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International Scientific Collaboration is More Necessary - yet More Challenging - than Ever

These partnerships accelerate neuroscience by enabling researchers to share resources and expertise, as well as generate more relevant and reproducible results. But new federal funding restrictions in the United States are putting such collaborations in jeopardy.

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Nasa Blocks Chinese Nationals from Working on Its Space Programs

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Nasa Blocks Chinese Nationals from Working on Its Space Programs

Move comes amid escalating anti-China rhetoric under Donald Trump's administration

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African Research Administrators Push for More Collaboration

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African Research Administrators Push for More Collaboration

Sarima 2025: Calls grow for unified African voice in research management and innovation

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What Happens When the Nuts and Bolts of Science Diplomacy Come Loose?

What Happens When the Nuts and Bolts of Science Diplomacy Come Loose?

US science diplomacy has focused too much on preventing transfer of sensitive technology instead of on international collaboration.

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How Dual Use Puts Research Under the Microscope

How Dual Use Puts Research Under the Microscope

Dual-use controls can constrict international scientific collaboration without offering commensurate protections.

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Research Security in Europe Needs a More Coordinated Approach

Research Security in Europe Needs a More Coordinated Approach

Survey of national efforts reveals uneven but developing picture, say Andrew James and Kieron Flanagan

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Science Thrives on Trust: Why Collaboration Is Our Greatest Strength

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Science Thrives on Trust: Why Collaboration Is Our Greatest Strength

In a competitive academic world, building bridges instead of walls may be our most powerful tool to accelerate discovery and rebuild public trust in science.

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How Trump's Budget Cuts Could Derail Global Science Collaborations

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How Trump's Budget Cuts Could Derail Global Science Collaborations

Europe's ExoMars mission is among the highest-profile casualties of the US president's plan to slash research funding.

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Trump Budget Cuts Hit CERN and Other Global Science Partnerships

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Trump Budget Cuts Hit CERN and Other Global Science Partnerships

With steep budget cuts already upending the US science world, the Trump administration is now taking aim at global science, including US collaboration with Europe's CERN particle accelerator and other "big science" labs.The proposed cuts, detailed on May 31 in Trump's 2026 budget plan to Congress, stunned scientists around the world for whom the US has been a key collaborator.

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Germany Could Spend Part of Its €500B Stimulus Package Attracting US Scientists

Germany Could Spend Part of Its €500B Stimulus Package Attracting US Scientists

Germany could spend some of its €500 billion infrastructure and climate package attracting US scientists, according to a leading figure in its incoming government. Meanwhile, the country is pondering if and how it could poach disaffected researchers.

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Lessons from Africa's First Institute for Advanced Study

Lessons from Africa's First Institute for Advanced Study

A group of recent Fellows of the Stellenbosch IAS reflect on its unique research environment and how it inspires an African approach to global scientific challenges.

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Zaharieva Urges More EU-US Science Collaboration

Zaharieva Urges More EU-US Science Collaboration

The EU is "really open to work with the US", research and innovation commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva told the Munich Security Conference on Friday.

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Japan's New Approach to Collaborative International R&D

Japan's New Approach to Collaborative International R&D

Japan's science and technology policy has pivoted to a radical new approach to international research collaboration.

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European Science Should Be a Bridge to China, Not a Wall

European Science Should Be a Bridge to China, Not a Wall

Just a few weeks into Donald Trump's return to power, the world is witnessing a narrow-minded and autocratic policy regime - one especially harmful to US science. But for Europe, the author believe it offers a window of opportunity for science and innovation.

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Science Could Be a Bright Spot in U.S.-China Relations

Science Could Be a Bright Spot in U.S.-China Relations

A renewed agreement may help stabilize a turbulent relationship.

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Experts Warn of Fragmentation in Global Collaboration for Innovation

Experts Warn of Fragmentation in Global Collaboration for Innovation

Global collaboration around innovation and technology is still growing, but the sector is at risk of fragmentation amid heightened competition, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned in its second annual Global Cooperation Barometer.

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How to Sustain Scientific Collaboration Amid Worsening US-China Relations

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How to Sustain Scientific Collaboration Amid Worsening US-China Relations

Researchers need to define 'safe zones' for joint work in which the benefits outweigh the political risks. Here's how.

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United States and China Renew Science Pact despite Rising Tensions

United States and China Renew Science Pact despite Rising Tensions

New agreement clarifies rules on data sharing and how to resolve disputes.

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How a Top Swiss University is Screening Chinese Students

How a Top Swiss University is Screening Chinese Students

ETH Zurich has revealed security screening measures it routinely carries out on some foreign students - provoking fear and anger.

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The Trap of Securitizing Science

The Trap of Securitizing Science

In response to China's rise, Western governments are acting to limit scientific collaboration but this may hurt science and the economy.

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Chinese Export Rules Make Collaboration Riskier, Researchers Warned

Chinese Export Rules Make Collaboration Riskier, Researchers Warned

As European universities weigh China collaborations in a darkening geopolitical environment, they also need to worry about whether Beijing's increasingly tough export control rules could deny Europeans access to jointly developed technology, a think tank has warned in a new analysis.

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Germany Mulls New Research Security Organisation

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Germany Mulls New Research Security Organisation

After meeting with counterparts in Washington DC, the US’s new SECURE Centre could be a model for Germany to follow.

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Leveraging Science Diplomacy in Times of Conflict

Leveraging Science Diplomacy in Times of Conflict

War and conflict have profound effects on society, including the critical fields of science.

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China-US Research Collaborations Are in Decline - This is Bad News for Everyone

China-US Research Collaborations Are in Decline - This is Bad News for Everyone

Scientists say that the drop in partnerships between the scientific powerhouses will hold back research on priorities such as global warming.

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Borderlands Gamers Fuel the Next Generation of Citizen Science

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Borderlands Gamers Fuel the Next Generation of Citizen Science

Researchers explore how video games can improve scientific understanding of the tree of life.

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European Research Collaboration Has Seen a Huge Rise - and Deepening Concentration

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European Research Collaboration Has Seen a Huge Rise - and Deepening Concentration

Research collaboration is growing apace and shows no signs of stopping. According to the latest research and innovation data from the European Commission, the number of co-patents, joint publications and multinational EU projects, are all on the rise.

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Research Versus the Rest of the World is a False Dilemma

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Research Versus the Rest of the World is a False Dilemma

It's an increasingly binary world, where two opposites are presented as the only options available - and this lack of nuance is now infecting research and innovation policy.

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Mud, Muddling, and Science Policy

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Mud, Muddling, and Science Policy

The shift from big science policy to small poses challenges around democratic decisionmaking, building knowledge to inform decisions, and linking the two.