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Vaccine Shown to Prolong Life of Patients with Aggressive Brain Cancer

Vaccine Shown to Prolong Life of Patients with Aggressive Brain Cancer

Trial results suggest people with newly diagnosed glioblastoma could potentially be given extra years of life

A CERN Model for Studying the Information Environment

A CERN Model for Studying the Information Environment

CERN has been a model for how to support large-scale research collaboration. Given the challenges facing democracy today related to the information environment, a similar level of effort is required for research on the information environment.

Science Spared from UK Budget Cuts Amid Economic Turmoil

Science Spared from UK Budget Cuts Amid Economic Turmoil

Researchers relieved by decision to reaffirm previous spending commitments.

The UK Faces Exclusion from High-level Horizon Calls in Quantum

The UK Faces Exclusion from High-level Horizon Calls in Quantum

The EU moved to exclude the UK from Horizon Europe calls on sensitive quantum projects in October due to doubts over the country's willingness to provide EU researchers with reciprocal access to UK programmes and to comply with intellectual property rules. The move reverses the EU's previous decision to accept UK participation in more mature quantum projects with high 'technology readiness levels'.

Who Owns the Moon?

Who Owns the Moon?

Nations agree that no one should own territories in space, but legal debates about owning and selling materials extracted from the moon, planets and asteroids are quickly becoming points of tension

Apocalypse in the Rear-view Mirror

Apocalypse in the Rear-view Mirror

The planet, as authoritarian capitalism's plaything, is subject to real-world economic-ecological downward spirals. And yet exorbitant space exploration projects continue to build escapist dreams on extractivism. And the threat of nuclear war continues to push at the limits of tenuous environmental stability.

Ukraine Needs New Doctoral Schools or Risks Losing Generation of Scholars, Official Warns

Ukraine Needs New Doctoral Schools or Risks Losing Generation of Scholars, Official Warns

Ukraine urgently needs new doctoral schools to train its next generation of academics, according to a senior Ukrainian science administrator. He warned that, without that and other measures to stop "internal brain drain", many researchers are fleeing universities for better paid IT jobs in order to make ends meet. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, European countries have launched countless schemes and scholarships to help displaced Ukrainian students and academics.

Health and Science Are on the Ballot This Election. Here's What We're Watching

Health and Science Are on the Ballot This Election. Here's What We're Watching

Tuesday's votes will chart the course for the future of health care access, affordability, and public health writ large.

US Mid-term Elections: 3 Ways Science is on the Line

US Mid-term Elections: 3 Ways Science is on the Line

Researchers project changes ahead for federal science if Republicans take control of either chamber of Congress.

Universities List the Hurdles Blocking Transnational Collaboration

Universities List the Hurdles Blocking Transnational Collaboration

The EU has been pushing for convergence in the university sector for several decades, but when it comes to collaborating transnationally, universities struggle to deal with the patchwork of national regulations governing higher education. The European University Association (EUA) has taken stock and listed the biggest barriers to transnational collaboration in a briefing paper last week.

How the US-China Science Freeze Threatens Climate Disaster

How the US-China Science Freeze Threatens Climate Disaster

The world needs the two giants to work together to tackle international threats, even as they protect their national interests.

How to get what you need from your Ph.D. or postdoc supervisor

How to get what you need from your Ph.D. or postdoc supervisor

For Ph.D. candidates and postdocs, the relationship with your supervisor can make or break a career. The onus for a positive and nurturing relationship should fall largely on the senior member. 

George Freeman Reappointed Science Minister in Latest Incarnation of UK Government

George Freeman Reappointed Science Minister in Latest Incarnation of UK Government

George Freeman has been reappointed as UK science minister four months after he resigned from the post when former prime minister Boris Johnson lost power. Jan Palmowski, secretary general at The Guild of European Research Intensive universities welcomed the news, telling Science|Business, Freeman knows the science sector and "gets the importance of Europe."

Four Evidence-backed Reasons to Say 'no' to Early-morning Meetings

Four Evidence-backed Reasons to Say 'no' to Early-morning Meetings

Everyone hates them and they're rarely essential, say Adaira Landry and Resa E. Lewiss. So why are we still getting the calendar invites?

'Huge Relief' in Brazilian Scientific Community After Lula's Win

'Huge Relief' in Brazilian Scientific Community After Lula's Win

The sentiment is widely shared in Brazil’s scientific community, where many feared a second term for Bolsonaro might be catastrophic for issues they care about, including support for science, climate policy, and deforestation.

Most Americans Do Trust Scientists and Science-based Policy-making

Most Americans Do Trust Scientists and Science-based Policy-making

Most Americans think government investments in scientific research are "worthwhile investments for society over time", according to a survey on public perceptions of science.