Harris Vs. Project 2025: Competing Science Visions
Science, 'whores' and dissent
Privately owned publications threaten to cut to the bone of intellectual freedom in science, writes author.
Despite Strong Interest in Physics, Some Universities Are Shuttering Departments
The Citation Black Market: Schemes Selling Fake References Alarm Scientists
The Citation Black Market: Schemes Selling Fake References Alarm Scientists
What We Talk About When We Talk About Impact
Teamwork is Good for Science - but Maybe Not for Young Researchers' Careers
Teamwork is Good for Science - but Maybe Not for Young Researchers' Careers
Processing Horizon Europe Grants is Taking 23 Days Longer Than Horizon 2020
Assessments of Research Culture Should Be Open About Failure
Research assessments regularly focus on outstanding and unique achievements, rather than the everyday failures and disappointments associated with academic work. Discussing a recent self-assessment and annual research report at Maastricht University that took a more candid approach to failure, Sally Wyatt suggests that research culture can benefit from a more realistic appraisal of failure.
China's Big-Science Bet
Unstable Funding ‘Constrains’ Diamond Open Access in Africa
Journals that do not charge authors or readers struggle with staffing and budgeting, study finds
Research evaluation: Impact
Every organization that funds research wants to support science that makes a difference. But there is no simple formula for identifying truly important research. And the job is becoming more difficult.
Germany Mulls New Research Security Organisation
After meeting with counterparts in Washington DC, the US’s new SECURE Centre could be a model for Germany to follow.
Chinese Export Rules Make Collaboration Riskier, Researchers Warned
How Far Can We Assess the Societal Impact of Open Science?
Drawing on a review of the published research into the societal impact of open science, Nicki Lisa Cole and colleagues find considerable evidence for the benefits of citizen science, but a much thinner evidence base for the impact of other aspects of open science. Their findings suggest that there is a greater need to consider how these impacts are monitored, and an opportunity to address open science as an inclusive practice, rather than simply a method of opening scientific outputs.
Inside China's Race to Lead the World in Nuclear Fusion
New Survey Unveils Hidden Costs of EU-Hungary Tussle over Research Funding
New Survey Unveils Hidden Costs of EU-Hungary Tussle over Research Funding
A new report by the Hungarian Young Academy shows around 40% of early career researchers have experienced some form of negative consequence of the EU funding ban.
Japan Moves to Halt Long-term Postgraduate Decline by Tripling Number of PhD Graduates
The maze of impact metrics
So much science, so little time. Amid an ever-increasing mountain of research articles, data sets and other output, hard-pressed research funders and employers need shortcuts to identify and reward the work that matters.
How Journalists Can Help Scientists Earn the Public's Trust
Journalists can help scientists earn the public’s trust by pointing out when scientists are being responsive to alternative hypotheses and the public’s values.
Can Better Biotech Finally Replace Lab Animals?
Replacing research animals with tools that better mimic human biology could improve medicine.
More Studies Won't Solve the Masking Debate
Policymakers should communicate how science informs their values and priorities in weighing policy trade-offs.