The Brexit referendum was not fought on evidence but on prejudice around immigration, Glover says.

A professional body for UK social scientists can help to improve research practice — and not just in public engagement, says Andrew Webster.

John Ioannidis is perhaps best known for a 2005 paper “Why Most Published Research Findings Are False.” One of the most highly cited researchers in the world, Ioannidis, a professor at Stanford, has built a career in the field of meta-research.

Drivers of research may need to be tweaked to ensure better contribution to society.

Mechanisms to help researchers to balance work and home lives have made a positive difference to the gender balance at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.

How the Max-Planck Society (MPS) wants to improve the condition of PhDs. Interview with Martin Stratmann, President of the MPS.

Interview with Walter Gilbert, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

As someone looking back from a high point in his career, what advice would Martin Hairer give to a young mathematician who was just starting out?

Bernard Guetta is known as France's most respected geopolitical analyst. On his show on the public radio station France Inter, with its audience of 1.8 million, he deftly discusses the challenges Europe faces in the era of globalization.

Weakened by the economic crisis, European science faces increased competition from emerging countries. Helga Nowotny shares her vision for the future of European research.

Anne Glover says that better access to evidence helps policy-makers to make informed choices.

New NSF director jumps into the frying pan served up by Congress as it reviews agency programs.

Auf Google hoch platzierte Publikationen hinterfragt kaum jemand, beklagt US-Soziologe James Evans. Gleichzeitig rät er Forschern, mehr Denkarbeit an Computer abzugeben.

Chief Executive of the ESPRC, has no regrets over the introduction of the council's exercise which prioritises funding according to UK strength and national importance.

Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Adviser to the European Commission, discusses evidence-based policy and nurturing and supporting a European scientific culture.