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Funding doctoral training can be a driving force for innovation, especially if it involves industry, according to a new European Commission study.
Keju, China's incredibly difficult civil service test, strengthened the state at the cost of freedom and creativity.
Many researchers say that AI systems aren’t yet at the point of consciousness, but that the pace of AI evolution has got them pondering: how would we know if they were? A checklist derived from six neuroscience-based theories could aid in the assessment.
This study presents a valuable dataset supporting regional research and innovation systems in four European regions: Vestland (Norway), Kriti (Greece), Galicia (Spain), and Overijssel (Netherlands). It focuses on understanding citizens’ perceptions of research and innovation dilemmas within these regions.
Europe, closer: with that statement of intent Spain has kicked off its six-month stint leading the EU. For science this means a focus on expanding the reach of research and innovation and at the same time advancing with North Africa and Latin America.
Are science and technology policies targeted at early-stage technologies what is needed for net-zero emissions?
The European Commission plans to designate 100 locations across Europe as Regional Innovation Valleys, in a bid to strengthen innovation in EU priority areas and encourage collaboration between more and less advanced regions.
The new government faces a difficult task to stimulate research and development, hampered by an unskilled workforce. The election result comes as the country is pursuing plans to move from a heavy-industry-based economy to one geared towards innovation, known as Thailand 4.0.
This article investigates the effect of financial and non-financial barriers on innovativeness.
Does research based on a well-defined technological outcome hamper our ability to be creative? And does it limit opportunities to explore and develop fundamental areas of science that may ultimately lead to applications we hadn't even thought of yet?
Arati Prabhakar speaks to Nature about innovation, science's role in political decision-making and taking the reins after scandal.
A raft of think tanks have hired dedicated science and technology experts in the last year.
Collectively solving problems shared by many nations requires a new global science and technology commons.
EU funding for research and innovation should have a geographical dimension to help bridge innovation divides in the EU, Lina Gálvez Muñoz MEP tells Science|Business.
Marc Lemaître, the new chief of the EU's research directorate takes office today, he will apply his experience in Cohesion policy to promote greater coordination between research funding and regional development funding, increasing the impact of both.
2022 was great for science, from historic space missions to archeological discoveries and plenty to learn in medicine.
Beset by regulatory issues and barriers to international collaboration, the country still faces challenges in commercializing basic research.
The European Commission's acknowledgement that research and innovation have the potential to generate environmental harms can be viewed as a landmark in the history of research policy.
Dr Jason Dewhurst talks 'embedding a scientifically inquisitive and analytically curious culture across the Home Office'
Increasing investments, transforming research culture and boosting talent attraction - these are the recommendations for a more equal European R&I landscape outlined in a new paper by Science Europe.
On average, researchers' impact dropped by a half to two-thirds over their careers.
The European Innovation Council's (EIC) future will involve more horizon scanning, intelligence and strategy, according to a programme manager responsible for scoping the potential for technological and innovation breakthroughs and for directing EIC health-related projects, to ensure there is a coherent plan that will support development of a competitive sector.
Is there an entrenched stasis in scholarly communication in which the core elements of the system have not been much moved by the revolutions happening around us?
Internships and work-integrated learning for social sciences and humanities students can be part of how post-secondary institutions increase their capacities to contribute to social innovation.
Funders must make pragmatism prestigious; the current obsession with novelty risks making science irrelevant.
Researchers say their prototype produces hydrogen with greater than 99% purity and works in air as dry as 4% relative humidity
The European Universities initiative was conceived to develop higher education across the EU, with a tight focus on students and teaching. Higher education institutions from different countries were invited to form alliances and bid for Erasmus + funds to develop joint curricula and boost mobility. But innovation and entrepreneurship increasingly appear in the alliance playbook, particularly when the partners are close to the market.
It seems obvious that lowering the cost of communication among innovators would facilitate scientific and technological progress. Yet, few studies examine this relationship.
