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ERC
AI
Funding

ERC Board Tells Researchers There's No Hiding Behind AI

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ERC Board Tells Researchers There's No Hiding Behind AI

Funder warns researchers of accountability for 'good scientific conduct' in proposals if using artificial intelligence
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Being Neurodivergent in Academia: How to Navigate Fieldwork

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Being Neurodivergent in Academia: How to Navigate Fieldwork

A PhD student recounts what she has learned from managing her ADHD between the office and the rainforest.
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Drawing Inspiration from Science

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China

Drawing Inspiration from Science

More than 10,000 visual works for academic papers across assorted fields over the past four years have made their way to the world's top academic journals.

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Horizon Europe

UK to Give Young Researchers Cash to 'pump Prime' Re-entry to Horizon Europe

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Horizon Europe

UK to Give Young Researchers Cash to 'pump Prime' Re-entry to Horizon Europe

The UK and EU have officially signed off on UK association to Horizon Europe, ending nearly three years of uncertainty in which UK-based researchers were locked out of parts of the scheme due to high-level political disputes.
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Building Climate-resilient African Cities - Experts Outline What is Needed

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Building Climate-resilient African Cities - Experts Outline What is Needed

Window of opportunity to secure liveable, equitable, and sustainable futures in the face of climate change is closing fast, more so for Africa
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Research Software Directory: Honouring the Role of Software and Supporting Reproducibility | ZBW MediaTalk

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Research Software Directory: Honouring the Role of Software and Supporting Reproducibility | ZBW MediaTalk

The Research Software Directory makes software tools used in research easily discoverable and usable. Thus, it also helps other researchers to reproduce and verify research results.

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US Agency Launches Experiments to Find Innovative Ways to Fund Research

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US

US Agency Launches Experiments to Find Innovative Ways to Fund Research

The National Science Foundation explains how its 'science of science' programme will find efficiencies and support 'high-risk, high-reward' studies.

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Frivolities
AI

Hallucinate, AI, Authenticity: Dictionaries' Words of the Year Make Our Biggest Fears Clear

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Frivolities
AI

Hallucinate, AI, Authenticity: Dictionaries' Words of the Year Make Our Biggest Fears Clear

In a world of chatbots and influencers, Merriam-Webster, Cambridge and Collins are in rare agreement.

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Climate

How to Phase Out Fossil Fuels Without Sacrificing Electoral Popularity

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How to Phase Out Fossil Fuels Without Sacrificing Electoral Popularity

A new study by UCL researchers shows how it's possible to phase out fossil fuels without sacrificing electoral popularity—even in coal mining regions.

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Government of Canada Supports Science and Research Organizations That Are Transforming Research and Knowledge into Action

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Government of Canada Supports Science and Research Organizations That Are Transforming Research and Knowledge into Action

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European Commission to Seek Council Recommendations on Research Security

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Science Diplomacy

European Commission to Seek Council Recommendations on Research Security

The European Commission is preparing the ground for a proposal for Council recommendations on enhancing research security in the face of growing threats from foreign actors.
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Animal Rights
Research

What Are Farm Animals Thinking?

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Animal Rights
Research

What Are Farm Animals Thinking?

New research is revealing surprising complexity in the minds of goats, pigs, and other livestock.

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Equality

Early-career US National Institutes of Health Researchers Vote Overwhelmingly to Form Union

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Equality

Early-career US National Institutes of Health Researchers Vote Overwhelmingly to Form Union

The bargaining group will be the first ever to represent graduate students and postdocs in the US government, as they push for better pay and benefits.
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Uganda
LGBTI
Ethics

Fear over Safety of Researchers and Study Participants in Uganda

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LGBTI
Ethics

Fear over Safety of Researchers and Study Participants in Uganda

Anti-gay directive encouraging researchers to breach confidentiality rules triggers review of vital funding
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Careers
EU

Council Backs Moves to Attract and Retain Researchers

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Council Backs Moves to Attract and Retain Researchers

Research ministers endorse recommendations on research careers and approve conclusions on using R&I in policymaking
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Productivity
Publishing

Surge in Number of 'Extremely Productive' Authors Concerns Scientists

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Productivity
Publishing

Surge in Number of 'Extremely Productive' Authors Concerns Scientists

Some researchers publish a new paper every five days, on average. Data trackers suspect not all their manuscripts were produced through honest labour.
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Science Policy

Massive Shake-Up of French Science System is Biggest in Decades

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France
Science Policy

Massive Shake-Up of French Science System is Biggest in Decades

Billion-euro plan includes greater oversight for national research institutes and the creation of a top-level council to advise the president on science

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Mental Health
Academia

Being Neurodivergent in Academia: Working with My Brain and Not Against It

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Academia

Being Neurodivergent in Academia: Working with My Brain and Not Against It

When attempts to capitalize on her undiagnosed ADHD traits led to repeated cycles of overwork and burnout, a postdoc re-evaluated how she faces the daily challenges of being a neurodivergent scientist.
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Politics

Federal Council Regulates Crisis-Related Activation of Scientific Expertise

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Switzerland
Politics

Federal Council Regulates Crisis-Related Activation of Scientific Expertise

The Federal Council has adopted an implementation proposal regarding the creation of ad-hoc scientific advisory groups during crises. Switzerland’s ERI institutions are to jointly propose experts for the groups.

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Science Communication
Science Policy

Science Communicators Strategize How to Demystify Science

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Science Communication
Science Policy

Science Communicators Strategize How to Demystify Science

An expert panel discussed tactics for bridging the gap between scientists and society, such as demystifying discoveries and building trust in communities.
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Integrity
US
Misconduct

Federal agency’s plan to disclose university misconduct findings splits academics

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Integrity
US
Misconduct

Federal agency’s plan to disclose university misconduct findings splits academics

Institution leaders fear breach of privacy whereas transparency advocates call it an important step

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Ethics
EU

The EU Just Passed Sweeping New Rules to Regulate AI

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Ethics
EU

The EU Just Passed Sweeping New Rules to Regulate AI

The European Union agreed on terms of the AI Act, a major new set of rules that will govern the building and use of AI and have major implications for Google, OpenAI, and others racing to develop AI systems.
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Funding

National Science Funders Eye Setting Up International Network to Share Research-Security Information

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National Science Funders Eye Setting Up International Network to Share Research-Security Information

As part of a broader push to tighten security, science funders in the US, UK and Canada are considering setting up a network to share information about security risks affecting international research projects, according to a senior US science official.
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EU Ministers Take Small Steps Towards Improving Research Career Structures

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EU Ministers Take Small Steps Towards Improving Research Career Structures

EU ministers have adopted joint recommendations on what the bloc should do to improve research careers, taking a small step towards meaningful change.
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India

India Struggles to Turn Science into Societal Benefits

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India

India Struggles to Turn Science into Societal Benefits

Entrepreneurial researchers can find solutions for Indian problems, but the lack of a spin-off culture means the country loses out.
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COVID-19
Policy

A Synthesis of Evidence for Policy from Behavioural Science During COVID-19 - Nature

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COVID-19
Policy

A Synthesis of Evidence for Policy from Behavioural Science During COVID-19 - Nature

Evaluation of evidence generated to test 19 proposed policy recommendations and guidance for the future.
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Cooperation
International
Africa
EU

Is the EU-Africa Innovation Plan Toothless?

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International
Africa
EU

Is the EU-Africa Innovation Plan Toothless?

Meaningful investment might be essential for fixing power imbalances in science and innovation.
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Towards Understanding Policy Design Through Text-as-data Approaches: The Policy Design Annotations (POLIANNA) Dataset - Scientific Data

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Towards Understanding Policy Design Through Text-as-data Approaches: The Policy Design Annotations (POLIANNA) Dataset - Scientific Data

Despite the importance of ambitious policy action for addressing climate change, large and systematic assessments of public policies and their design are lacking as analysing text manually is labour-intensive and costly. POLIANNA is a dataset of policy texts from the European Union (EU) that are annotated based on theoretical concepts of policy design, which can be used to develop supervised machine learning approaches for scaling policy analysis.

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UK
EU
Horizon Europe

UK Weighs Global Science and Technology Priorities After Horizon Europe Association

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EU
Horizon Europe

UK Weighs Global Science and Technology Priorities After Horizon Europe Association

With EU relations patched up, UK researchers and policymakers are planning the next moves. There are no firm plans for AI legislation, but an international collaboration fund set up during the wilderness years will continue, and there will be a focus on South American links.

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Academia
Ethics

How a Bullying Scandal Closed a Historic Astronomy Department

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Academia
Ethics

How a Bullying Scandal Closed a Historic Astronomy Department

At Lund University in Sweden this week, astronomers moved out of a building that was custom-built to hold telescopes and other artefacts from their 350 years of history, and they relocated to a physics building down the road. That’s because the astronomy department no longer exists, having been dissolved in the wake of a bullying scandal.

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