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For nearly 40 years, Germany's voice has been loudest in setting European Union research and innovation policy. Now, a split decision by German voters on Angela Merkel's successor throws into question what that policy will look like, and who will set it.
This comprehensive guide offers a road map to make sure your classroom interactions and course design reach all students, not just some of them.
Read the 2021 International Science Policy Memo Competition winning articles on intersectional science policy
The members and alumni of the Global Young Academy (GYA) urge governments, universities and scientific organisations to take immediate action to secure the lives and careers of Afghanistan's scholars and students. A particular focus is necessary to protect women, children, and at-risk groups.
The pandemic produced apocalyptic warnings about higher education in the UK. In fact, its future is looking a lot brighter than predicted.
It's time to tackle the cumulative barriers and biases faced by scientists who aren't from wealthy countries.
Summary of a talk at the 2021 OASPA Conference, with the title OpenCitations - what does the future hold.
Covid has put academics at the heart of policymaking, but electing better politicians could be the answer.
Twelve scholars of science advice discuss the challenges of incorporating a radically diverse range of perspectives into a science advice process.
Switzerland's ETH Domain call on the government to regain access to EU's Horizon Europe research collaborations.
The UK archaeology programme, which is being revived on YouTube, represents an ideal to which other disciplines can aspire.
In a collaborative open peer review process, the editor's role changes as much as the reviewer's role.
Studies of bats in China and Laos show southeast Asia is a hotspot for potentially dangerous viruses similar to SARS-CoV-2.
By synthesizing norethindrone, one of the first active ingredients in birth control pills, Luis Miramontes helped usher in the sexual revolution.
A new Eurobarometer survey on ‘European citizens' knowledge and attitudes towards science and technology' shows that 9 in 10 EU citizens (86%) think that the overall influence of science and technology is positive.
Every year, the SNSF receives around one billion francs from the federal government. In 2019, a total of 22.9 billion Swiss francs was available for R&D in Switzerland. The country ranks seventh in terms GDP share spent on R&D.
Open peer review has been growing steadily but its implementations take many different forms. This post takes a deep dive into the question of whether reviewers should be openly identified.
Official engagements this October have delayed Maria Leptin's move to become president of the European Research Council, by one month. Leptin will now step into the post on 1 November, leaving ERC without a president for two months. Until then, ERC's vice presidents will cover for her.
In this article the decision to collect gender data for Royal Society journals with the aim to identify and respond to potential biases in the peer review process is discussed.
This post explores how diversity plays an important role in the peer review system.
Switzerland is to draw on its science diplomacy experience to help steer the construction and governance of the South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST), the first large research infrastructure in the Western Balkans.
New music download patterns appear to closely resemble epidemic curves for infectious disease, study finds
For women in science and engineering, careers in the academic world tend to appeal for their flexibility and potential to make a difference.
Far from being inferior, smaller universities can outstrip elite ones in research training and promoting inclusivity.
