Climate Change to Stir Up Global Agriculture Within Next Decade
New computer simulations predict deep changes in growing conditions affecting the productivity of major crops already within the next 10 years if current global warming trends continue.
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At MIT, Arts, Humanities and STEM Fields Forge an Essential Partnership
Humanistic fields are vital to solving the world's most urgent problems; they also help students shape successful careers and meaningful lives, argue Agustín Rayo and Hashim Sarkis.
Is Scientific Communication Trustworthy?
Openness and politicization together have enabled public trust in science to erode. And science is insufficiently trustworthy. The scholarly communication sector must not ignore this situation.
Five Things You Need to Know About UKRI's New Open Access Policy
Victoria Ficarra and Rob Johnson offer insights into the new UKRI open access policy.
What (Not) to Do When Libraries Won't Get on Board
Why aren't libraries providing support for your open access or open science initiative? Be careful what you assume.
German Universities Urge Future Govt to Address Key Issues in Higher Education
German Universities Urge Future Govt to Address Key Issues in Higher Education
The association of public and government-recognized universities in Germany, the German Rectors' Conference or Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK), along with several other higher education organizations, have been urging the future government in Germany to focus on crucial issues related to student support, research, and more.
AI Needs Regulating Before It's Too Late
If by 2052 a computer could match the human brain then we need better ways to build it.
Deep Fakes: The Next Digital Weapon with Worrying Implications for Nuclear Policy
Deep Fakes: The Next Digital Weapon with Worrying Implications for Nuclear Policy
The ELN's Sylvia Mishra writes that AI-generated fake videos - deep fakes - threaten to exacerbate chaos in conflict, lower nuclear thresholds and complicate nuclear weapons decision-making. The uncontrolled use and spread of this technology requires urgent attention from the nuclear policy community.
Towards Improved Data Reproducibility
In this article, we look at some of the measures we can take as individual scientists and as a global community to improve the reproducibility and rigor of scientific endeavor.
African Scientists Race to Test COVID Drugs - but Face Major Hurdles
In a bid to stave off looming disaster, scientists are trying to repurpose drugs used for malaria and other diseases, but infrastructure and recruitment challenges hinder progress.
Incorporating Graduate-level Internships to Strengthen the STEM Workforce and Trainee Career Prospects
Incorporating Graduate-level Internships to Strengthen the STEM Workforce and Trainee Career Prospects
Universities and graduate institutions must adapt to meet the increasing demand for STEM laborers in non-academic sectors and provide relevant and robust training to their students.
Ten Ways to Improve Academic CVs for Fairer Research Assessment
Ten Ways to Improve Academic CVs for Fairer Research Assessment
Academic CVs are ubiquitous and play an integral role in the assessment of researchers. They define and portray what activities and achievements are considered important in the scientific system.
When You Recommend Someone for an Opportunity, Follow Through
Sponsoring someone is not a one-off act. Their success is your success, so support them throughout the process.
Bird Population Declines and Species Turnover Are Changing the Acoustic Properties of Spring Soundscapes
Bird Population Declines and Species Turnover Are Changing the Acoustic Properties of Spring Soundscapes
Birdsong has long connected humans to nature. Historical reconstructions using bird monitoring and song recordings collected by citizen scientists reveal that the soundscape of birdsong in North America and Europe is both quieter and less varied, mirroring declines in bird diversity and abundance.
Top Climate Scientists Are Sceptical That Nations Will Rein in Global Warming
A Nature survey reveals that many authors of the latest IPCC climate-science report are anxious about the future and expect to see catastrophic changes in their lifetimes.
Why Even Climate Change Needs a Good Narrative
Have scientists failed to tell the story of climate change? Do fiction writers do it better? A climate scientist and science fiction writer in conversation.
Aim Lower: Social Mobility and Higher Education in the Levelling Up Era
Aim Lower: Social Mobility and Higher Education in the Levelling Up Era
Social mobility champions are accused of having ‘lost focus on the role that a socially mobile society should have in matching all members of society into occupations and roles which they are suited for and enjoy, and at which they excel.’ Indeed, they give little attention to ‘the actual aspirations and ambitions of real people’.
Does the World Need an Academic Integrity Awareness Index?
An interview with Helen Zhang on the proposal for an Academic Integrity Awareness Index.
No time to die: An in-depth analysis of James Bond's exposure to infectious agents
No time to die: An in-depth analysis of James Bond's exposure to infectious agents
Global travelers, whether tourists or secret agents, are exposed to infectious agents. We hypothesized that agents pre-occupied with espionage and counterterrorism may, at their peril, fail to correctly prioritize travel medicine.
Canadian Academic on Leave Amid Row over Indigenous Ancestry Claims
CBC investigation into Carrie Bourassa has drawn comparisons with case of Rachel Dolezal in US
COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health
The Health Argument for Climate Action. The 10 recommendations in the COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health propose a set of priority actions from the global health community to governments and policy makers, calling on them to act with urgency on the current climate and health crises. The recommendations were developed in consultation with over 150 organisations and 400 experts and health professionals. They are intended to inform governments and other stakeholders ahead of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and to highlight various opportunities for governments to prioritise health and equity in the international climate movement and sustainable development agenda. Each recommendation comes with a selection of resources and case studies to help inspire and guide policymakers and practitioners in implementing the suggested solutions.
Towards Globally Unique Identification of Physical Samples: Governance and Technical Implementation of the IGSN Global Sample Number
Towards Globally Unique Identification of Physical Samples: Governance and Technical Implementation of the IGSN Global Sample Number
Article: Towards Globally Unique Identification of Physical Samples: Governance and Technical Implementation of the IGSN Global Sample Number
A Survey of Researchers’ Needs and Priorities for Data Sharing
Problems with effective research data sharing persist and these problems have been quantified by previous research as a lack of time, resources, incentives, and/or skills to share data.
"My Students Never Knew": the Lecturer Who Lived in a Tent
"My Students Never Knew": the Lecturer Who Lived in a Tent
Higher education is one of the most casualised sectors of the UK economy, and for many it means a struggle to get by.
Switzerland's 'Disappointing' Contribution to an Emissions-Free Planet
If all countries had a climate policy like Switzerland's, global temperatures could rise by 4°C by the end of the century.
Funding Agency's Reviewers Were Biased Against Scientists with Novel Ideas
Funding Agency's Reviewers Were Biased Against Scientists with Novel Ideas
Study of Swiss agency is among the first to examine how proposals by unorthodox scientists fared.
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