Successes in life sciences and international collaboration could be key to boosting the country's high-quality output.

A raft of think tanks have hired dedicated science and technology experts in the last year.

A new assessment of Britain's research capability concludes it has "serious and longstanding problems".

Many have sought to copy the IPCC. A new book explains why the panel's all-encompassing scientific assessments are hard to replicate.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently conducted a survey of federal scientists to ask about the state of science, and the results are in. This is our tenth version of the survey since 2004 and, to our surprise and delight, while challenges remain, the widespread consensus is that scientists in the federal government feel more positive about their workplaces now than they have at any other time we have administered the survey.

Podcast: After years of being publicly shamed for “fleecing” the taxpayers with their frivolous and obscure studies, scientists decided to hit back with  … an awards show?! This episode, we gate-crash the Grammys of government-funded research, a.k.a. the Golden Goose Awards.

EU countries want to ensure the scientific publishing industry is fair and sustainable as it moves towards open access models, according to the first draft of council conclusions seen by Science|Business.

Negotiations on Horizon Europe dragged on - and UK-based researchers came up short.

Nature analysis suggests that Russia is increasing partnerships with China and India.

Studies involving hundreds, even thousands, of scientists are on the rise, but how do such large groups coordinate their work?

Germany universities should carry out risk assessments when collaborating with China on sensitive technologies, after a string of investigations revealed that German researchers have been working on projects useful to the Chinese military.

A controversial policy change threatens to upend large social-media studies.

It takes at least 30 hours to fly halfway round the world from Brussels to Wellington, with several jetlagged stops on the way. In fact, with most of the EU exactly 12 hours behind New Zealand, even scheduling a Zoom call is a challenge.

Federal scientists would largely be barred from publicly discussing research, which could have a "chilling effect", experts say.

Amid stalemate over UK joining Horizon Europe due to Northern Ireland protocol, Michelle Donelan looks to allies outside bloc.

Part two of an introduction to two new toolkits from C4DISC -- today a look at the Antiracism Toolkit for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

The first of a two part series introducing new toolkits from C4DISC: Guidelines on Inclusive Language and Images in Scholarly Communication and the Antiracism Toolkit for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

Stronger research into policy innovation and behavioural change, new technologies to increase resource efficiency, and nature-positive food production innovation - these are three asks of European scientists by Sweden's climate minister Romina Pourmokhtari.

A new EU project is aiming to promote the role and use of scientific knowledge in policymaking in seven participating member states, after current shortcomings came under the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Mothers in academic research and those who support them say in a report that the funding system can and should remedy gender bias in the sciences.

All papers reviewed by eLife as part of our new model will now be published as Reviewed Preprints.

As funders roll out new requirements for making data freely available, researchers weigh costs and benefits

The US government will be implementing science initiatives from recent legislation while battling over future funding.

Lilian Hunt, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Science and Health Lead at Wellcome, tells us about a framework to improve inclusive research policies and its impact for future research design.

Emerging software helps funding agencies and scientists to ensure that research follows the rules.

Draft report from biosecurity panel examining “gain-of-function” research policy gets mixed response from outside experts.

This article summarises common errors when talking to policymakers about research and looks at how to improve the relationship between researchers and policymakers.

Ever wondered how the Swiss education system works? Then this graphic is for you.

Switzerland has lost an important tool for shaping the European science agenda, complains a high-level research group.

An artificially intelligent first author presents many ethical questions—and could upend the publishing process.