Norway and Iceland Set to Join EU Satellite Programmes
EU collaboration will help the two Nordic countries prepare for “times of crisis” and boost their space industries.
India Starts Formal Talks on Horizon Europe Association
The EU and India have kicked off formal negotiations on association to Horizon Europe, hoping to reach a deal before the end of this year, the European Commission has announced.
At CERN, AI Will Drive Future Discoveries
Think Preprints Are Unreliable? Analysis of 70,000 Studies Might Change Your Mind
Think Preprints Are Unreliable? Analysis of 70,000 Studies Might Change Your Mind
Editorial and Peer Review Dynamics at Elite General Science Journals
Editorial and Peer Review Dynamics at Elite General Science Journals
Analyzing evaluation dynamics across the editorial review and peer review stages, this study finds strong selective effects associated with higher institutional prestige, larger team size, and certain topics and countries.
New study reveals funders behind the climate change denial effort
A new study conducted by Drexel University environmental sociologist Robert J. Brulle, PhD, exposes the organizational underpinnings and funding behind the powerful climate change countermovement. This study marks the first peer-reviewed, comprehensive analysis ever conducted of the sources of funding that maintain the denial effort.
European Researchers Sound the Alarm that Trump Rule Changes Will Hit Cooperation
European Researchers Sound the Alarm that Trump Rule Changes Will Hit Cooperation
New conditions on US federal research funding will make transatlantic projects less attractive, universities fear
Changes in Funding Could Tank Quality of Ocean Heat Content Data
Changes in Funding Could Tank Quality of Ocean Heat Content Data
An uncertain funding landscape threatens the longevity of an ocean observation system critical to projecting tropical storms, sea level rise, and more.
Why Do Some People Who Trust in Science Also Believe in Scientific Conspiracy Theories?
Why Do Some People Who Trust in Science Also Believe in Scientific Conspiracy Theories?
Some Research Culture Work May Be Sustaining the Practices It Seeks to Change
Some Research Culture Work May Be Sustaining the Practices It Seeks to Change
Efforts to improve research culture can make harmful systems easier to endure and harder to reform.
Science Department Abolished As UK's New Prime Minister Andy Burnham Appoints First Cabinet
Science Department Abolished As UK's New Prime Minister Andy Burnham Appoints First Cabinet
One of Andy Burnham’s first acts as new UK prime minister has been to abolish the government’s dedicated science department. Responsibility for the science and innovation portfolio now lies with the business department.
German Research Funder Issues Warning over Threats to Academic Freedom
German Research Funder Issues Warning over Threats to Academic Freedom
External influences - such as politics, funding and the media - are increasingly putting the autonomy of research under pressure.
National R&D Efforts Needed to Make the Most Montenegro’s Coming EU Accession
National R&D Efforts Needed to Make the Most Montenegro’s Coming EU Accession
EU accession will be a huge boost to Montenegro’s research and innovation ecosystem, but the country must still make efforts nationally to create real impact, say members of its research community.
Absorbing Science Brief into Business Department ‘Makes Sense’
Absorbing Science Brief into Business Department ‘Makes Sense’
In the UK, Andy Burnham’s decision to absorb the science brief into an expanded business department could strengthen links between research and the government’s industrial strategy.
Unabhängige Forschung: Forscher, wehrt euch!
Im Geschäft der Erkenntnisgewinnung läuft zu viel schief. Zum Glück gibt es Menschen, die das ändern wollen.
Flexible World Bank-Supported Project Helps Croatia Fill R&D Funding Gaps
Flexible World Bank-Supported Project Helps Croatia Fill R&D Funding Gaps
Croatia has partnered with the World Bank in a highly targeted €106 million project that aims to fill R&D funding gaps that are not easily met by EU programmes.
Artificial intelligence in academic practices and policy discourses across ‘Big 5’ publishers
Artificial intelligence in academic practices and policy discourses across ‘Big 5’ publishers
Europe’s AI problem is not merely competition, but control
Europe’s AI problem is not merely competition, but control
We do not own the leading-edge AI technology we rely on for research and innovation. We rent it, mostly from US companies.
Industry rejects move to cash contributions for EU Joint Undertakings
Industry rejects move to cash contributions for EU Joint Undertakings
The European Commission has received significant pushback to its suggestion that industry could be required to make cash rather than in kind contributions to Horizon Europe joint undertakings (JUs).
Should Horizon Europe Take More Note of Vocational Centres?
Dutch MEP Brigitte van den Berg is on a mission to raise the profile of vocational training in EU research and innovation policy.
Could Small-team Science Be Dying Out?
Open Science, Open Innovation? The Role of Open Access in Patenting Activity
Open Science, Open Innovation? The Role of Open Access in Patenting Activity
This study, which analysed how scientific publications are used in patents, finds that open-access research is cited in patents more often than expected, suggesting that open science can strengthen knowledge transfer from academia to innovation and industry.
The greater good
The greater good
Governments, funding agencies and universities must all do their bit to ensure that research is appropriately assessed and rewarded.
International PhD Students to Face Strict Limits on Time in the US
International PhD Students to Face Strict Limits on Time in the US
Researchers' 'unrealistic' hopes of academic careers
Fewer than half of those new to research can expect long-term academic careers There is a "significant credibility gap" between researchers' expectations and the likelihood of their forging long-term careers in higher education, a survey has found.