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Member States Call for a Greater Role in Shaping FP10

Member States Call for a Greater Role in Shaping FP10

Member states have laid out their broad plans for the next framework research programme, FP10, calling for EU governments to be more involved in strategic priority setting, and for the creation of 'Collaborative Research Actions' to support basic research.

UK General Election: Five Reasons It Matters for Science

UK General Election: Five Reasons It Matters for Science

Visa rules, funding and evolving net-zero targets are among scientists' concerns as UK citizens prepare to vote next week.

What Are the Three Main Political Parties Promising on Science at the UK Election?

What Are the Three Main Political Parties Promising on Science at the UK Election?

The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have all recently outlined plans for research in their manifestos.

Negotiations Advance Towards Global Intergovernmental Science-policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution Prevention

Negotiations Advance Towards Global Intergovernmental Science-policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution Prevention

Governments gathered in Geneva have advanced in the process to establish a science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention

Misinformation Might Sway Elections - but Not in the Way That You Think

Misinformation Might Sway Elections - but Not in the Way That You Think

Rampant deepfakes and false news are often blamed for swaying votes. Research suggests it's hard to change people's political opinions, but easier to nudge their behaviour.

US Lawmakers Aim to Limit Citizens of China and Russia from Accessing DOE Labs

US Lawmakers Aim to Limit Citizens of China and Russia from Accessing DOE Labs

Legislation advancing in the Senate and House would restrict Chinese and Russian citizens from using national labs of the Department of Energy.

How Climate Change is Hitting Europe: Three Graphics Reveal Health Impacts

How Climate Change is Hitting Europe: Three Graphics Reveal Health Impacts

A growing body of research reveals the deaths and diseases linked to rising temperatures across the continent.

Make EU Research and Innovation a "Collective Priority", Draghi Says

Make EU Research and Innovation a "Collective Priority", Draghi Says

The EU must make research and innovation a "collective priority", Mario Draghi said on Friday as he outlined some of the key points from his highly anticipated report on EU competitiveness, set to be submitted to the Commission next month.

CERN's $17-billion Supercollider in Question As Top Funder Criticizes Cost

CERN's $17-billion Supercollider in Question As Top Funder Criticizes Cost

Germany has raised doubts about the affordability of the Large Hadron Collider's planned successor.

Science Centre Cancels Event Discussing Sex and Gender After Public Feedback

Science Centre Cancels Event Discussing Sex and Gender After Public Feedback

Some Facebook users said on Science Centre's post that they were "disappointed" and "appalled" by the event.

Japan's Push to Make All Research Open Access is Taking Shape

Japan's Push to Make All Research Open Access is Taking Shape

Japan will start allocating the 10 billion yen it promised to spend on institutional repositories to make the nation's science free to read.