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Treat Education as Infrastructure During Wartime, Say Researchers in Ukraine
Treat Education as Infrastructure During Wartime, Say Researchers in Ukraine
Protecting science under the systemic stress of wartime means treating education and training itself as infrastructure, rather than as a series of one-off events.
Switzerland Has Opted Out of EU Copernicus Scheme - What It Means
Switzerland Has Opted Out of EU Copernicus Scheme - What It Means
Does Europe Dare to Invest in the Arctic?
Prioritising long-term strategic investment in the Arctic requires courage, but it is a choice Europe cannot afford to postpone.
Catalytic Effect of Open Data Platforms: the Case of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Catalytic Effect of Open Data Platforms: the Case of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Do open-data infrastructures actively reshape research agendas? Using GBIF as a case, this study finds that topic choices shifted after using the platform, framing open data platforms as research “catalysts,” not passive repositories.
Why Scientists Should Lead the Shift Away from AI Mega Data Centres
Why Scientists Should Lead the Shift Away from AI Mega Data Centres
Publicly available AI models and local infrastructure can reduce AI's environmental footprint while giving researchers greater control over the tools they use.
EU Access Charter Sends ‘Important Signal’ to Research and Technology Infrastructures
EU Access Charter Sends ‘Important Signal’ to Research and Technology Infrastructures
Voluntary framework aims to improve access for industry and start-ups and to speed up time to market.
War Fractures Emerging Clinical Trial Infrastructure in the Middle East
War Fractures Emerging Clinical Trial Infrastructure in the Middle East
As conflicts escalate, resource shortages and patient safety force researchers in Middle Eastern countries to make difficult decisions about clinical trials.
Europe’s AI Problem is Not Merely Competition, but Control
Europe’s AI Problem is Not Merely Competition, but Control
We do not own the leading-edge AI technology we rely on for research and innovation. We rent it, mostly from US companies.
Researchers Need Dedicated Tools, Not "off the Shelf" AI
How FAIR Data Are Helping to Build Trust in Science
Scientists fear cuts may shut radio telescope
A radio telescope in the UK could be at risk of closing because of proposed cuts in national science funding.
UNESCO Launches Open-Source Platform to Advance Global Open Science
UNESCO Launches Open-Source Platform to Advance Global Open Science
UNESCO has officially launched its new Open Science Platform, an open-source resource designed to improve access to UNESCO-supported research and help countries monitor progress towards implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science.
Decentralized Databases: Building a Backup Plan for Biomedicine’s Knowledge
Decentralized Databases: Building a Backup Plan for Biomedicine’s Knowledge
A brief outage at NCBI, the US government’s biomedical database, exposed the risks of relying on a single repository and renewed calls for a global, decentralized data-sharing network.
World-leading UK Science Facilities at Risk Amid £162m Funding Crisis
World-leading UK Science Facilities at Risk Amid £162m Funding Crisis
Diamond Light Source and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source face cuts of up to 20% as Science and Technology Facilities Council seeks savings
Robots Run This Laboratory in Japan - And Are Changing How Scientists Work
Robots Run This Laboratory in Japan - And Are Changing How Scientists Work
Researchers hope to build a facility with thousands of robots capable of performing experiments independently by 2040.
Can CERN's $19bn Effort to Rewrite Physics Survive a Fracturing World?
Can CERN's $19bn Effort to Rewrite Physics Survive a Fracturing World?
India is Moving Towards Joining Horizon Europe
Brussels and New Delhi ramp up cooperation on digital public infrastructure, but differences remain, such as on AI regulation.
Trio of Reports Say the EU is Betting Too Heavily on Generative AI
Excellence commission selects 70 clusters of excellence
European Big Science Has the Potential to Drive Social and Economic Transformation
European Big Science Has the Potential to Drive Social and Economic Transformation
Investment in Big Science projects, such as the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, are often seen as purely scientific ventures. A more co-ordinated approach to Big Science across the UK and European Union could produce significant benefits.
EU Cybersecurity Centre Plans Calls on AI Tools and Quantum Threats
EU Cybersecurity Centre Plans Calls on AI Tools and Quantum Threats
Beamtimes and Knowledge Production Times: How Big-Science Research Infrastructures Shape Nations' Domestic and International Science Production
Beamtimes and Knowledge Production Times: How Big-Science Research Infrastructures Shape Nations' Domestic and International Science Production
Frontier scientific discoveries increasingly rely on big-science research infrastructures. This study investigates the effects of one of China’s prominent big-science infrastructures on the country’s production of science.
Why CERN Wants to Build a Giant Particle Collider
Swiss Alps Supercomputer to Leverage AI for Science
A Day in the Life of the World's Fastest Supercomputer
Inside China's Race to Lead the World in Nuclear Fusion
China's Big-Science Bet
Holocaust Research Infrastructure Moves Towards Permanent Footing
Governments want to better facilitate Holocaust research amid rise of antisemitism in Europe.