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Recommendations for policy makers on net-zero action

Recommendations for policy makers on net-zero action

Align commitments with the assumptions and criteria of the science based 1.5°C scenarios

Commission Gears Up to Confront the Risks Generative Artificial Intelligence Poses to Science

Commission Gears Up to Confront the Risks Generative Artificial Intelligence Poses to Science

With generative artificial intelligence poised to take the practice of science by storm, the European Commission is laying the ground to ensure the risks are avoided and the benefits delivered.

CERN Inaugurates Science Gateway, Its New Outreach Centre for Science Education

CERN Inaugurates Science Gateway, Its New Outreach Centre for Science Education

Today, CERN inaugurated its new state-of-the-art facility for science education and outreach.

US Science Agencies on Track to Hit 25-Year Funding Low

US Science Agencies on Track to Hit 25-Year Funding Low

Despite last year's CHIPS and Science Act, which was meant to boost innovation, report predicts that Congress will cut spending on science.

Podcast: Wo Sind die Frauen in der Nobelpreiswoche?

Podcast: Wo Sind die Frauen in der Nobelpreiswoche?

In der Wissenschaft sind Frauen genauso erfolgreich wie Männer. Oft werden ihre Leistungen aber übersehen. Warum, das erforscht die Soziologin Sandra Beaufays. Und Astrophysikerin Katrin Altwegg erzählt, warum ihr der Durchbruch an die Spitze trotz allem gelungen ist.

The Global Science Partnership: A toolkit for including policymaking for climate change

The Global Science Partnership: A toolkit for including policymaking for climate change

The toolkit walks through six steps to achieve more effective and inclusive climate policymaking, based on learnings from citizen engagement and science research pilots worldwide. 

Seize the Moment: Researchers Have a Rare Opportunity to Make Progress in Protecting Global Biodiversity

Seize the Moment: Researchers Have a Rare Opportunity to Make Progress in Protecting Global Biodiversity

A quiet revolution is taking place to incorporate the costs of biodiversity loss into economic planning. It needs researchers to be engaged.

Why So Many Americans Are Losing Trust in Science

Why So Many Americans Are Losing Trust in Science

Dr. Mandy Cohen has been on a national tour. The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, she aims to rebuild trust in that troubled agency at a moment when Covid-19 cases are rising again and the Biden administration has begun a new vaccine campaign.

The Leiden Ranking Goes Beyond Ranking

The Leiden Ranking Goes Beyond Ranking

Today the CWTS Leiden Ranking and the INORMS More Than Our Rank initiative announce a new partnership, aimed at highlighting the accomplishments of universities beyond what is captured in university rankings.

AI Tools As Science Policy Advisers? The Potential and the Pitfalls

AI Tools As Science Policy Advisers? The Potential and the Pitfalls

Large language models and other artificial-intelligence systems could be excellent at synthesizing scientific evidence for policymakers - but only with appropriate safeguards and humans in the loop.

Truly Open Science Needs Knowledge Synthesis

Truly Open Science Needs Knowledge Synthesis

Truly open science requires that the public is not only able to access the products of research, but the knowledge embedded within.

Universities Axe Diversity Statements in Wake of US Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action

Universities Axe Diversity Statements in Wake of US Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action

Higher-education campaigners fear that removing the option for job applicants to provide the statements will make the academic workforce less diverse.

Can AI Help to Predict Who Will Win a Nobel Prize?

Can AI Help to Predict Who Will Win a Nobel Prize?

With a few modifications, ChatGPT-like models could enhance the art of identifying future laureates.

Podcast: Open Science - Moving From Possible to Expected to Required

Podcast: Open Science - Moving From Possible to Expected to Required

A decade ago, University of Virginia psychology professor Brian Nosek cofounded an unusual nonprofit, the Center for Open Science. It’s been a cheerleader, enabler, and nagger to convince scientists that making their methods, data, and papers available to others makes for better science.

How Tackling Real-world Problems Transformed My Teaching and Research

How Tackling Real-world Problems Transformed My Teaching and Research

Designing courses on the basis of what really matters to people is a win-win for students and society.

European Universities Brace for Mountain of Bureaucracy After US National Institutes of Health Changes the Rules

European Universities Brace for Mountain of Bureaucracy After US National Institutes of Health Changes the Rules

European universities and research institutes say rule changes by the US's main health research funder will force them to hire staff to deal with vast amounts of new paperwork, potentially delaying projects and weakening transatlantic collaboration.