Should Horizon Europe Take More Note of Vocational Centres?
Dutch MEP Brigitte van den Berg is on a mission to raise the profile of vocational training in EU research and innovation policy.
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Industry Rejects Move to Cash Contributions for EU Joint Undertakings
Industry Rejects Move to Cash Contributions for EU Joint Undertakings
The European Commission has received significant pushback to its suggestion that industry could be required to make cash rather than in kind contributions to Horizon Europe joint undertakings (JUs).
Flexible World Bank-Supported Project Helps Croatia Fill R&D Funding Gaps
Flexible World Bank-Supported Project Helps Croatia Fill R&D Funding Gaps
Croatia has partnered with the World Bank in a highly targeted €106 million project that aims to fill R&D funding gaps that are not easily met by EU programmes.
Absorbing Science Brief into Business Department ‘Makes Sense’
Absorbing Science Brief into Business Department ‘Makes Sense’
In the UK, Andy Burnham’s decision to absorb the science brief into an expanded business department could strengthen links between research and the government’s industrial strategy.
National R&D Efforts Needed to Make the Most Montenegro’s Coming EU Accession
National R&D Efforts Needed to Make the Most Montenegro’s Coming EU Accession
EU accession will be a huge boost to Montenegro’s research and innovation ecosystem, but the country must still make efforts nationally to create real impact, say members of its research community.
Think Preprints Are Unreliable? Analysis of 70,000 Studies Might Change Your Mind
Think Preprints Are Unreliable? Analysis of 70,000 Studies Might Change Your Mind
Central conclusions rarely change when biomedical preprints go on to be published in journals.
India Starts Formal Talks on Horizon Europe Association
The EU and India have kicked off formal negotiations on association to Horizon Europe, hoping to reach a deal before the end of this year, the European Commission has announced.
Why Science Needs the Humanities More Than Ever
From AI to biotechnology, today’s scientific breakthroughs raise ethical and social challenges that technical expertise alone cannot solve.
Why Swiss China Scholars Can't Build the China Expertise They Need
Why Swiss China Scholars Can't Build the China Expertise They Need
Increasingly stringent controls on overseas research into China have made it difficult for many academics, including those in Switzerland, to carry on their work. These scholars say Switzerland should do more to support them.
EU Should Spur ‘Horizontal’ Research Collaborations
Robbert Dijkgraaf thinks the EU could expand on the sectoral plans idea first implemented across Dutch universities.
Nature is Expanding Registered Reports to All the Fields in Which We Publish
Nature is Expanding Registered Reports to All the Fields in Which We Publish
Registered Reports improve the credibility of scientific claims by rewarding big questions, sound methods and solid analyses. They need to become a standard tool in research.
New AI System Could Help Scientists Keep Up With The Explosion of Research Papers
New AI System Could Help Scientists Keep Up With The Explosion of Research Papers
Queen Mary University researchers have developed a new AI-powered framework designed to help scientists review and analyse vast amounts of literature faster, more transparently, and with greater human oversight.
Researching While Chinese
The U.S. government has recently convicted multiple postdocs from China for improper shipments of biological materials. Some see a replay of the 2018 China Initiative
Self-censorship, More Stress, Tougher Recruiting - How the Trump Administration's Science Policies Have Affected US Researchers
Self-censorship, More Stress, Tougher Recruiting - How the Trump Administration's Science Policies Have Affected US Researchers
What do US researchers make of all the Trump administration science-related policy changes? A survey of 280 academic scientists asked them.
To Lead in Global Innovation, Canada Must Prioritize Basic Science
To Lead in Global Innovation, Canada Must Prioritize Basic Science
Canada must decide what kind of country it wants to be: One that generates new scientific knowledge, or one that waits for other nations' discoveries.
Early-career Researchers Do More 'disruptive' Science Than Veterans
Early-career Researchers Do More 'disruptive' Science Than Veterans
Analysis of papers from millions of scientists shows that older researchers tend to stick with ideas from their past.
Orbán Election Defeat Brings Hope Hungary’s Horizon Europe Ban Will Be Lifted
Orbán Election Defeat Brings Hope Hungary’s Horizon Europe Ban Will Be Lifted
Hungarian academics are hopeful that an EU ruling banning 30 institutions, including 21 universities, from Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ will finally be lifted with the election of a new government.
China Is an Innovation Powerhouse - But It Should Do More Fundamental Research
AI Scientists Are Changing Research - Institutions, Funders and Publishers Must Respond
AI Scientists Are Changing Research - Institutions, Funders and Publishers Must Respond
The ability to automate the discovery process in some areas of scientific inquiry raises unanswered questions about how research should be conducted.
Social Scientists Bring Their Faith into Research - And It Shows Up in Their Results
Social Scientists Bring Their Faith into Research - And It Shows Up in Their Results
Why do studies on whether religion is disappearing totally contradict each other? Valeria Rainero, Jörg Stolz and Ruud Luijkx discuss their recent research on how faith (or lack of it) shaped interventions in the secularisation debate and suggest how the social sciences could benefit from less adversarial claims to objectivity in research.
The Problem With Promoting 'Gold Standard Science'
Branding scientific research with a simplified label risks misleading the public and harming scientific literacy.
Why the Crisis in Official Statistics Matters - and How It Can Be Fixed
Why the Crisis in Official Statistics Matters - and How It Can Be Fixed
Governments that value effective policymaking should be alert to the perils of falling survey-response rates, inadequate funding and increased politicization of official data.
Value Landscapes in Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research and Assessment: Exploring Indeterminacies and Disconnects
Value Landscapes in Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research and Assessment: Exploring Indeterminacies and Disconnects
Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research are promoted because of their contribution to addressing complex societal challenges. However, barriers to these research modes persist, some of which emerge from challenges in assessing inter- and transdisciplinary research. This article uses the sensitising concept of ‘values’ to study the entanglement of inter- and transdisciplinary research practices and their assessment.
Widening, ECF Links and Priority Setting Top List of Horizon Europe Sticking Points
Widening, ECF Links and Priority Setting Top List of Horizon Europe Sticking Points
EU governments have key questions to resolve if agreement on the next EU research programme is to be reached in May.
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