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Viewpoint: How a Year of War Has Changed German Science and Higher Education Policy

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Viewpoint: How a Year of War Has Changed German Science and Higher Education Policy

A year has passed since Russia started to wage a gruesome war against Ukraine. Aside from causing thousands of deaths, displacing millions and causing a pan-European economic crisis, the invasion triggered a fundamental rethinking of German policy.

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Treasury Takes Back £1.6bn Promised for Science

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Treasury Takes Back £1.6bn Promised for Science

The Treasury has taken back £1.6bn that it had allocated to UK involvement in a EU science research programme.

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New German Research Strategy Encourages Risk Assessments on China Collaboration

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New German Research Strategy Encourages Risk Assessments on China Collaboration

Germany universities should carry out risk assessments when collaborating with China on sensitive technologies, after a string of investigations revealed that German researchers have been working on projects useful to the Chinese military.

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11 Ways to Make Horizon Europe Work Better

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11 Ways to Make Horizon Europe Work Better

Now and throughout 2023, the European Commission is making its big, periodic push to revise its long-term research and innovation agenda, as implemented in the €95.5 billion Horizon Europe programme.

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AI

What ChatGPT Can't Do Yet

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What ChatGPT Can't Do Yet

Have you heard people talking about how amazing these new AI chat bots are? About how much immaculate text they can generate in a split second? It's time to talk about what they can't do.

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Research

The Fight to Keep Ukrainian Science Alive Through a Year of War

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The Fight to Keep Ukrainian Science Alive Through a Year of War

Researchers say science is bleeding in Ukraine - but they are determined to sustain their work with help from other nations.

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Europe Pumps €10 Million into Effort to Combat Brain Drain

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Brain Drain

Europe Pumps €10 Million into Effort to Combat Brain Drain

Funding should incentivize institutions to support healthy careers and to spark collaborations with industry.

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Hyperauthorship: the Publishing Challenges for 'Big Team' Science

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Hyperauthorship: the Publishing Challenges for 'Big Team' Science

Studies involving hundreds, even thousands, of scientists are on the rise, but how do such large groups coordinate their work?

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If Science is to Thrive, We Must Understand Its Human Foundations

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If Science is to Thrive, We Must Understand Its Human Foundations

Robert P Crease explains why science can only thrive if we understand what makes humans tick

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Data Hint at Russia's Shifting Science Collaborations After Year of War

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Data Hint at Russia's Shifting Science Collaborations After Year of War

Nature analysis suggests that Russia is increasing partnerships with China and India.

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Will UK Science's 'lost' £1.6 Billion Ever Come Back?

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Will UK Science's 'lost' £1.6 Billion Ever Come Back?

Negotiations on Horizon Europe dragged on - and UK-based researchers came up short.

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How Twitter's Changes Could Affect Science

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How Twitter's Changes Could Affect Science

Podcast: Nature's experts delve into Twitter.

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Indigenous Peoples: Defending an Environment for All

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Indigenous Peoples: Defending an Environment for All

Lands inhabited by Indigenous Peoples contain 80% of the world's biodiversity, and their traditional knowledge can help save the environment

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Legitimacy in the Trans-scalar Governance of Climate Adaptation

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Legitimacy in the Trans-scalar Governance of Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation is increasingly being addressed by public, private, and hybrid governance institutions across global, regional, national, sub-national, and local scales.

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UK Scientists Hope to Benefit from EUR100bn Horizon Europe Programme

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UK Scientists Hope to Benefit from EUR100bn Horizon Europe Programme

UK researchers received little funding from EU programme because of Brexit trade deal negotiations.

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UK Scientists Hope to Regain Access to EU Grants after Northern Ireland Deal

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UK Scientists Hope to Regain Access to EU Grants after Northern Ireland Deal

Windsor Framework could end impasse over Horizon Europe funding program, but hurdles remain.

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Leaked: EU Member States Set out to Reform Scientific Publishing

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Leaked: EU Member States Set out to Reform Scientific Publishing

EU countries want to ensure the scientific publishing industry is fair and sustainable as it moves towards open access models, according to the first draft of council conclusions seen by Science|Business.

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Golden Goose (RadioLab podcast)

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Golden Goose (RadioLab podcast)

Podcast: After years of being publicly shamed for “fleecing” the taxpayers with their frivolous and obscure studies, scientists decided to hit back with  … an awards show?! This episode, we gate-crash the Grammys of government-funded research, a.k.a. the Golden Goose Awards.

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Top Three Findings from the Latest UCS Survey of Federal Scientists

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Top Three Findings from the Latest UCS Survey of Federal Scientists

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently conducted a survey of federal scientists to ask about the state of science, and the results are in. This is our tenth version of the survey since 2004 and, to our surprise and delight, while challenges remain, the widespread consensus is that scientists in the federal government feel more positive about their workplaces now than they have at any other time we have administered the survey.

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Will the World Ever See Another IPCC-style Body?

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Climate

Will the World Ever See Another IPCC-style Body?

Many have sought to copy the IPCC. A new book explains why the panel's all-encompassing scientific assessments are hard to replicate.

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Brexit Deal Paves Way for UK to Rejoin Horizon Europe Research Programme

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Brexit Deal Paves Way for UK to Rejoin Horizon Europe Research Programme

UK scientists had been shut out of the multibillion-euro scheme amid drawn-out Brexit negotiations.

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Mexican Researchers Fear for the Future

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Mexican Researchers Fear for the Future

After four years of funding cuts and the erosion of academic freedom in Mexico, one scientist shares his community's concerns about a new law that would give the central government more control over scientific research.

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War in Ukraine Prompts Shifts in Thinking About International Cooperation in Science

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War in Ukraine Prompts Shifts in Thinking About International Cooperation in Science

A year ago, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine redefined geopolitics in a shockwave that is still reverberating through the science world. The EU research community was quick to cut ties with Russia and lend Ukraine a helping hand - but now it is grappling with resulting instability and uncertainty as the war climbs into its second year.

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Higher Trust in Public Health Agencies During COVID-19 Driven More by Beliefs That Agencies Led with Clear, Science-based Recommendations and Provided Protective Resources, Than by Beliefs That Agencies Controlled Outbreak

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Trust

Higher Trust in Public Health Agencies During COVID-19 Driven More by Beliefs That Agencies Led with Clear, Science-based Recommendations and Provided Protective Resources, Than by Beliefs That Agencies Controlled Outbreak

In the first nationally representative survey of U.S. adults on reasons for trust in federal, state, and local public health agencies' information during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was highly trusted for information by more than one-third of U.S. adults, whereas state and local health departments were highly trusted by about one-quarter.

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EU Research and Innovation Policy Should Be More Geographically-minded

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Innovation
EU

EU Research and Innovation Policy Should Be More Geographically-minded

EU funding for research and innovation should have a geographical dimension to help bridge innovation divides in the EU, Lina Gálvez Muñoz MEP tells Science|Business.

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In Wake of Gene-Edited Baby Scandal, China Sets New Ethics Rules for Human Studies

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In Wake of Gene-Edited Baby Scandal, China Sets New Ethics Rules for Human Studies

Nearly 5 years after a Chinese scientist sparked worldwide outrage by announcing he had helped create genetically edited babies, China has unveiled new rules aimed at preventing a repeat of such ethically problematic research on humans.

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European Universities Face Fresh Challenges to Academic Freedom

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European Universities Face Fresh Challenges to Academic Freedom

Opinion: European universities still face "far too many" restrictions on their autonomy, hindering them from realising their full potential, according to a recent comparative scorecard on university autonomy.

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G-7 Science Academies Call for Actions to Improve Climate Change Decision-Making, Protect Ocean Biodiversity, and Support Well-Being of Older People

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Policy

G-7 Science Academies Call for Actions to Improve Climate Change Decision-Making, Protect Ocean Biodiversity, and Support Well-Being of Older People

Today the science academies of the G-7 countries issued three joint statements to their respective governments to inform discussions during the G-7 summit to be held in Hiroshima, Japan, in May, as well as ongoing policymaking.

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Technology

Creating Global Commons for Science, Technology, and Innovation

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International
Innovation
Technology

Creating Global Commons for Science, Technology, and Innovation

Collectively solving problems shared by many nations requires a new global science and technology commons.

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Open Science
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Open Science-related Policies in Europe

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Open Science
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Open Science-related Policies in Europe

This study aims to review the open science (OS) policy documents, identify their subject areas, and distinguish the topics of OS support policies in seven European countries, providing a platform for practical cooperation between countries in science popularization.

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