Professor Eveline Crone has been elected as the new Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC). She will take up duties on 1 January 2020, alongside two current Vice Presidents. Elected by the ERC Scientific Council, she will be in charge of ERC activities in the domain of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Boris Johnson says the country will be able to "breathe life into more breakthroughs".

Results from a long-term study of 8001 people suggest disrupted sleep is linked to cardiovascular disease and mortality - in women more than men.

Around the world, dozens of ingenious projects are trying to 'trick' the ocean into absorbing more CO2. But critics warn of unforeseen consequences

Italian researchers enabled Pepper robot to explain its decision-making processes.

The Trump administration is limiting scientific input to the 2020 dietary guidelines, raising concerns among nutrition advocates and independent experts about industry influence over healthy eating recommendations for all Americans.

A survey reveals Britain is a more popular destination for studying than the US, Canada, Australia and Germany.

University of Queensland researchers have found a bacteria-killing compound in the toxins of mottled cup moth caterpillars

In the UK and the US, white people are being vaccinated more quickly than others. It might well be the same in Germany ― but statistics based on ethnicity are not collected here. Is it time to close the data gap?

A global movement of younger researchers is making its mark. Science must listen and learn from its next generation.

The Horizon 2020 project EOSC Enhance is launching an open survey targeting the entire EOSC community, to look more closely at individuals who create EOSC, understand who they are, where they come from and, most importantly, what they need in their everyday (research) activities.

A new agency rule would restrict the science that can be used in drafting health regulations by requiring researchers to turn over confidential health data.

Analysis finds female-led papers are more likely to be rejected, and less likely to be cited, than those with male corresponding authors.

Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure 'intolerable' precarity throughout their thirties

A survey of US medical scientists also found that more women than men have thought about leaving since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medical researchers are beginning to shift their focus away from COVID-19 - but the pandemic could continue to affect studies focused on other diseases.

Universities, funders and others want to expand the contributions that the scientific community values and recognizes, says Karen Stroobants.

Instead of flying in, collecting samples and leaving, scientists should treat local people as partners, and think fair instead of charitable when it comes to authorship.

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