Germany Slowly Rethinks Defence and Security Research
Germany Slowly Rethinks Defence and Security Research
Three years after the attack on Ukraine, positions are changing, but there is no more money in Germany for military research.
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A Global Majority Trusts Scientists, Wants Them to Have Greater Role in Policymaking, Study Finds
A Global Majority Trusts Scientists, Wants Them to Have Greater Role in Policymaking, Study Finds
In what is considered the most comprehensive post-pandemic survey of trust in scientists, researchers have found a majority of people around the world carry widespread trust in scientists.
Glacier Intervention Research Isn't Just for Glaciologists
Prospects for mitigating sea level rise by slowing flows of glacial ice into the ocean are worthy of research, but this work must involve all rights holders and stakeholders.
Use Evidence-based Methods for Decision-making on Complex Policy Issues
Use Evidence-based Methods for Decision-making on Complex Policy Issues
Regular consultations with academics and the use of evidence-based methods can lead to important findings and reveal blind spots in science policy, according to The Young Academy in its report Informed choices.
What Does a Career in Science Policy Entail?
Science policy plays a crucial role in shaping research and funding, but its science policy analysts who evaluate and refine these policies to ensure that they effectively support scientific progress and innovation.
Advising Governments About Science is Essential but Difficult. So Train People to Do It
Advising Governments About Science is Essential but Difficult. So Train People to Do It
A great scientist doesn't necessarily make an effective science adviser - but schooling and practice can help to bridge the gap.
State Capacity and Varieties of Climate Policy
Multiple policy mechanisms exist to create climate policy. In this comment, the authors discuss the institution capacity and fiscal space that shape national policies around sticks and carrots mechanisms.
Assessing Potential Future Artificial Intelligence Risks, Benefits and Policy Imperatives
Assessing Potential Future Artificial Intelligence Risks, Benefits and Policy Imperatives
The swift evolution of AI technologies calls for policymakers to consider and proactively manage AI-driven change. This OECD's report distils research and expert insights on prospective AI benefits, risks and policy imperatives.
Science Policy Outlook for the Second Trump Presidency
Hostility to China, equity initiatives, and the federal bureaucracy will be key forces in the new administration.
'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term
'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term
The research community fears another Trump presidency will be worse than the first, but the chemical and biotech sectors are more optimistic
Who Does Science and Technology Policy?
A survey to better understand the field of science and technology policy explored career paths, motivations, activities, and opinions on how the field is changing.
Science Policy: No Longer an "Exotic Nice-to-Have Thing"
Who does science and technology policy? We surveyed practitioners to to find out more about the community. Here's what we learned.
Scientists Highlight Three Ways to Accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals
Scientists Highlight Three Ways to Accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals
In Nature Communications, a group of over 50 scientists presents three ways to implement the agreement made by world leaders on the SDGs.
A Multi-model Assessment of Inequality and Climate Change
A Multi-model Assessment of Inequality and Climate Change
Climate change and economic inequality are critical issues, and we still lack understanding of the interaction between them. Multi-model analysis shows how climate policies compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement, including revenue-redistribution schemes, can reduce inequality-particularly in the short and medium terms.
Climate Scientists Express Their Views on Possible Future Climate Scenarios in a New Study
Climate Scientists Express Their Views on Possible Future Climate Scenarios in a New Study
A new survey of climate experts reveals that a majority believes the Earth to be headed for a rise in global temperatures far higher than the 2015 Paris Agreement targets of 1.5 to well-below 2°C.
The More Interdisciplinary Research Is, the More It is Used in Policy Documents
The More Interdisciplinary Research Is, the More It is Used in Policy Documents
More interdisciplinary research may have greater relevance and be more heavily cited in policy documents.
UK Signals Interest in Joining FP10
The UK is "interested in potentially associating" to FP10, the EU's next research and innovation programme, according to a new position paper released by London.
EU Ministers Lobby Zaharieva to Keep Widening Going in FP10
Well ahead of a proposal by the European Commission for the next framework programme for research member states are haggling between "the friends of excellence" and countries with less-well developed research systems.
Nudge Theory Is Making Inroads in Health Care, With Mixed Results
Nudge Theory Is Making Inroads in Health Care, With Mixed Results
Nudges designed to coax patients toward healthier choices don't always work. Behavioral scientists want to know why.
More Studies Won't Solve the Masking Debate
Policymakers should communicate how science informs their values and priorities in weighing policy trade-offs.
How Journalists Can Help Scientists Earn the Public's Trust
Journalists can help scientists earn the public’s trust by pointing out when scientists are being responsive to alternative hypotheses and the public’s values.
Harris Vs. Project 2025: Competing Science Visions
Harris and Project 2025 present contrasting visions for U.S. science policy and research priorities. Get the breakdown on how they differ.
A Model of Faulty and Faultless Disagreement for Post-hoc Assessments of Knowledge Utilization in Evidence-based Policymaking
A Model of Faulty and Faultless Disagreement for Post-hoc Assessments of Knowledge Utilization in Evidence-based Policymaking
When evidence-based policymaking is so often mired in disagreement and controversy, how can we know if the process is meeting its stated goals?
A Lack of Scientific Diplomacy Leaves Canada at a Disadvantage on the World Stage
A Lack of Scientific Diplomacy Leaves Canada at a Disadvantage on the World Stage
Global Affairs Canada could help the country enhance its soft power by embedding scientific collaboration in existing cultural diplomacy.
Biodiversity Loss in Switzerland in Six Graphs
Biodiversity loss in the Alpine nation is above the world average, and over a third of animal and plant species are endangered. Can the trend be reversed?
Calls for More Risk-taking and Impact in German Academia
Two leading figures in German research see it as stuck in a ‘deep slump’. But more money is not necessarily the answer.
European Research Council Head Pleads for Openness at G7 Science Summit
The president of the European Research Council has pleaded with G7 science ministers not to strangle global cooperation by further tightening research security measures, as Western countries worry about leaking valuable knowledge to China and Russia. During a gathering in Italy this week, Maria Leptin told ministers that there would be "costs to applying restrictions" during a special closed-door discussion on research security and integrity.
EU Needs a Strong R&I Ecosystem More Than Ever, Commission Report Finds
Annual report on EU science, research and innovation performance defines challenges in a time of increasingly tense geopolitics
Mix of Policies Needed to Support Diamond Open Access
EU-funded Diamas project wants to raise awareness of benefits of scholarly publishing model
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority Health Disparities: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority Health Disparities: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians
LGBTQ+ populations in the United States continue to experience disparities in health and health care. In this position paper, the American College of Physicians (ACP) reaffirms and updates much of its long-standing policy on LGBTQ+ health.
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