Data show how privileged groups still dominate many of the country's elite research institutes.

The Manifesto for Early Career Researchers calls for increasing the recognition of the research activity and fostering diversified research careers at a European level. 

European research leaders have reacted with disappointment to Switzerland's expulsion from the body that coordinates scientific infrastructure across the continent.

Reflecting on nearly twenty years of transdisciplinary practice and research and the recent publication of their new book, New Mediums, Better Messages? How Innovations in Translation, Engagement, and Advocacy are Changing International Development, this article considers how the role of popular and vernacular knowledge is essential to international development.

A culture of fear around corrections and retractions is hampering efforts to maintain the integrity of scientific research.

In 2014, Chinese researchers published more papers than any other country for the first time. In 2019, China overtook the U.S. as the No. 1 publisher of the most influential papers.

The European Commission is making a big push to reform research assessment, but Germany's university leaders are not convinced the call for change from above is the right way to deliver it.

The proportion of publications that send a field in a new direction has plummeted over the last half-century.

Wallace, who independently discovered the theory of evolution, relied on local knowledge to craft his seminal work on species ranges in the Amazon. Now, the region's Indigenous scientists have taken charge of their research using this and other cross-cultural tools.

Making COVID-19 manageable and covering financial losses from climate change could make headlines

NIH to require researchers to submit a Data Management and Sharing Plan with grant applications submitted after Jan. 25, 2023

A small but growing number of scientific faculty positions are focusing on the science of teaching.

Andrew Wood plans for a career-defining 12 months ahead, and what he needs to focus on.

2022 was great for science, from historic space missions to archeological discoveries and plenty to learn in medicine.

In a landmark decision this week, the European Research Council (ERC) announced changes to its application forms and evaluation procedures that will be implemented starting with the 2024 calls for proposals.

Moon landings, mRNA vaccines and climate finance are among the developments set to shape research in the coming year.

This study tested if paying to publish open access in a subscriptionbased journal benefited authors by conferring more citations relative to closed access articles and found that paying for access does confer a citation advantage.

Science is being used as leverage in international politics. That must not become a barrier to countries working together on climate change, biodiversity loss, pandemic prevention and other pressing goals.

Atheists can easily create their own Christmas, starting with the decoration of the tree.

Why the greatest scientific experiment in history failed, and why that's a great thing.

 Of 174 UK-based ERC grant winners 23, or around one in eight, have decided to relocate, while only four of 66 researchers based in Switzerland did so.

The English say so much depends on the weather, from battles in war to aid work. But our predictions are seldom perfect.

As the United Kingdom braces for a sharp fall in living standards, a bioarchaeologist and a paediatrician discuss what the past can reveal about the social forces that shape modern health crises.

By Frontiers' science writers As part of Frontiers' passion to make science available to all, we highlight just a small selection of the most fascinating research published with us each month to help inspire current and future researchers to achieve their research dreams. 2022 was no different, and saw many game-changing discoveries contribute to the

Minister Freeman announces new global research fund to deepen collaboration between the UK and international R&D powers like Japan.

The EU is working on defining a new agenda for science diplomacy in the face of increasing geopolitical instability on the continent.

Cost-of-living crises, labour shortages and the impact of global politics on research collaborations were among the challenges faced by working scientists in a tumultuous year.

Data show that the representation of scientists from marginalized ethnicities dwindles at each stage of UK academia.

Ten people who helped shape science in 2022