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South Korean Scientists' Outcry over Planned R&D Budget Cuts
The Disinformation Sleuths: a Key Role for Scientists in Impending Elections
Seize the Moment: Researchers Have a Rare Opportunity to Make Progress in Protecting Global Biodiversity
Seize the Moment: Researchers Have a Rare Opportunity to Make Progress in Protecting Global Biodiversity
AI Tools As Science Policy Advisers? The Potential and the Pitfalls
Universities Axe Diversity Statements in Wake of US Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action
NIH Upholds Controversial Plan to Step Up Oversight of Foreign Collaborators
NIH Upholds Controversial Plan to Step Up Oversight of Foreign Collaborators
Rich Countries Must Align Science Funding with the Sustainable Development Goals
This week, New York City is buzzing with scientists. A Science Summit is being held at the United Nations, to coincide with the UN General Assembly. The summit’s overall theme revolves around the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to end poverty and protect the environment. Research in poorer countries maps closely with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - wealthy nations must follow if the goals are to be met.
This Alternative Way to Measure Research Impact Made Judges Cry with Joy
Podcast: Research managers, citizen scientists, librarians and technicians rarely make it onto author lists. But an initiative to assess their hidden contributions to team science moved some judging panel members to tears.
The World's Goals to Save Humanity Are Hugely Ambitious - but They Are Still the Best Option
The World's Goals to Save Humanity Are Hugely Ambitious - but They Are Still the Best Option
How Science Bolstered a Key European Climate-change Case
"Just Get the Admin to Do It." Why Research Managers Are Feeling Misunderstood
"Just Get the Admin to Do It." Why Research Managers Are Feeling Misunderstood
Scientists Celebrate As UK Rejoins Horizon Europe Research Programme
Three Institutional Pathways to Envision the Future of the IPCC - Nature Climate Change
Three Institutional Pathways to Envision the Future of the IPCC - Nature Climate Change
re3data - Indexing the Global Research Data Repository Landscape Since 2012
re3data - Indexing the Global Research Data Repository Landscape Since 2012
For more than ten years, re3data, a global registry of research data repositories (RDRs), has been helping scientists, funding agencies, libraries, and data centers with finding, identifying, and referencing RDRs.
Australia Grapples with How to Investigate Scientific Misconduct
If AI Becomes Conscious: Here's How Researchers Will Know
Many researchers say that AI systems aren’t yet at the point of consciousness, but that the pace of AI evolution has got them pondering: how would we know if they were? A checklist derived from six neuroscience-based theories could aid in the assessment.
Deepfakes and Scientific Knowledge Dissemination
Deepfakes and Scientific Knowledge Dissemination
Science misinformation have significant public policy repercussions. Artificial intelligence-based methods of altering videos and photos (deepfakes) lower the barriers to the mass creation and dissemination of realistic, manipulated digital content.
Want to Speed Up Scientific Progress? First Understand How Science Policy Works
Want to Speed Up Scientific Progress? First Understand How Science Policy Works
Thousands of Scientists Are Cutting Back on Twitter, Seeding Angst and Uncertainty
Thousands of Scientists Are Cutting Back on Twitter, Seeding Angst and Uncertainty
What China's Leading Position in Natural Sciences Means for Global Research
What China's Leading Position in Natural Sciences Means for Global Research
Pack Up the Parachute: Why Global North-South Collaborations Need to Change
Pack Up the Parachute: Why Global North-South Collaborations Need to Change
Scientific Publishing Has a Language Problem
Science is international, but scientific publishing is dominated by English-language publications. This disproportionately benefits native or fluent English speakers. Steps to address the imbalance this creates are taken, and new technology may help.
Citizens' Perceptions of Research and Innovation Dilemmas: Insights from a Large-Scale Survey in Four European Regions
Citizens' Perceptions of Research and Innovation Dilemmas: Insights from a Large-Scale Survey in Four European Regions
This study presents a valuable dataset supporting regional research and innovation systems in four European regions: Vestland (Norway), Kriti (Greece), Galicia (Spain), and Overijssel (Netherlands). It focuses on understanding citizens’ perceptions of research and innovation dilemmas within these regions.