After a consultation process, the 193 member states of the United Nations cultural organization UNESCO started negotiating the final text of its ‘Recommendation on Open Science’ this month.

The pandemic is teaching us key lessons about crisis, communication and misinformation, and is spurring changes in the way scientists study public-health questions.

Six years after a statue of Cecil Rhodes was toppled, students and staff at the South African university are still working to improve equity and representation.

The publisher will launch five new journals, and has introduced a new business model that aims to spread the cost of publishing more fairly.

Standing up to a persecutor is tough, particularly if they are your supervisor. But you can take steps to report abuse and protect yourself.

If you're starting a doctoral programme later this year, particularly if your institution is still facing COVID-19 restrictions, Ciara O'Brien has some advice.

The Swiss National Science Foundation hopes to eliminate bias when choosing between applications of similar quality.

Global South scientists say that an open-access movement led by wealthy nations deprives them of credit and undermines their efforts.

Governments that ignore or delay acting on scientific advice are missing out on a crucial opportunity to control the pandemic.

Many scientist couples move abroad together, but Gidiane Scaratti and Rafael Kenji Nishihora chose to live and work in different countries. This is what they learnt.

Universities, funders and others want to expand the contributions that the scientific community values and recognizes, says Karen Stroobants.

Don't get bogged down in technical details, and balance the professional and the personal.

Rasha Shraim's education helped her to think more deeply about ethics, logic and other big questions.

Senior male researchers at prestigious institutions are the most likely to pay to publish open access, study suggests.

Kevin Boehnke and Richard E. Harris introduced a course in meditation, yoga and mindfulness to the neuroscience programme at their institution.

Early-career researchers bring energy, talent and diverse voices to leadership and advisory roles.

The push to remove journal paywalls officially started this year. Here's how it works.

As the National Institutes of Health begins implementing Trump-era guidelines, researchers voice concerns over transparency and racial profiling.

Search-engine co-founder Anurag Acharya explains why it now tells authors when their papers should be made free to read.

The pandemic is not a competition between companies and will not end without more-equal distribution of coronavirus vaccines.

Scientists say the conclusions make sense but note that supporters of the lab-leak theory are unlikely to be satisfied.