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EU Launches Joint Call with South Korea for Chips Research

EU Launches Joint Call with South Korea for Chips Research

The Chips joint undertaking, the EU public-private partnership which funds semiconductor research, has launched a call for collaborative research projects with South Korea. The call is one of three launched this week with a total EU budget of €216 million. "We are very happy to see the first joint call launched by Chips JU and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)," said Woohyun Cho, director general of the Korea-EU Research Centre in Brussels.

CERN Moves Ahead with Plans for New Particle Collider

CERN Moves Ahead with Plans for New Particle Collider

The CERN Council has completed the midterm review of a feasibility study for a new particle accelerator that is set to replace the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), marking another step towards building the Future Circular Collider (FCC).

A Famous Climate Scientist is in Court with Big Stakes for Attacks on Science

A Famous Climate Scientist is in Court with Big Stakes for Attacks on Science

One of the world's most prominent climate scientists is suing a right-wing author and a policy analyst for defamation, a case with big stakes for attacks on scientists.

Addressing Climate Change With Behavioral Science: A Global Intervention Tournament in 63 Countries

Addressing Climate Change With Behavioral Science: A Global Intervention Tournament in 63 Countries

A recent study tested expert-crowd-sourced interventions for climate mitigation outcomes.

Polish Science 'Out from Shadow of Education' with Creation of Separate Ministry

Polish Science 'Out from Shadow of Education' with Creation of Separate Ministry

Polish scientists have welcomed the government's move to separate the Ministry of Education and Science into a Ministry of Science and Higher Education and a Ministry of National Education, saying that science had been "hidden in the shadow of education".

Embrace Open Science Before It's Too Late

Embrace Open Science Before It's Too Late

A UNESCO report laments the lack of progress in making science more collaborative. Greater awareness could aid efforts to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Practical Guide to Supporting Diversity in Research Environments

Practical Guide to Supporting Diversity in Research Environments

Science Europe’s new ‘Practical Guide to Supporting Diversity in Research Environments’ highlights key findings from a membership survey conducted in 2023, showcases good practices, and provides practical recommendations.

Number of Black UK Professors Rises by 25% in One Year

Number of Black UK Professors Rises by 25% in One Year

Initiatives such as grass-roots campaigns are likely to have contributed to the uptick, but barriers to progress remain.

Do Disappearing Data Repositories Pose a Threat to Open Science and the Scholarly Record?

Do Disappearing Data Repositories Pose a Threat to Open Science and the Scholarly Record?

Research data repositories play a vital role in ensuring research is reproducible, replicable and reusable. Yet, the infrastructure supporting them can be impermanent.

Horizon Europe Budget to Be Cut by €2.1B, As Defence Research Gets a €1.5B Boost

Horizon Europe Budget to Be Cut by €2.1B, As Defence Research Gets a €1.5B Boost

Horizon Europe will have its €95.5 billion budget cut by €2.1 billion, with €1.5 billion diverted to defence research, following an agreement by EU heads of state at a meeting in Brussels today. The raid on the research programme's funding is part of a €64.6 billion rejig of the EU's multiannual budget, to accommodate the growing costs of supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia.

The UNESCO Open Science Outlook: There is Progress, but It is Unequal

The UNESCO Open Science Outlook: There is Progress, but It is Unequal

Last December, UNESCO published the first global report on the trends of Open Science (OS). OS is increasing but does so unevenly and its monitoring is mainly focused on outputs, missing potential progress in participation and dialogue.

How to Make Academic Hiring Fair: Database Lists Innovative Policies

How to Make Academic Hiring Fair: Database Lists Innovative Policies

Reformscape is designed to inspire university leaders by collecting examples of responsible career assessment.

Announcing Reformscape: a New Online Tool to Explore Responsible Academic Career Assessment and Drive Positive Change | DORA

Announcing Reformscape: a New Online Tool to Explore Responsible Academic Career Assessment and Drive Positive Change | DORA

The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) is delighted to announce the launch of Reformscape – a new online resource enabling the global academic community to explore and share examples of how to make hiring, promotion and tenure fairer, more robust and more diverse.

The Successes and Shortcomings of Horizon 2020

The Successes and Shortcomings of Horizon 2020

The  Horizon 2020  programme  had a huge impact on the European economy, its scientific output, and on society, but was short on budget, needed simplification and should have included better support for women researchers and entrepreneurs.

A Call for Pan-African Collaboration in Shaping the Future of Science, Technology and Innovation

A Call for Pan-African Collaboration in Shaping the Future of Science, Technology and Innovation

Dr Farai Kapfudzaruwa, Research and Strategic Partnerships Manager at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, calls for an African forum to craft a coherent strategy for positive change in the African STI landscape.

Citation cartels help some mathematicians—and their universities—climb the rankings

Citation cartels help some mathematicians—and their universities—climb the rankings

Widespread citation manipulation has led entire field of math to be excluded from influential list of top researchers

EU Moves to Shield Researchers from Chinese Interference 

EU Moves to Shield Researchers from Chinese Interference 

The bloc aims to prevent the 'emerging risks' of knowledge and technology leakage.

EU Commission Launches Bid to Expand Funding of Dual-Use Research in Horizon Europe's Successor

EU Commission Launches Bid to Expand Funding of Dual-Use Research in Horizon Europe's Successor

The European Commission is proposing to allow technologies with both civil and defence applications to be funded in Framework Programme 10, in order to boost the EU's strategic autonomy.