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The African Union Commission (AUC) has launched a decisive effort to bridge the gap between scientific research and policy action, inaugurating the first-ever Symposium of the Africa Science and Technology Advisory Group on Disaster Risk Reduction in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
A lottery-first approach followed by peer review is accompanied by increased female representation both at the submission stage and among funded projects as well as by lower estimated costs.
Some scientists hope animal work at the Biomedical Primate Research Centre can continue despite vote by Dutch Parliament to end the studies
This study contributes to a growing understanding of individual- and institution-level factors that may influence academic researcher engagement with research coproduction.
The way we think about the impact of university research, according to one Arizona State University leader, needs urgent and fundamental change.
Universities remain the backbone of social and technological progress. However, not everybody in Europe understands the power and strength of basic science and its importance for the future progress of the continent.
This article presents the first behavioural science-based comprehensive diagnosis of key predictors of policy engagement using the COM-B model, which explains behaviour based on capability, opportunity, and motivation.
Scheme for unconventional ideas among those hit by Swiss National Science Foundation funding loss.
On the eve of officially signing Switzerland's late association with Horizon Europe, both sides are thinking about how to avoid renewed disruption when a new set of bilateral accords is brought forward next year.
With a boost from the Trump administration, organ chips, AI, and other technologies bid to replace animals for drug and chemical testing.
In June 2024, a study called for an end to use of ranking to validate research. The researchers gave their reasons. Others have followed even while the ranking industry seems to be coming off more and more popular with students, parents and recruiters.
Local authorities are expected to lead on net-zero delivery, irrespective of their capacity to do so. This paper addresses the extent to which they can act on climate change and how policy entrepreneurs can exert agency.
This study asked UK policymakers if there are common topics for which evidence is requested over time that cut across government departments or agencies, and if there is a preferred style in the way evidence is requested?
Position of some national governments and universities is making difficult trade-offs harder, says John Donovan
