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Three new papers in Nature from the SCORE project find that around half of social science studies hold up under replication, reproducibility, and robustness tests. Many commentators have read this as failure. Might there be a more optimistic reading, and one that points to where social science needs to go next?
China’s top leader has called for efforts to deepen international collaboration in basic science following a major funding boost that signals the government's strategic priorities for the next phase of its innovation drive.
Institutions from UK, New Zealand, Canada and Switzerland worry about being locked out of governance and sensitive calls
Analysis of more than 2,500 science stories revealed that men were quoted more often than women, highlighting systemic gender bias in science communication.
If not for money, disgruntled researchers from around the world might still come to Europe for a taste of academic freedom
This UCS blog post challenges the narrative that AI will be a climate savior, cautioning that focusing on hypothetical future tech could distract from proven climate solutions.
Competitive funding is breaking down just a few years after it was set up using EU and World Bank money.
Being frozen out of Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ for over three years has taken its toll on the country’s academics.
As proponents of AI claim it will soon replace software engineers, what does this mean for qualitative researchers and research software development?
An open access book mandate is one Research Excellence Framework (REF) cycle away. If implemented, research funders should focus on enabling infrastructure rather than compliance.
New guidelines for predicting a patient's risk for heart disease are rooted in science and health equity.
The Global Research Initiative on Open Science has opened its first call for projects that synthesise evidence for policy.
Afghanistan is the latest test case for how Europe helps researchers threatened at home or fleeing abroad.
Trial disruptions threaten efforts to improve the lack of diversity in clinical research.
