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Three Years After the Launch of ChatGPT, Do We Know Where This Is Heading?
Nearly three years after ChatGPT's debut, generative AI continues to reshape scholarly publishing. While workflows are becoming more efficient, the long-term impact on research creation and evaluation remains uncertain.
Europe Stands at a Crossroads
Universities remain the backbone of social and technological progress. However, not everybody in Europe understands the power and strength of basic science and its importance for the future progress of the continent.
Is the Nobel Prize Still Relevant Today?
Research Ministers Confident of Role in Horizon Europe Negotiations
Jane Goodall
Pioneering scientist whose breakthrough studies of chimpanzees changed how the animals were perceived and led to greater protection.
'We Must Affirm Africa As a Co-author of Global Science'
What Can Europe and Its Universities Do to Halt the Erosion of Academic Freedom?
What Can Europe and Its Universities Do to Halt the Erosion of Academic Freedom?
Britain’s Biopharma Strategy Stalls in the Face of China’s Rise
The industry’s retreat from the UK reflects a deeper shift about how Beijing is rewriting the rules of innovation.
Parliament Divided over Dual Use in Next EU Research Programme
Parliament Divided over Dual Use in Next EU Research Programme
Divisions are growing within the European Parliament over plans to let research and innovation projects with civilian and defence applications apply for funding in the next EU Framework Programme.
Single Rulebook for EU Research Funding Risks 'Death' by Inflexibility, Warns ERC President
Single Rulebook for EU Research Funding Risks 'Death' by Inflexibility, Warns ERC President
Science is No Longer Above Suspicion
Navigating the chaos: Research community owes better communication to taxpayers
Navigating the chaos: Research community owes better communication to taxpayers
In exchange for continued taxpayer funding, American universities must better explain how research promotes the well-being and security of the public, according to two of the country’s top leaders in science policy.
International Scientific Collaboration is More Necessary - yet More Challenging - than Ever
International Scientific Collaboration is More Necessary - yet More Challenging - than Ever
These partnerships accelerate neuroscience by enabling researchers to share resources and expertise, as well as generate more relevant and reproducible results. But new federal funding restrictions in the United States are putting such collaborations in jeopardy.
As Scientists Raise the Alarm, Trump Administration Attacks Continue
Between January 20th and August 31st 2025, there have been 479 attacks on science, which undermine, co-opt, or blatantly ignore science in the federal government. These attacks follow the plan laid out in Project 2025.
Western Higher Education Systems Are Poor Models for Equity
The global focus on what equitable access to and success in higher education means needs to be rebalanced.
Make Academic Publishing a Commons, not a Market
Commercialisation has thwarted the promise of openness—it’s time for new priorities, says Samuel Moore
The Case for a National Disaster Research Strategy
Security Policy for Globalized Science
Five large-scale problems that new security policies for the public research sector will encounter.
The Road to FP10 is Paved with Missing Details
Brussels research lobbies, together with leading MEP Christian Ehler, are calling for more detail and clarity about the European Commission's €175 billion plan for the tenth Framework Programme (FP10).
Beyond Lab Animals
With a boost from the Trump administration, organ chips, AI, and other technologies bid to replace animals for drug and chemical testing.