Unequal impacts of 2025 grant terminations by US funder could have far-reaching consequences, warn academics.

Jim Dickinson presents findings from new research on students' use of AI – and argues the sector is punishing precisely the disposition it should be cultivating.

The rush to expand policy engagement without understanding the goals for each side risks creating structures and processes that work for no one. Here's how to understand each other better.

Writing for public audiences in a variety of media has become a common feature of PhD research. This blog discusses what pubic writing adds to the PhD journey.

Recently released government documents show how Trump administration is seeking to replace scientific facts with propaganda and disinformation.

As part of the consultation process on the reorganisation of extra-parliamentary commissions, the Swiss Science Council (SSC) firmly rejects the Federal Council's proposal to abolish the SSC.

By treating leadership as a future role, research training overlooks skills trainees practice daily and delays their development.

New research finds no clear evidence that targeted funding leads to larger or more abrupt shifts in research topics than non-targeted funding. Instead, changes in research focus tend to be gradual, and similar in scale across both funding modes.

The experience of UK-Ukraine research collaboration demonstrates the critical importance of structures when systems and individuals are under pressure.

A study of millions of life science papers revealed that manuscripts with women in key authorship roles spent longer between submission and acceptance.

The “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise is being questioned.

The pandemic showed the benefits of a system based around reviewing preprints. Why was eLife the only journal to respond, asks Damian Pattinson.

Underrepresentation of Black students in doctoral study is well known, and yet progress remains painfully slow.

Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’.

The UK government unveiled a sweeping roadmap to phase out animal testing, promising to accelerate the shift toward humane, high-tech alternatives that could redefine modern science itself.

Rising geopolitical tensions and security concerns about emerging critical technologies are reshaping international co-operation in science, technology and innovation (STI), according to a new OECD report.