One major factor is the significant gender inequity that exists in the recruitment, promotion and retention of female faculty and staff scientists.

Nature peers into the evidence for ‘psychographic targeting’.

The NIH announced in December 2017 that it would rereview dozens of applications that might have been compromised in terms of confidentiality.

Life Science Alliance is a global, open-access, editorially independent, and peer-reviewed journal launched by an alliance of EMBO Press, Rockefeller University Press, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

In an interview with WIRED, French President Emmanuel Macron describes his plans to enhance the country's AI efforts—and differentiate them from those in the US.

I didn’t really understand how unjust the academic system was for career advancement for women until I had children  

I’m in graduate school to learn, and preprints—draft versions of journal articles that are shared prior to peer review—offer a great opportunity to do just that. Here’s how preprints help young researchers grow in ways traditional types of scientific communication don’t.

French president announces ambitious plan to boost artificial intelligence research and lure talent to France.

A scandal over an academic’s use of Facebook data highlights the need for research scrutiny.

The SNSF is strengthening publishing Open Access: as of 1 April 2018, it will be easier to publish books and journal articles that are openly accessible.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government tapped Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan, a molecular biologist and head of India’s Department of Biotechnology, to fill the post of science adviser.

A proposed policy would bar the E.P.A. from considering research that doesn't release its raw data for review, blocking some significant work.

Money matters. But for supporters of the 2020 U.S. census, money isn’t everything.

A new study of 728 campaigns from a crowdfunding platform finds that women and students tend to do better.

Explore the top universities in parts of the Middle East and North Africa based on data collected by Times Higher Education

Rates of anxiety and depression among PhD and master’s students exceed those in general public.

Employers favor new college graduates with moderate academic success but not high achievement, study finds. New male graduates' grades don't seem to have much impact.

EU leaders’ rejection of British government requests for associate membership of EU agencies and programmes after Brexit has been met with widespread dismay.

President Donald Trump today signed into law a $1.3 trillion spending package that largely rejects deep cuts to research agencies proposed by the White House and, in many cases, provides substantial increases.

Government overhaul prompts fears that funding will drop for basic research.

According to a new survey, most Americans agree women are critical to scientific discovery.

Study is based on 20,860 sketches drawn by children over 5 decades.

Science and Technology Committee publishes report on Brexit, science and innovation calling for an early deal for science and research with the EU - to be in place by October 2018 or earlier if possible.

Following a massive editorial protest, Scientific Reports is admitting its handling of a disputed paper was "insufficient and inadequate," and has agreed to retract it.

American Chemical Society: Chemistry for Life.

13 European associations of universities release a statement in which they call upon the EU institutions to double the investment in research, innovation and education, in the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework.

Rather than simply complaining about the lack of women, the researchers at EPFL decided to walk the talk by launching GirlsCoding.

A wave of retirements offers a chance to recruit female directors and open up new research avenues.

UK to remain part of the EU single market and customs union, as well as EU programmes, between 29 March 2019 - the date it leaves the block - and 31 December 2020, the end of the transition period.

Despite the high priority that is placed on STEM in schools, efforts to expand female interest and employment in STEM are not working as well as intended. Ways to better support young women include interactive projects, and mentoring from parents and community members. "We need to teach girls that it is all right to sit with the discomfort of not knowing the right answer right away."