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Request for Delay to Horizon Europe Calls As War in Israel Stalls Science

Request for Delay to Horizon Europe Calls As War in Israel Stalls Science

Israeli scientists have described how Hamas's attack on the country has all but brought research to a standstill, with researchers now called up for a military assault on Gaza.

Science is Under Threat in Argentina - We Must Call out the Danger

Science is Under Threat in Argentina - We Must Call out the Danger

Extreme-right presidential front runner Javier Milei plans to disband ministries and privatize research. That would be disastrous for Argentina's science and for the nation.

UK Government Vow to End ‘Woke’ Science Draws Rebuke from Researchers

UK Government Vow to End ‘Woke’ Science Draws Rebuke from Researchers

Top science official launches review of use of sex and gender in research and statistics.

Ask a Scientist: Building on Advances in Scientific Integrity

Ask a Scientist: Building on Advances in Scientific Integrity

It was a long time coming. Two decades after the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) redefined the term "scientific integrity," the White House issued its first-ever scientific integrity policy in May as a model for all government agencies and departments to protect federal scientists from political

Horizon Europe Successor Needs €200B to Meet Future Challenges, Say MEPs

Horizon Europe Successor Needs €200B to Meet Future Challenges, Say MEPs

The European Union's next seven-year science funding programme has to have a budget of €200 billion to ensure that future challenges can be met, say two of the European Parliament's top voices on research and innovation policy, Christian Ehler and Maria da Graça Carvalho.

Swiss Eye 'window of Opportunity' for Horizon Europe Association After Federal Elections

Swiss Eye 'window of Opportunity' for Horizon Europe Association After Federal Elections

Swiss voters will go to the polls on October 22 as the country's scientists endure another year locked out of Horizon Europe, the EU's research and innovation programme. In May 2021, Swiss leaders walked away from negotiations to agree a new overarching deal between Brussels and Bern, citing fears that it would allow EU citizens working in Switzerland to claim equal welfare payments.

Modern Government and Science Advice

Modern Government and Science Advice

Governments need to understand science. This is obvious when thinking about defense and security, health, or the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, but it is true for all areas of government activity.

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.