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‘Horrified’: Researchers Respond to Marsden Fund Changes
Humanities and social science defunding sparks outrage in New Zealand.
UK and Switzerland Strengthen Science Ties with £16m Investment
Funding announced for joint projects and clinical trials in update to “landmark” bilateral agreement.
Amid Cuts to Basic Research, New Zealand Scraps All Support for Social Sciences
Amid Cuts to Basic Research, New Zealand Scraps All Support for Social Sciences
Scientists shocked as “blue-sky” Marsden Fund has half its budget shifted to research focused on helping economy.
New Guide on Trusted Repositories: Promoting Open Science and Meeting Grant Requirements
New Guide on Trusted Repositories: Promoting Open Science and Meeting Grant Requirements
A new study provides a list of trusted repositories across different fields of research, with an assessment of their readiness to facilitate compliance with the Horizon Europe requirements.
Call to Integrate Social Sciences and Humanities in the EU Research Program FP10
Call to Integrate Social Sciences and Humanities in the EU Research Program FP10
More than a dozen research lobby groups are urging Brussels and EU member states to better integrate social sciences and humanities in the next Framework Programme, FP10, to bring these disciplines to bear on policy ambitions.
New EU Research Commissioner Sets Her Sights on Boosting Europe's Competitiveness
In her first public outing, new research commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva has called for "the courage to change approaches" and streamline research and innovation processes in a bid to boost Europe's competitiveness."Closing the innovation gap is at the centre of the new competitiveness compass, and it will guide the work of the new Commission," she told the European Partnership Stakeholder Forum.
The Upside of Climate Pessimism
Optimism doesn't always lead to action on climate change, whereas pessimistic outlooks can sometimes help.
EU and Japan to Start Talks on Horizon Europe Association
EU and Japan to Start Talks on Horizon Europe Association
Brussels and Tokyo have kicked off negotiations for Japan to join the EU's research and innovation programme Horizon Europe, according to a statement by the European Commission.
UKRI Gives Local Communities £9m to Set Research Agendas
Funding of nine networks aims to bring local people into research process.
Global Science Meeting Calls for Better Policy Links
World Science Forum warns of increased science denial among political and social movements.
As New Commission Takes the Reins, What Can We Expect for R&D?
After weeks of haggling among political groups, the European Parliament has finally approved a new team of commissioners, to be led by returning European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. They will take office on 1 December.
AI Could Pose Pandemic-scale Biosecurity Risks. Here's How to Make It Safer
AI-enabled research might cause immense harm if it is used to design pathogens with worrying new properties. To prevent this, we need better collaboration between governments, AI developers and experts in biosafety and biosecurity.
Europe Overtakes Asia on Deep Tech Investment
This year's State of European Tech report - a mammoth overview of the sector, now in its tenth year - is out, and is filled with insights for European innovators, some troubling, some encouraging, just as the new Commission in Brussels makes growth and technology independence priority number one.
Experts Apply Science to Help Resolve Transboundary Dispute
For thousands of years, the Nile River has been a vital resource for millions of north-east Africans on it for irrigation, drinking water, fishing and hydroelectric power. With the Nile being shared by 11 countries, disputes persist.
Open Research Data Poses Real World Risks That Need to Be Managed
A recent work outlines seven kinds of research data misuse and provide recommendations.
State Capacity and Varieties of Climate Policy
Multiple policy mechanisms exist to create climate policy. In this comment, the authors discuss the institution capacity and fiscal space that shape national policies around sticks and carrots mechanisms.
Science Policy Outlook for the Second Trump Presidency
Hostility to China, equity initiatives, and the federal bureaucracy will be key forces in the new administration.
ELife Won't Get an Impact Factor, Says Clarivate
Clarivate has decided to continue indexing some content from eLife in Web of Science.
Falling Walls: How Europe Can Strengthen Transfer and Innovation
How can Europe translate research into innovation?
Preprints at a Crossroads - Are We Compromising Openness for Credibility?
Bringing together a range of studies into various aspects of how preprints interact with the wider information ecosystem, Natascha Chtena, Juan Pablo Alperin, and Alice Fleerackers argue that the speed, accessibility and low barriers to entry that preprints offer to scholarly communication risk being undermined by attempts to make them more aligned to traditional academic publications.
Competitiveness is Key to Europe's Health Security
To strengthen its health R&D pipelines and prepare for the next health crisis, Europe needs to balance security concerns with greater industrial competitiveness
'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term
'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term
The research community fears another Trump presidency will be worse than the first, but the chemical and biotech sectors are more optimistic
The Horizon Europe Leaks: EU Plans €438M for Democracy, Economics and Culture Research in 2025
The Horizon Europe Leaks: EU Plans €438M for Democracy, Economics and Culture Research in 2025
"Radicalisation and extremism" and the rise of autocracies are a focus of next year’s draft work programme.
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