The State of the Science 1 Year On: Academia and Research
The past year was a shock to the U.S. higher education system. The coming year may see even more jolts.
Europe built a global research system. It can help the US, too
After a year of Trump, a former US diplomat suggests what the EU can do to bring American science back from the brink
The Future Is Not Written. It Is Ours to Create.
After one year of President Trump's second term, let's challenge ourselves to imagine and bring to life a much, much better future.
When Science Discourages Correction: How Publishers Profit from Mistakes
Academic publishing system often allows scientific errors to persist because it prioritises profit and prestige over timely correction.
Why is Research Led by Women Retracted Less Frequently?
A recent study found research by women had fewer retractions. Are women betters researchers, or does the finding reflect wider structural issues?
Impact beyond the impact factor
The journal impact factor is an annually calculated number for each scientific journal, based on the average number of times its articles published in the two preceding years have been cited.
The Fight For Slow And Boring Research
As federal research funding shrinks, scientists are looking to other sources of support. Can they learn to sell their work without selling out?
How science parks can transform Australian universities into innovation hubs
How science parks can transform Australian universities into innovation hubs
University-based science parks could become highly attractive sites for deeper engagement with industry, venture capitalists, and start-ups, and help procure government funding too, as proven in the UK, Singapore, and China.
Do Americans Think the Country Is Losing or Gaining Ground in Science?
Republicans and Democrats agree that it's important the U.S. is a world leader in science, but sharply diverge on how the U.S. is faring.
The US is Quitting 66 Global Agencies: What Does It Mean for Science?
The US is Quitting 66 Global Agencies: What Does It Mean for Science?
The United States is leaving some of the world's oldest and most influential scientific networks involved in biodiversity research, climate science and conservation. Affected organizations tell Nature that their work continues.
USDA Researchers Instructed to Investigate Foreign Colleagues
A Trump administration policy asks agency scientists to Google their co-authors and report foreign collaborations.
Scaleup Europe Fund seeks manager ahead of first investments
Fund designed to help EU start-ups grow is expected to make its first investments this summer “at the latest,” Zaharieva tells Davos.
Why Are UK Universities Failing?
The higher education sector in the UK faces the prospect of a university going into administration. How have universities fallen so low and is change possible?
Journals, repositories, peer review, non-peer review, and the future of scholarly communication
Journals, repositories, peer review, non-peer review, and the future of scholarly communication
Essay on the problems relating to reliance on subject-specific journals and peer review.
States pioneer a new frontier in US science funding
According to data from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the share of US basic and applied research funded by the federal government dropped from nearly 48% in 2009 to just over 34% in 2023. As that decline is likely to continue, some state governments are responding by boosting their research spending.
AI “swarms” could fake public consensus and quietly distort democracy
A new Science Policy Forum article warns that the next generation of influence operations – coordinated campaigns designed to manipulate perceptions of consensus, credibility, and normality – may not look like obvious “copy-paste bots,” but like coordinated communities: fleets of artificial intelligence (AI) -driven personas that can adapt in real time, infiltrate groups, and manufacture the appearance of public agreement at scale.
Which of Donald Trump’s changes are likely to last—and which will fade?
Funding Radar: Switzerland launches call for solution-oriented development research
Funding Radar: Switzerland launches call for solution-oriented development research
Swiss teams, researchers from developing countries, and eligible European partners invited to bid
Horizon Europe 2026-27: €14 Billion for Better Research Careers in a Greener, Stronger EU
Horizon Europe 2026-27: €14 Billion for Better Research Careers in a Greener, Stronger EU
Discover the funding opportunities managed by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) for researchers to develop their careers, widen participation and support projects in key areas such as environment, agriculture and civil security. Learn more about the topics, timelines and upcoming info day.
Explained: China has been kicked out of most of Horizon Europe
Here’s how EU research participation rules are changing, starting this year.
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’.
Thousands of Scientists Inflate Their CVs with Self-published Studies That Cost Millions of Dollars of Public Money
Thousands of Scientists Inflate Their CVs with Self-published Studies That Cost Millions of Dollars of Public Money
An analysis of 100,000 special issues of academic journals reveals that one in eight is filled with articles written by the editor, particularly at the publisher MDPI.
Open access button
People are denied access to research hidden behind paywalls every day. This problem is invisible, but it slows innovation, kills curiosity and harms patients. This is an indictment of the current system.
NIH Ends Funding of Research That Uses Human Fetal Tissue from Abortions
NIH Ends Funding of Research That Uses Human Fetal Tissue from Abortions
Fetal tissue has been used to advance research into diabetes, Alzheimer's, infertility and vaccines
The Brutal Geography of Global Elite Scientific Research
In theory where you are from is not meant to determine the quality of your research. The geography of elite research shows this to be untrue.
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