Strengthen Links Between Science and High Finance
Influential studies have helped regulators to spot problems at banks and step in before they spread. But, as the events of the past month show, stability must not be allowed to breed complacency.
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Leaving Academia for Industry? Here's How to Handle Salary Negotiations
Split-site Doctorates Are Helping to Build Africa's Research Base
University partnerships that let PhD students split their time between two countries and keep jobs at home have many benefits.
Little Transparency and Equity in Scientific Awards for Early- and Mid-career Researchers in Ecology and Evolution
Little Transparency and Equity in Scientific Awards for Early- and Mid-career Researchers in Ecology and Evolution
An analysis of the eligibility rules, assessment criteria and potential gender bias in best researcher and best paper awards from broad-scope ecology and evolution journals and societies shows a lack of assessment transparency, few attempts to foster equitable access and minimal consideration of open science.
Are Science and Technology Friends or Foes?
Does research based on a well-defined technological outcome hamper our ability to be creative? And does it limit opportunities to explore and develop fundamental areas of science that may ultimately lead to applications we hadn't even thought of yet?
Biden's Science Adviser on the US Push to Compete with China
Arati Prabhakar speaks to Nature about innovation, science's role in political decision-making and taking the reins after scandal.
Pandemic Productivity Loss: How Scientific Institutions Should Support Academic Mothers
Pandemic Productivity Loss: How Scientific Institutions Should Support Academic Mothers
Three years on, scientist mums implore universities, funding agencies and publishers to heed calls to account for COVID-19 disruptions.
A Manifesto for Applying Behavioural Science
Behavioural science is increasingly used in the public and private sectors, but it has been subject to several criticisms. This Perspective proposes a manifesto for behavioural science, addressing these criticisms and describing a way forward for the field.
China is Mobilizing Science to Spur Development - and Self-reliance
The National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference have boosted science and technology in the national agenda.
How Japanese Science is Trying to Reassert Its Research Strength
Successes in life sciences and international collaboration could be key to boosting the country's high-quality output.
Biden Calls for Boosts in Science Spending to Keep US Competitive
Biden Calls for Boosts in Science Spending to Keep US Competitive
Facing a potential re-election battle next year, President Joe Biden laid out broad funding priorities for the US government on 9 March. His proposed budget for 2024 would invest new research funds into a range of programmes designed to achieve goals in scientific innovation, domestic manufacturing and clean energy, among others.
Celebrate Women in Science - Every Day
Nature asked six women researchers how they celebrate International Women’s Day.
Brexit Deal Paves Way for UK to Rejoin Horizon Europe Research Programme
Brexit Deal Paves Way for UK to Rejoin Horizon Europe Research Programme
UK scientists had been shut out of the multibillion-euro scheme amid drawn-out Brexit negotiations.
Will the World Ever See Another IPCC-style Body?
Many have sought to copy the IPCC. A new book explains why the panel's all-encompassing scientific assessments are hard to replicate.
Legitimacy in the Trans-scalar Governance of Climate Adaptation
Climate change adaptation is increasingly being addressed by public, private, and hybrid governance institutions across global, regional, national, sub-national, and local scales.
How Twitter's Changes Could Affect Science
Podcast: Nature's experts delve into Twitter.
Will UK Science's 'lost' £1.6 Billion Ever Come Back?
Negotiations on Horizon Europe dragged on - and UK-based researchers came up short.
Data Hint at Russia's Shifting Science Collaborations After Year of War
Nature analysis suggests that Russia is increasing partnerships with China and India.
Hyperauthorship: the Publishing Challenges for 'Big Team' Science
Studies involving hundreds, even thousands, of scientists are on the rise, but how do such large groups coordinate their work?
Europe Pumps €10 Million into Effort to Combat Brain Drain
Funding should incentivize institutions to support healthy careers and to spark collaborations with industry.
AI Writing Tools Could Hand Scientists the 'Gift of Time'
ChatGPT might not yet give us sparkling prose. But it can free scientists up to focus on more-stimulating writing tasks.
Who Did What: Changing How Science Papers Are Written to Detail Author Contributions
Who Did What: Changing How Science Papers Are Written to Detail Author Contributions
Can science papers be more transparent with respect to who thought of each idea, who ran each experiment, and who analysed the data?
Our Efforts to Diversify Nature's Journalism Are Progressing, but Work Remains
Our Efforts to Diversify Nature's Journalism Are Progressing, but Work Remains
Two years ago, this journal pledged to report on the diversity of sources in our journalistic content. The first results are now in.
Researchers Scramble As Twitter Plans to End Free Data Access
A controversial policy change threatens to upend large social-media studies.
UK, Please Drop the Rhetoric and Fight for Collaboration with Europe
UK, Please Drop the Rhetoric and Fight for Collaboration with Europe
Now is not the time to undermine positive moves over the future of EU-UK science collaboration.
Disgraced CRISPR-baby Scientist's 'publicity Stunt' Frustrates Researchers
He Jiankui refused to answer researchers' questions about his controversial 2018 experiments at weekend event.
Heeding the Happiness Call: Why Academia Needs to Take Faculty Mental Health More Seriously
Heeding the Happiness Call: Why Academia Needs to Take Faculty Mental Health More Seriously
Group leaders voice their struggles with mental health to remove stigma and bolster institutional support.
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