What Are Farm Animals Thinking?
New research is revealing surprising complexity in the minds of goats, pigs, and other livestock.
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Inequality Beyond Representation in European Research Funding
An analysis of EU funded research shows how inequalities continue to persist within the funding landscape and how attempts to create representative research projects can still reproduce research framed largely by the interests of elite countries and institutions.
How the 'Right to Science' Can Help Us Overcome the Many Crises We Face Today
How the 'Right to Science' Can Help Us Overcome the Many Crises We Face Today
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - proclaimed 75 years ago - describes science as fundamental to humanity. Upholding this right has never been more relevant than it is now.
The Israel-Hamas Conflict: Voices from Scientists on the Front Lines
The Israel-Hamas Conflict: Voices from Scientists on the Front Lines
The deadly 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel, and Israel's bombardment of Gaza, have upended lives - including those of researchers throughout the region.
How to Navigate the Challenges of Corporate-academia Research Partnerships
Many research projects draw on sources of funding from the corporate world. Fola Adeleke discusses the challenges inherent to this kind of research and outlines three key considerations for researchers engaging with corporate partners.
Japanese Research is No Longer World Class - Here's Why
Japan’s contribution to world-class research continues to decline, despite having one of the world’s largest research communities, according to a report by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Why BMI is Flawed - and How to Redefine Obesity
The main diagnostic test for obesity - the body mass index - accounts for only height and weight, leaving out a slew of factors that influence body fat and health.
Horizon Europe Successor Needs €200B to Meet Future Challenges, Say MEPs
Horizon Europe Successor Needs €200B to Meet Future Challenges, Say MEPs
The European Union's next seven-year science funding programme has to have a budget of €200 billion to ensure that future challenges can be met, say two of the European Parliament's top voices on research and innovation policy, Christian Ehler and Maria da Graça Carvalho.
"Just Get the Admin to Do It." Why Research Managers Are Feeling Misunderstood
"Just Get the Admin to Do It." Why Research Managers Are Feeling Misunderstood
Science benefits when there is mutual respect between academics and research managers. Team Science, a six-part series, begins by examining a key workplace relationship.
Calls for New Manhattan Projects Overlook Crucial Aspects of the World War II Crisis Innovation Model
Calls for New Manhattan Projects Overlook Crucial Aspects of the World War II Crisis Innovation Model
The Manhattan Project is often invoked as a model for mission-driven research projects, such as the search for a Covid-19 vaccine. Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat argue that the broader U.S. approach to mobilising science and technology in World War II, led by the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD), provides a better analogy for some contemporary R&D problems.
Universities Of applied Sciences' EU Research Project Participation Through the Lens Of differentiation
Universities Of applied Sciences' EU Research Project Participation Through the Lens Of differentiation
The study investigates whether the differentiation in the research function of UASs is reflected in their participation in the European Union Framework Programs for Research and Innovation (EU-FPs).
Positioning HE and Research: Is It Time for a Rethink?
While the United Kingdom played a critical role in helping to shape global and European higher education, at a time when adherence to internationalisa...
Economist group argues for scientific experimentation in environmental policymaking
Economist group argues for scientific experimentation in environmental policymaking
The economists say more frequent use of up-front experiments would result in more effective environmental policymaking in areas ranging from pollution control to timber harvesting across the world.
Want to Speed Up Scientific Progress? First Understand How Science Policy Works
Want to Speed Up Scientific Progress? First Understand How Science Policy Works
Researchers and policymakers often exist in different worlds and speak different languages. Here are three ways to bridge the divide.
Why Does Impact Still Feel Like an Add-on to Research Designs?
Reflecting on his role as an academic and member of a research funding organisation, Duncan Green, considers how impact has in some ways still not become embedded in research culture and is often treated a bureaucratic hurdle to overcome.
Pack Up the Parachute: Why Global North-South Collaborations Need to Change
Pack Up the Parachute: Why Global North-South Collaborations Need to Change
Global-south researchers want equal partnerships that value intellectual exchange.
Commission acts to accelerate phasing out of animal testing in response to a European Citizens' Initiative
Commission acts to accelerate phasing out of animal testing in response to a European Citizens' Initiative
The Commission is responding to the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) ‘Save Cruelty-free Cosmetics - Commit to a Europe without Animal Testing'. The response provides a comprehensive overview of the EU's legislative and policy framework relevant to the use of animals for testing purposes. It also proposes additional actions to further reduce animal testing.
Citizens' Perceptions of Research and Innovation Dilemmas: Insights from a Large-Scale Survey in Four European Regions
Citizens' Perceptions of Research and Innovation Dilemmas: Insights from a Large-Scale Survey in Four European Regions
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.
'We Can't Afford to Stop Science': EU Research Infrastructures Call for Help with Their Energy Bills
'We Can't Afford to Stop Science': EU Research Infrastructures Call for Help with Their Energy Bills
A new report sets out the dramatic impact that rising costs are having on some of Europe’s critical science facilities and calls on governments and the Commission to step in.
Spanish EU Presidency to Spearhead Strategic Direction for Research and Innovation Policy
Spanish EU Presidency to Spearhead Strategic Direction for Research and Innovation Policy
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.
Scientists Used ChatGPT to Generate an Entire Paper from Scratch - But Is It Any Good?
'Industry Scientists Are Often Misunderstood: Here’s Why I Chose This Path'
The Guardian View on Stem Cells and Embryos: Creating Life's Likeness in a Lab
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Policy: Lessons from Co-Creation in the Aid Sector
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Policy: Lessons from Co-Creation in the Aid Sector
There is an increasing focus in academic and policy circles on research-policy partnerships. These partnerships are often achieved through co-creation, whose role in international relations remains underdeveloped.
Human Embryo Science: Can the World's Regulators Keep Pace?
Concerned by the speed of research, policymakers are looking for alternative ways to establish rules on genome editing and other technologies.
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