Next EU R&D Programme Should Have Longer-term Outlook
Realistically shaping scientific cooperation with China
Why evaluating scientists by grant income is stupid
“In the modern British university, it is not that funding is sought in order to carry out research, but that research projects are formulated in order to get funding.”
Escaping Darwin's Shadow: How Alfred Russel Wallace Inspires Indigenous Researchers
Escaping Darwin's Shadow: How Alfred Russel Wallace Inspires Indigenous Researchers
Wallace, who independently discovered the theory of evolution, relied on local knowledge to craft his seminal work on species ranges in the Amazon. Now, the region's Indigenous scientists have taken charge of their research using this and other cross-cultural tools.
Far-right Gains in European Elections: What They Mean for Climate Goals
Far-right Gains in European Elections: What They Mean for Climate Goals
Announcing Reformscape: a New Online Tool to Explore Responsible Academic Career Assessment and Drive Positive Change | DORA
Announcing Reformscape: a New Online Tool to Explore Responsible Academic Career Assessment and Drive Positive Change | DORA
The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) is delighted to announce the launch of Reformscape – a new online resource enabling the global academic community to explore and share examples of how to make hiring, promotion and tenure fairer, more robust and more diverse.
The hottest, emerging fields in scientific research
100 top ranked specialties in the sciences and social sciences
Measuring the effectiveness of scientific gatekeeping
Evaluative strategies that increase the mean quality of published science may also increase the risk of rejecting unconventional or outstanding work.
How Is Science Clicked on Twitter? Click Metrics for Bitly Short Links to Scientific Publications
How Is Science Clicked on Twitter? Click Metrics for Bitly Short Links to Scientific Publications
Study analyses the click metrics of over 1.1 million links referring to Web of Science publications.
In Disrupted Russian Academy Election, Researchers Find Signs of State Meddling
Leader of Russia's largest chipmaker elected president after incumbent's sudden withdrawal.
Could Roving Researchers Help Address the Challenge of Taking Parental Leave?
Could Roving Researchers Help Address the Challenge of Taking Parental Leave?
Biology's Roiling Debate Over Publishing Research Early
Posting scientific papers online, free to the public, seems like a great idea. But it's more complicated than it sounds.
Where is the UK Science Minister? Government's Plans Worry Researchers
New Prime Minister Liz Truss has yet to appoint someone to oversee research, and her economic policy has sparked a currency crisis.
'Replication Grants' Will Allow Researchers to Repeat Nine Influential Studies That Still Raise Questions
'Replication Grants' Will Allow Researchers to Repeat Nine Influential Studies That Still Raise Questions
A Dutch funding agency is making €3 million available to repeat landmark studies—including one published in 1960.
More Horizon Europe Draft Work Programmes Leak Online
Science|Business has published an exhaustive but unapproved draft Horizon Europe work programme detailing the calls for climate and mobility projects for the next two years and an early draft outlining bioeconomy, food and environment calls.
Covid-19's Known Unknowns
The more certain someone is about covid-19, the less you should trust them.
Why Are There Fewer Young Women in Entrepreneurship Than Young Men?
A new French research collective set out to answer the question.
Can Scientific Expertise Sway Public Opinion on Clean Air Zones?
How much do the views of scientists and experts count when it comes to securing public support for traffic restrictions?
Don't Let COVID Stop Your Fieldwork: Three Tips for Successful Collaborations
During a pandemic, more researchers might require support from colleagues and depend on those partnerships to collect the data they need to keep their labs operational. The article presents guidelines for collaborations.
One in Four Humanities Researchers ‘Never Publishes’
Major evaluation of country’s research landscape also found that internationalisation was a key area for improvement.
UK Needs Bigger Role for Science in Government, Says Chief Scientist
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.