Japan is edging closer to signing off on a deal to join the EU's €93.5 billion Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, with research Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva flying to the country on 2 October to continue talks.

Scheme for unconventional ideas among those hit by Swiss National Science Foundation funding loss.

Large language models could help reduce backlog of study proposals, but critics are wary of entrusting ethics to machines.

In December 2023, the press office for Science (and the Science family of journals) decided to explore whether ChatGPT Plus had potential as a tool to help writers

Report highlights promise, questions about detectors of AI-generated text.

Experts call for African-led platforms and pooled funding to protect scientific visibility.

“Non-binding exploratory talks” with the EU have already started, bringing hope to research sector leaders.

To fight the war on science, higher education needs to reimagine the most important career milestone for faculty.

Exploratory talks that would lead to Australia associating to Horizon Europe were announced by the European Commission on September 10. 

Responding to early-career researchers' honest questions with accusations of misconduct is a travesty of open science.

Lighter-touch regime for some universities under consideration, says Research England.

Sarima 2025: Calls grow for unified African voice in research management and innovation

On the eve of officially signing Switzerland's late association with Horizon Europe, both sides are thinking about how to avoid renewed disruption when a new set of bilateral accords is brought forward next year.

A constellation of static and dynamic indicators could provide a means for assessing the trustworthiness of published research.

Research community fears judgment allowing $800 million funding cull will tie up science in courts.