Space and Technology Were Big Winners at China's 20th Party Congress
China's top leadership changes reflect the prioritization of space, science, and technology.
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COVID-19: The Lessons That Science Forgot
Based on a survey of over 3000 researchers worldwide, Economist Impact identified important actions that should be considered if mistakes are not to be repeated during future health emergencies.
Charting New Worlds or Running Aground?
After setting sail nearly ten years ago, Europe's billion-euro flagship programmes have encountered many a stormy sea. But while one programme dedicated to graphene remains very much afloat, another - focused on the human brain - is foundering.
Do the Science on Sustainability Now
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are not a priority for research in high-income countries. That must change.
EU Moves Forward with Creating the European Research Area
The European Research Area (ERA) Forum is about to enter its implementation phase, after mapping out priorities across twenty R&I policy actions proposed by the European Commission.
A Framework for Sex, Gender, and Diversity Analysis in Research
The Research and Innovation Stories to Follow This Autumn
As everyone shifts back into gear after the summer break, we have put together a list of research and innovation topics coming up over the next weeks and months, to help you sift through the deluge of announcements due in September and beyond.
Tackling Helicopter Research
A new ethics framework urges researchers to promote greater equity in global collaborations.
The Rise of Inequality Research: Can Spanning Disciplines Help Tackle Injustice?
Make Research Integrity Training Mandatory, Say 73% of Australian Researchers
On Staging Work: How Research Funding Bodies Create Adaptive Coherence in Times of Projectification
Managing Academic Performance by Optimal Resource Allocation - Scientometrics
This paper develops and studies a complex data-driven framework for human resource management enabling (i) academic talent recognition, (ii) researcher performance measurement, and (iii) renewable resource allocation maximizing the total output of a research unit.
Social-Media Reform is Flying Blind
Redesigning social media to improve society requires a new platform for research.
Science Europe Launches a Vision for Research Culture in the ERA
What Germany's New Government Means for Research and Innovation
The research and higher education plans of the new german government include a new national technology transfer agency, better living support for students, and more job security for early career academics.
Covid's Forgotten Hero: The Untold Story Of The Scientist Whose Breakthrough Made The Vaccines Possible
Covid's Forgotten Hero: The Untold Story Of The Scientist Whose Breakthrough Made The Vaccines Possible
Without Ian MacLachlan’s innovative delivery system, Moderna and Pfizer couldn’t safely get their mRNA vaccines into your cells. So why does hardly anyone acknowledge the Canadian biochemist’s seminal contributions - or pay a dime in royalties?
Vanishing Rainforest and How to Catalogue Brain Cells - the Week in Infographics
What Germany's Election Means for Research and Innovation
For nearly 40 years, Germany's voice has been loudest in setting European Union research and innovation policy. Now, a split decision by German voters on Angela Merkel's successor throws into question what that policy will look like, and who will set it.
How Much Money Does Switzerland Invest in Research and Development?
How Much Money Does Switzerland Invest in Research and Development?
Every year, the SNSF receives around one billion francs from the federal government. In 2019, a total of 22.9 billion Swiss francs was available for R&D in Switzerland. The country ranks seventh in terms GDP share spent on R&D.
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