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ChatGPT: Five Priorities for Research
Conversational AI is a game-changer for science. Here's how to respond.
EU Project Seeks to Improve Use of Scientific Evidence in Policy Making
A new EU project is aiming to promote the role and use of scientific knowledge in policymaking in seven participating member states, after current shortcomings came under the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientists brace for tighter scrutiny of potentially risky research
Expert panel recommends stricter reviews of research involving pathogens or toxins that could have “dual use”
Mastering the Art of Saying No Should Be Part of a Research Leader's Toolkit
Mastering the Art of Saying No Should Be Part of a Research Leader's Toolkit
Learning how to deliver a polite refusal, alongside management training, will help young scholars with leadership ambitions.
Science Europe Outlines Six Bottlenecks to a More Equal European R&I Landscape
Science Europe Outlines Six Bottlenecks to a More Equal European R&I Landscape
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.
Space and Technology Were Big Winners at China's 20th Party Congress
China's top leadership changes reflect the prioritization of space, science, and technology.
COVID-19: The Lessons That Science Forgot
Based on a survey of over 3000 researchers worldwide, Economist Impact identified important actions that should be considered if mistakes are not to be repeated during future health emergencies.
Charting New Worlds or Running Aground?
After setting sail nearly ten years ago, Europe's billion-euro flagship programmes have encountered many a stormy sea. But while one programme dedicated to graphene remains very much afloat, another - focused on the human brain - is foundering.
Do the Science on Sustainability Now
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are not a priority for research in high-income countries. That must change.
EU Moves Forward with Creating the European Research Area
The European Research Area (ERA) Forum is about to enter its implementation phase, after mapping out priorities across twenty R&I policy actions proposed by the European Commission.
A Framework for Sex, Gender, and Diversity Analysis in Research
The Research and Innovation Stories to Follow This Autumn
As everyone shifts back into gear after the summer break, we have put together a list of research and innovation topics coming up over the next weeks and months, to help you sift through the deluge of announcements due in September and beyond.
Tackling Helicopter Research
A new ethics framework urges researchers to promote greater equity in global collaborations.
The Rise of Inequality Research: Can Spanning Disciplines Help Tackle Injustice?
Make Research Integrity Training Mandatory, Say 73% of Australian Researchers
On Staging Work: How Research Funding Bodies Create Adaptive Coherence in Times of Projectification
Managing Academic Performance by Optimal Resource Allocation - Scientometrics
This paper develops and studies a complex data-driven framework for human resource management enabling (i) academic talent recognition, (ii) researcher performance measurement, and (iii) renewable resource allocation maximizing the total output of a research unit.
Social-Media Reform is Flying Blind
Redesigning social media to improve society requires a new platform for research.