Misconduct’s forgotten victims
Addressing the link between poor treatment of early-career researchers and academic misconduct.
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Policy Makers Believe Money Motivates More Than It Does
Policy Makers Believe Money Motivates More Than It Does
To motivate contributions to public goods, should policy makers employ financial incentives like taxes, fines, subsidies, and rewards? Academic literature suggests the impact of financial incentives is not always positive.
Students Demand Cardiff University Tackles Sexual Violence
Students campaigning to stop sexual violence say they will fight to ensure Cardiff University acts after a meeting with senior staff. One student said they were laughed at by three male employees when speaking on sexual violence at a staff meeting. The university said it took sexual assaults seriously and investigated them robustly.
How a Bullying Scandal Closed a Historic Astronomy Department
At Lund University in Sweden this week, astronomers moved out of a building that was custom-built to hold telescopes and other artefacts from their 350 years of history, and they relocated to a physics building down the road. That’s because the astronomy department no longer exists, having been dissolved in the wake of a bullying scandal.
What Are Farm Animals Thinking?
New research is revealing surprising complexity in the minds of goats, pigs, and other livestock.
How the 'Right to Science' Can Help Us Overcome the Many Crises We Face Today
How the 'Right to Science' Can Help Us Overcome the Many Crises We Face Today
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - proclaimed 75 years ago - describes science as fundamental to humanity. Upholding this right has never been more relevant than it is now.
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
Yes to Global Standards for Research - As Long As They Are Truly Global
Yes to Global Standards for Research - As Long As They Are Truly Global
Guidelines for research can level the playing field for scientists in low-resource settings - but diverse voices are needed to ensure that people worldwide can actually follow them.
Nobel Prize Debate Misses the Mark on the Real Culprits Ignoring Scientific Merit
Using the GSDR to Guide a Credible and Effective Second Half of the 2030 Agenda
Using the GSDR to Guide a Credible and Effective Second Half of the 2030 Agenda
The 2023 Global Sustainable Development report sets the stage for transformative action in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Can world leaders translate these insights into concrete actions?
Researching the Future: Scenarios to Explore the Future of Human Genome Editing
Researching the Future: Scenarios to Explore the Future of Human Genome Editing
Forward-looking, democratically oriented governance is needed to ensure that human genome editing serves rather than undercuts public values.
The Slippery Slope of Scientific Ethics
A new biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer emphasizes the personal and political over the scientific, missing an opportunity to deeply engage with scientific ethics.
Use of AI Is Seeping Academic Journals—and It’s Proving Difficult to Detect
Use of AI Is Seeping Academic Journals—and It’s Proving Difficult to Detect
Ethics watchdogs are looking out for potentially undisclosed use of generative AI in scientific writing. But there's no foolproof way to catch it all yet.
The Younger Generation Fighting Sexual Harassment at Swiss Universities
The Younger Generation Fighting Sexual Harassment at Swiss Universities
Public awareness campaigns have not stemmed sexual harassment at Swiss universities. A new generation of women is taking matters into their own hands.
Pack Up the Parachute: Why Global North-South Collaborations Need to Change
Pack Up the Parachute: Why Global North-South Collaborations Need to Change
Global-south researchers want equal partnerships that value intellectual exchange.
Is 'Wokeism' Slowly Killing Scientific Merit? Look to the Latter for the Real Threat to Science
Is 'Wokeism' Slowly Killing Scientific Merit? Look to the Latter for the Real Threat to Science
While some worry "wokeist" ideology could corrupt scientific merit, it could be our problematic understanding of the latter that poses an even greater threat to science, two philosophers argue.
The Guardian View on Stem Cells and Embryos: Creating Life's Likeness in a Lab
Sexual Harassment Still Pervades Science
How academic institutions can prevent sexual harassment and protect scientists.
Scientific Research is Deteriorating
Several cases of renowned scientists being offered large sums of money by institutions in authoritarian countries - such as Saudi Arabia - have been exposed by EL PAIS.
German Science Minister Tells Fraunhofer to Reform Amid Allegations of Misuse of Funds
German Science Minister Tells Fraunhofer to Reform Amid Allegations of Misuse of Funds
Germany's federal research minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger is calling for sweeping reforms at the Fraunhofer Society, one of Europe's most prestigious applied research organisations, after auditors found "numerous violations" of financial rules, including members of the executive board exceeding spending limits for hotel stays and hiring luxury cars.
In Wake of Gene-Edited Baby Scandal, China Sets New Ethics Rules for Human Studies
In Wake of Gene-Edited Baby Scandal, China Sets New Ethics Rules for Human Studies
Nearly 5 years after a Chinese scientist sparked worldwide outrage by announcing he had helped create genetically edited babies, China has unveiled new rules aimed at preventing a repeat of such ethically problematic research on humans.
ChatGPT: Five Priorities for Research
Conversational AI is a game-changer for science. Here's how to respond.
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