Lessons From Baltimore for Participatory Research
Alvin Hathaway Sr. explains what Baltimore's African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative needed to gain insight and credibility.
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What Does a Career in Science Policy Entail?
Science policy plays a crucial role in shaping research and funding, but its science policy analysts who evaluate and refine these policies to ensure that they effectively support scientific progress and innovation.
A Science Mega-programme is Taking Shape in the EU: What It Means for Researchers
Pygmy Blue Whales: Citizen Scientists in Timor-Leste Help Research
A thrifty study uncovers a wealth of data about one of the world's largest and most elusive species.
Science Could Solve Some of the World's Biggest Problems. Why Aren't Governments Using It?
Case Studies Are Vital to Monitoring the Development of Open Science
As a recent consultation on how to monitor open science practices draws to a close, it is argued that if monitoring frameworks aim to capture the widest dimensions of open science as a practice they should include case studies.
How to Reduce Partisan Animosity
Matthew Levendusky, a professor of political science in Penn's School of Arts & Sciences, explains the results of a megastudy that explores whether anything could bridge the political gap between the left and right among Americans.
AI Is Revolutionizing Science. Are Scientists Ready?
AI's influence has already spread to nearly every discipline. But fully harnessing its impact will require better training for researchers.
Congo Calling
A dearth of local scientists is holding back research on the world’s second largest rainforest.
EU MEPs Reject Cuts to Research and Innovation
MEPs have voted for a €242 million boost to Horizon Europe for next year, as part of a bid to head off a total of €1.52 billion in cuts member states have proposed to the 2025 EU budget. The European Parliament committee on budgets adopted its position on next year's budget at a meeting in Strasbourg on Monday.
Swiss Students Drive Rocket Research Forward
Swiss students are propelling the future of space travel with innovative reusable rocket technology, putting Switzerland on the map in the global space race.
The Value of REF Beyond Academia - From Research to Development Impact
The Research Excellence Framework is primarily a mechanism for assessing the quality of research and allocating research funding. However, REF outputs and in particularly impact case studies hold value for many actors outside of higher education institutions.
Indian knowledge
To distance its science education systems from centurieslong British colonialism, India is leaning into its history and traditions—but at what cost?
Germany Mulls New Research Security Organisation
After meeting with counterparts in Washington DC, the US’s new SECURE Centre could be a model for Germany to follow.
Calls for More Risk-taking and Impact in German Academia
Two leading figures in German research see it as stuck in a ‘deep slump’. But more money is not necessarily the answer.
How PhD Students and Other Academics Are Fighting the Mental-health Crisis in Science
How PhD Students and Other Academics Are Fighting the Mental-health Crisis in Science
Universities and institutions across the globe are exploring unique initiatives to help their students and staff cope with the stress of research.
EU Commission Blames Low R&D Investment for Economic Stagnation
The European Commission is blaming the EU's economic stagnation on low investment in research and innovation, in the European Semester report, the bloc's main policy tool for coordinating economic and fiscal policy across the 27 member state, which was published on Wednesday.
Make EU Research and Innovation a "Collective Priority", Draghi Says
The EU must make research and innovation a "collective priority", Mario Draghi said on Friday as he outlined some of the key points from his highly anticipated report on EU competitiveness, set to be submitted to the Commission next month.
Cyberattacks Are Hitting Research Institutions With Devastating Effects
Hackers are targeting universities and research institutes with ransomware, leaving staff and students without the ability to work.
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