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A new rule would give political appointees approval power over scientific grants, reduce support for international collaboration, limit funding for publication fees, and make other alterations to the funding review process.
The Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) just released its 2026 Funder Policy Landscape Analysis Report and Recommendations. This report analyses access-to-research policies of ORFG members and other private funders of open research and open outputs.
The U.S. government has recently convicted multiple postdocs from China for improper shipments of biological materials. Some see a replay of the 2018 China Initiative
This UCS blog post challenges the narrative that AI will be a climate savior, cautioning that focusing on hypothetical future tech could distract from proven climate solutions.
Trial disruptions threaten efforts to improve the lack of diversity in clinical research.
UNU-CPR and partners launch new report translating breakthrough science into actionable policy for planetary health.
European universities celebrate opportunity for Hungarian institutions to restore academic freedom.
Scientific activity has historically been concentrated in a small number of advanced economies, but the global landscape of research is undergoing rapid transformation.
Institutional science communication has become a central tool for addressing the challenges of disinformation and strengthening public trust in public institutions.
If we were designing peer review from scratch for a world where powerful LLMs exist, what would we actually need humans for, and what could we comfortably automate?
With funding cuts hampering academic science budgets, industrial science can play a pivotal role in supporting research.
Governments should strengthen institutional science communication, not just rely on individual researchers, to provide clear, coordinated, evidence-based information and counter misinformation, especially during crises.
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.
Executive summary of an independent study on the economic benefits of open science, showing how sharing research outputs enables reuse, improves efficiency, and supports innovation.
Seit Donald Trump wieder Präsident ist, hat sich die Lage an US-Universitäten drastisch verändert: Studierende fürchten Abschiebungen, Wissenschaftler verlieren ihre Stellen und wichtige Forschungsprojekte werden gestrichen.
