I can't see them. Therefore they're not real." From which century was this quote drawn? Not a medieval one. The utterance emerged in February 2019 from Fox & Friends presenter Pete Hegseth, who was referring to … germs.
We ask prominent scholars to select a visual artifact of this time that will help future researchers understand the Covid-19 crisis.
Starting with the classics, this unique shop is converting existing cars into all-electric road warriors.
From Alpha to Omega, the labelling system aims to avoid confusion and stigmatization.
Pathways to Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research: The SHAPE-ID Toolkit. Join us on 10 June for our final event and the launch of our project toolkit, which offers tools and resources to help researchers, research organisations, funders, policymakers, and societal partners make informed decisions about developing and supporting inter- and transdisciplinary research.
The responsibility for better culture lies with the workplace itself. Reporting on burnout and the future of work, this article explores lasting shifts in workplace culture.
Science Europe is developing a tool for research funding and performing organisations to evaluate their current status and optimise their progress towards sustainable data sharing, according to their strategic priorities.
Stunning images as Nasa's Perseverance continues its mission to seek signs of past microbial life.
Prolonged discussions about associate status and the breakdown of negotiations on EU-Switzerland relations has left Swiss universities bracing for potential exclusion from the €95.5 billion programme.
By taking positive action, as well as by protecting others from subtle slights, we can foster a better academic culture.
In the wake of COVID, a pandemic treaty could be a way to agree on data access before the next emergency strikes.
This Practical Guide provides guidance to ensure the long-term preservation and accessibility of research data, and supports organisations to provide a framework in which researchers can share their output in a sustainable way.
Federal spending on research is about to get a boost | United States
For more than a year now, we've spent more time in virtual spaces than ever before. Mostly involuntarily. What does this do to us? And what opportunities do today's digital solutions offer us?
Analysis shows significant risk of cascading events even at 2C of heating, with severe long-term effects.
The ERC has now funded more than 10,000 grant recipients who are making a real impact on people's lives, achieving scientific breakthroughs that drive innovation.
What happens if a government prioritises pecuniary returns in Higher Education?
Move comes after concerns from diplomats that Britain was being treated as if it posed a similar risk to China.
Discrimination and harassment violate scientific integrity – but the damage they do goes beyond that.
Researchers from Israel, Switzerland, Britain and other non-EU countries may be allowed to join the EU's quantum and space research projects, under a deal between representatives of member states and the European Commission reached this week. The agreement could end months of uncertainties around international participation in sensitive R&D projects in Horizon Europe, the EU's new €95.5 billion R&D programme.
The science you can come across today can often appear to be full of contradictory claims.
Juno passed within 645 miles of Ganymede, the closest any spacecraft has come to the moon since 2000.
A cookie-cutter strategy to reform science will cause resentment, not improvement.
Postdocs and PhD students around the world require professional training to prepare them for a possible career outside academia, finds the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
The promotion and marketing of unproven stem cell therapies is a global problem that needs a global solution, say experts. The authors of the paper call for the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish an advisory committee on regenerative medicine to tackle this issue and provide guidance for countries around the world.
Pressing global challenges including the climate emergency, biodiversity loss, food security and future global health crises will require collaboration.
Lake Constance forms a natural border between Germany, Austria and Switzerland - and its ecosystem is changing. Newly arrived aggressive residents include spiny-cheek crayfish, zebra mussels and killer shrimp. Will they displace native species?
