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When should U.S. research be stamped ‘top secret’? NSF asks for a new look at the issue

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When should U.S. research be stamped ‘top secret’? NSF asks for a new look at the issue

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Industrial Policy Can Benefit from Research, but Should Not Dictate Priorities, Ehler Says

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Industrial Policy Can Benefit from Research, but Should Not Dictate Priorities, Ehler Says

Innovation is Europe's main competitive advantage, but industrial policy must not dictate research priorities, said Christian Ehler following his confirmation as lead rapporteur for the tenth EU research Framework Programme (FP10) and co-rapporteur for the new European Competitiveness Fund (ECF).
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The Emotional Toll of Graduate School

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The Emotional Toll of Graduate School

Mental health disorders and depression are far more likely for grad students than they are for the average American.

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Funders Launch Curation Awards for Learned Societies

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Funders Launch Curation Awards for Learned Societies

Up to £200,000 per society available for flagging important biomedical research outputs.

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Landmark Treaty on Plastic Pollution Must Put Scientific Evidence Front and Centre

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Landmark Treaty on Plastic Pollution Must Put Scientific Evidence Front and Centre

United Nations resolution on greening plastics is a positive step. As negotiations begin, they must be evidence-based.

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The US Wants to Know if Researchers in Other Countries Follow MAGA Doctrine

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The US Wants to Know if Researchers in Other Countries Follow MAGA Doctrine

Science and policy are never truly free from one another. But one country's policy doesn't typically cross borders.
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The Impact of AI on Work: Implications for Individuals, Communities, and Societies

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The Impact of AI on Work: Implications for Individuals, Communities, and Societies

The impact of AI technologies on work and working life, and renewed public and policy debates about automation and the future of work.

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New Dimensions Partnership with ISSI Makes It Easy (and Free!) for Researchers to Study the Science of Science

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New Dimensions Partnership with ISSI Makes It Easy (and Free!) for Researchers to Study the Science of Science

 International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI) and Digital Science have joined forces to make Dimensions and Altmetric data available to ISSI members at scale, and at no cost for scientometric research purposes. 

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Journal Impact Factor Gets a Sibling That Adjusts for Scientific Field

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Journal Impact Factor Gets a Sibling That Adjusts for Scientific Field

But critics worry the metrics remain prone to misuse.

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Why Are There Fewer Young Women in Entrepreneurship Than Young Men?

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Why Are There Fewer Young Women in Entrepreneurship Than Young Men?

A new French research collective set out to answer the question.

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To Avoid Sea Level Rise, Some Researchers Want to Build Barriers Around the World’s Most Vulnerable Glaciers

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To Avoid Sea Level Rise, Some Researchers Want to Build Barriers Around the World’s Most Vulnerable Glaciers

Call to study glacial geoengineering stirs up “civil war” among polar scientists

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I work in a nursing home. Here’s why my colleagues are skipping the vaccine

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I work in a nursing home. Here’s why my colleagues are skipping the vaccine

I try to take people’s fears about coronavirus vaccines seriously, no matter how outlandish.

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#ConnectingTomorrow: Why Switzerland Needs the World

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#ConnectingTomorrow: Why Switzerland Needs the World

The disruptions caused by COVID-19 have led to an acceleration in the digitization of all major aspects of life - and has brought to light who the laggards are, and who leads the charge.

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The Grad Activist: Why I'm Striking for Climate | GradHacker

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The Grad Activist: Why I'm Striking for Climate | GradHacker

One graduate student explains the importance of the global climate strike.

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Are High Impact Researchers Less Happy?

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Are High Impact Researchers Less Happy?

Impact agendas are framed as ways of highlighting & rewarding work that reaches beyond academia, but do they come at a cost to researcher happiness & wellbeing?
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Academia Is the Alternative Career Path

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Academia Is the Alternative Career Path

All graduate students should be planning their post-PhD employment from year one. Supported and nurtured by their institutions and their supervisors. There is a catch for supervisors: they are themselves academics, and so will understandably have little clue about what might constitute useful training for the current job market. The onus must so fall on broader shoulders, of the institutions and funders.

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Everyone Should Decide How Their Digital Data Are Used - Not Just Tech Companies

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Everyone Should Decide How Their Digital Data Are Used - Not Just Tech Companies

Smartphones, sensors and consumer habits reveal much about society. Too few people have a say in how these data are created and used.

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HHMI Commits $30 Million to Increase Diversity in Science with 21 Hanna Gray Fellows

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HHMI Commits $30 Million to Increase Diversity in Science with 21 Hanna Gray Fellows

HHMI announces the selection of 21 exceptional early career scientists as 2020 Hanna Gray Fellows to support diversity in biomedical research. The 2022 Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program competition will open later this year.

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Explained: What Causes a Tornado?

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Explained: What Causes a Tornado?

Tornadoes can be destructive and hard to predict. We know why they form and that climate change can play a part - but we can't always see them coming. Here's why.

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Horizon Europe

Research Advocates Must Be Bolder, Deeper and More United

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Horizon Europe

Research Advocates Must Be Bolder, Deeper and More United

Shaping Horizon Europe's successor means learning from past setbacks.

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Engaging Policy in Science Writing: Patterns and Strategies

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Engaging Policy in Science Writing: Patterns and Strategies

Translating scientific research and findings into policy discussion often requires an understanding of the institutional complexities of policy processes. This study developed a set of metrics to examine how researchers have undertaken that challenge.

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A Deadly Coronavirus Was Inevitable. Why Was No One Ready?

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A Deadly Coronavirus Was Inevitable. Why Was No One Ready?

Scientists warned of a coming pandemic for decades. Yet when Covid-19 arrived, the world had few resources and little understanding-despite years of work that outlined almost exactly what the virus would look like and how to mitigate its impact.

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The Top 10 Scientific Surprises of Science News' First 100 Years

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The Top 10 Scientific Surprises of Science News' First 100 Years

In the 100 years since Science News started reporting on it, science has offered up plenty of unexpected discoveries.

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There Is an Absence of Scientific Authority over Research Assessment as a Professional Practice, Leaving a Gap That Has Been Filled by Database Providers

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There Is an Absence of Scientific Authority over Research Assessment as a Professional Practice, Leaving a Gap That Has Been Filled by Database Providers

To what extent does the academic research field of evaluative citation analysis confer legitimacy to research assessment as a professional practice?

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UK Needs Bigger Role for Science in Government, Says Chief Scientist

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UK Needs Bigger Role for Science in Government, Says Chief Scientist

The UK's Chief Scientific Advisor says every government department needs to take science into consideration and invest more in R&D.

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'Friendly' Reviewers Rate Grant Applications More Highly

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'Friendly' Reviewers Rate Grant Applications More Highly

Swiss funding agency banned applicant-nominated referees after a 2016 study found evidence of bias. Those results are now being made public.

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COVID-19

Science Papers You Should Be Reading About the Coronavirus

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Science Papers You Should Be Reading About the Coronavirus

Here are a few of the papers our scientists are reading that you might want to check out, too.

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Medicine

New China Virus: Five Questions Scientists Are Asking

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New China Virus: Five Questions Scientists Are Asking

Researchers are racing to find out more about the epidemiology and genetic sequence of the coronavirus spreading in Asia and beyond.

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Gender

Women in Science Should Be the Norm, Not the Exception

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Women in Science Should Be the Norm, Not the Exception

This International Women's Day, let's start working towards ending gender discrimination in science for good.

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Why Chinese Minds Still Bear the Long Shadow of Keju

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Why Chinese Minds Still Bear the Long Shadow of Keju

Keju, China's incredibly difficult civil service test, strengthened the state at the cost of freedom and creativity.

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