Governments, universities and individual academics across Europe over are being forced to choose whether to cut research ties with Russia after Moscow shocked the scientific community with its assault on Ukraine. Germany, Russia's second biggest research collaborator after the US, has said it will halt all scientific cooperation, while the UK is reviewing its links.

Advocates of responsible science practises representing over 50 countries join the eLife Community Ambassadors programme to learn from each other and create change across the global research community.

With the COVID-19 crisis still underway and a climate crisis looming, an international group of senior researchers is pushing the world's biggest economies to reform the way they manage collaboration on emerging technologies. In coming years, argues a group participant, David Delpy, professor of medical photonics at University College London, the world risks conflict over who controls and benefits from a range of emerging technologies from climate control to 6G wireless networks.

Here's how Afghanistan's scholars can be supported.

Instead of flying in, collecting samples and leaving, scientists should treat local people as partners, and think fair instead of charitable when it comes to authorship.

An area where researchers can gather and informally discuss ideas is the best way to produce innovative inventions, argues Ethan N. Gotian.

The pandemic and political tensions might slow the march towards more globalized science.

Scientists who plan to partner on a research project should start by identifying pressure points and devising ways of tackling them as a team.

Rivalry between China and other countries could diminish global scientific collaboration - just when it is most needed.

Research-intensive university groups representing 77 universities across Europe have joined together to signal their determination to collaborate across borders to drive innovation and new discoveries. The joint statement also calls upon the European Union not to restrict access for associated countries, such as the UK and Switzerland, to parts of its multi-billion Horizon Europe research programme.

With the addition of 14 new CRediT contributor roles, research contributors - who may have multiple roles per published work - can now have all facets of their work recognized.

A Nature poll shows that a year of online research conferences has brought big benefits, but blending them with in-person meetings in future will be a challenge.

Beijing joins initiative against 'vaccine nationalism' in contrast to US, which is not part of alliance.

ResearchGate, the largest professional network for researchers, and Wiley, a global leader in research and education, today announced a cooperation agreement to explore ways in which Wiley and ResearchGate can collaborate to better support the needs of researchers through ResearchGate’s collaboration platform.

Never before, scientists say, have so many of the world's researchers focused so urgently on a single topic. Nearly all other research has ground to a halt.