UKRI Enhances Scrutiny of Research with Potential for Harm
From 2026, applicants for funding from two research councils must provide additional information on managing risk.
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State of AI 2025: Five Key Charts for Europeans
The US is now supremely dominant in terms of private investment and compute capacity. But Chinese open models are leading the way.
MEPs Put Europe's Innovation Gap on FP10 Agenda
Members of the European Parliament's industry and research committee have defended the need for a Widening programme in Horizon Europe after 2027, but also noted that member states should take more responsibility for lagging national R&D expenditures and make better use of EU structural funds.
As Open As Necessary? Research Security, Academic Freedom and the Geopolitics of Science
As Open As Necessary? Research Security, Academic Freedom and the Geopolitics of Science
Academic freedom and the autonomy of science require protection not only against direct state interference, but also against the more subtle colonisation of research by political and economic systems.
How Chinese Paper Mills Use AI to Create 'higher Quality' Academic Fraud
How Chinese Paper Mills Use AI to Create 'higher Quality' Academic Fraud
Paper mills that sell authorship or fabricate entire papers are a staple of China's competitive academic landscape.
A Digital Dark Age? The People Rescuing Forgotten Knowledge Trapped on Old Floppy Disks
A Digital Dark Age? The People Rescuing Forgotten Knowledge Trapped on Old Floppy Disks
From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock - it's a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.
Pupils Struggle to Tell if AI Content is True, Report Says
Half of teenagers find it hard to tell when AI results are inaccurate, a study by Oxford University Press has found
Why Sorbonne Pulled out of University Ranking
Sorbonne University plans to leave the Times Higher Education Rankings. According to its president, most of these rankings are "black boxes" whose methods raise ethical questions.
Federal science on pause amid shutdown: Trump makes offer to nine universities
MIT Rejects Federal Funding Deal with Trump Administration
The deal would see universities cap foreign admissions, restrict protests and adopt a binary definition of gender.
Research Funders Urged to Drive Culture Shift on Negative Results
Research Funders Urged to Drive Culture Shift on Negative Results
Reform needed to improve trust in science, patient care and training of AI, advocates say.
Scientists Urged to Demand Independent Governance in Horizon Europe
The chair of an expert group charged with advising the European Commission on the next Framework Programme for research and innovation has called for a campaign of "scientific activism" to implement independent governance models across the programme.
Japan Moving Towards Horizon Europe Association
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.
Now It's Science Fraud In…Mathematics?
Most lay people would not think that mathematics is a particularly safe place to do fraud.
Global Research Collaboration with Israel Sharply Down This Year
Global Research Collaboration with Israel Sharply Down This Year
Significantly fewer academics, particularly in Europe, are authoring preprints with researchers in Israel this year, a sign that academic boycotts could be starting to scientifically isolate the country.
Swiss Funder Pauses Schemes in Initial Response to ‘Massive’ Cuts
Scheme for unconventional ideas among those hit by Swiss National Science Foundation funding loss.
ChatGPT is Blind to Bad Science
A new study finds ChatGPT fails to take into account retraction notices across a wide range of research.
Why Quantum Mechanics Needs Phenomenology
The role of the conscious observer has posed a stubborn problem for quantum measurement. Phenomenology offers a solution
Ethicists Flirt with AI to Review Human Research
Large language models could help reduce backlog of study proposals, but critics are wary of entrusting ethics to machines.
Can ChatGPT help science writers?
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
Federal Budget Cuts: Impact on the SNSF
The SNSF rejects the cuts but is preparing for them. Together with its partners, it has decided to cut costs across several funding schemes.
'Gold Standard Science' Plans Emphasize Existing Agency Efforts
Agency plans to implement Trump's "gold standard science" order explain how long-standing initiatives align with its tenets.
Far More Authors Use AI to Write Science Papers than Admit it
Report highlights promise, questions about detectors of AI-generated text.
Funding Gaps Stall Africa’s Open Science Progress
Experts call for African-led platforms and pooled funding to protect scientific visibility.
Australia Opens Consultation on Horizon Europe Association
“Non-binding exploratory talks” with the EU have already started, bringing hope to research sector leaders.
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