Send us a link

Subscribe to our newsletter

Publications
Science
Ethics

Enhancing the Right to Science

web
Science
Ethics

Enhancing the Right to Science

Enhancing the right to science is increasingly recognized as a central piece in the multi-facetted puzzle of solving the triple planetary crisis. Its role as a cross-cutting catalyst in relation to other human rights dimensions of major global challenges from pandemics, biodiversity, toxics to climate change, calls for far more comprehensive attention to the bundle of rights linking science, scientists and scientific practice to contemporary sustainability responses

web
Read this article
News
UK
Science
Politics

Science Community Responds to Labour Victory in UK General Election

web
UK
Science
Politics

Science Community Responds to Labour Victory in UK General Election

Onlookers hope that a new government will bring an end to the 'rollercoaster ride' for the UK's research system
web
Read this article
News
UK
Science
Politics

What Are the Three Main Political Parties Promising on Science at the UK Election?

web
UK
Science
Politics

What Are the Three Main Political Parties Promising on Science at the UK Election?

The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have all recently outlined plans for research in their manifestos.

web
Read this article
Web
Science
Politics

'It Can Feel Like There's No Way Out' - Political Scientists Face Pushback on Their Work

nature
Science
Politics

'It Can Feel Like There's No Way Out' - Political Scientists Face Pushback on Their Work

In a year in which numerous countries are going to the polls, many election-watching scientists are under pressure.
nature
Read this article
Web
Science
Politics

Do Scientists Make Good Presidents? How Five National Leaders Performed

nature
Science
Politics

Do Scientists Make Good Presidents? How Five National Leaders Performed

Following Mexico's election result, Nature reviews the legacy of well-known politicians with backgrounds in science and engineering.
nature
Read this article
Web
AI
Science
Research

Guidelines for the Use of AI in Science

web
AI
Science
Research

Guidelines for the Use of AI in Science

Artificial intelligence (AI) generates texts, videos and images that can hardly be distinguished from those of humans. Scientists are also increasingly being assisted by AI. Now, an international working group has developed principles for using AI in research to ensure trust in science.

web
Read this article
Opinion
UK
Science
Technology

Can the UK Be a 'Science and Technology Superpower'?

web
UK
Science
Technology

Can the UK Be a 'Science and Technology Superpower'?

The government's aim is for the UK to be a science and technology superpower. However, the UK's current science and technology policy is based on three fallacies that limit its ability to become a tech superpower.
web
Read this article
News
Israel
Science

Fallout from Israel-Hamas war causing ‘significant harm’ to researchers in Israel, survey finds

web
Israel
Science

Fallout from Israel-Hamas war causing ‘significant harm’ to researchers in Israel, survey finds

Academic researchers in Israel say they are being “affected dramatically” by negative international reactions to Israel’s military actions against Hamas in Gaza, a recent survey finds. And many fear the professional fallout from the war will become much worse in the future.

web
Read this article
Opinion
Science

Science Creep is a Menace - Washington Examiner

web
Science

Science Creep is a Menace - Washington Examiner

Holden Thorp, the editor-in-chief of Science, described a discussion during the recent meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
web
Read this article
Web
Australia
Science
Collaboration

Research Espionage is a Real Threat - but a Drastic Crackdown Could Stifle Vital International Collaboration

theconversation
Australia
Science
Collaboration

Research Espionage is a Real Threat - but a Drastic Crackdown Could Stifle Vital International Collaboration

Australia's flexible and proportionate response to the risks of research espionage and foreign interference balance security with the necessity of international collaboration.
theconversation
Read this article
Opinion
Trust
Science

Why So Many Americans Are Losing Trust in Science

nytimes
Trust
Science

Why So Many Americans Are Losing Trust in Science

Dr. Mandy Cohen has been on a national tour. The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, she aims to rebuild trust in that troubled agency at a moment when Covid-19 cases are rising again and the Biden administration has begun a new vaccine campaign.

nytimes
Read this article
News
Society
Science

How Tackling Real-world Problems Transformed My Teaching and Research

nature
Society
Science

How Tackling Real-world Problems Transformed My Teaching and Research

Designing courses on the basis of what really matters to people is a win-win for students and society.
nature
Read this article
News
Research
Science

Calls for New Manhattan Projects Overlook Crucial Aspects of the World War II Crisis Innovation Model

blogs
Research
Science

Calls for New Manhattan Projects Overlook Crucial Aspects of the World War II Crisis Innovation Model

The Manhattan Project is often invoked as a model for mission-driven research projects, such as the search for a Covid-19 vaccine. Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat argue that the broader U.S. approach to mobilising science and technology in World War II, led by the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD), provides a better analogy for some contemporary R&D problems.

blogs
Read this article
Subscribe to Science