promises to have commercial reactors ready in the next decade.

A look at the NASIG Digital Preservation Policy and a request for comments.

When people entertain transporting to the past, 19th-century Berlin, say, they don't often imagine a dramatic shift in smellscape.

Is the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy off-message?

Survey of 3,500 supervisors lifts the lid on the demands of overseeing junior researchers - and the impacts of the pandemic.

Surveys show that women, parents of young children and people of colour are most affected by pandemic-related disruptions and need more support.

ERC President Maria Leptin Keynote Address at the Berlin Science Week

We envision two scenarios: what life could look like in 2050 if we do nothing, and what life could look like if we take action now. Watch this video to take a glimpse into the future and find out what you can do to prevent global climate catastrophe. There is still hope   .

In this article, we look at some of the measures we can take as individual scientists and as a global community to improve the reproducibility and rigor of scientific endeavor.