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Finding Stars: Mapping the Geography of the World's Scientific Elites
Finding Stars: Mapping the Geography of the World's Scientific Elites
Scientific excellence is clustering ever more tightly in a few ‘superstar’ cities. Four—New York, Boston, London and the San Francisco Bay Area—now host 12% of the world's top scientists.
Covid Prompted New Ways to Publish Research - It's Time to Embrace Them
Covid Prompted New Ways to Publish Research - It's Time to Embrace Them
The pandemic showed the benefits of a system based around reviewing preprints. Why was eLife the only journal to respond, asks Damian Pattinson.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Four Women Whose Pioneering Contributions to Science Have Been Largely Overlooked
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Four Women Whose Pioneering Contributions to Science Have Been Largely Overlooked
So... IS the Essence of a Journal Portable? Checking in on NeuroImage and Imaging Neuroscience
So... IS the Essence of a Journal Portable? Checking in on NeuroImage and Imaging Neuroscience
University Journal Publishers - Global, Messy and Underestimated
UK Issues Guidance to Counter Foreign Interference Risks in Higher Education
UK Issues Guidance to Counter Foreign Interference Risks in Higher Education
The UK government has published guidance aimed at helping universities and higher education providers recognise, prevent and report foreign interference, as part of efforts to protect academic freedom, people and research.
UK ‘could lose generation of scientists’ with cuts to projects and research facilities
UK's £8bn Research Fund Faces "hard Decisions" As It Pauses New Grants
UK's £8bn Research Fund Faces "hard Decisions" As It Pauses New Grants
The boss of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the public body which spends £8bn of taxpayer money each year on research and innovation in the UK, has warned the organisation faces "hard decisions" on funding future projects.
How Revolutions Can Be a Sign of Moral Progress
International science cooperation must go on, say research leaders
Science leaders in Europe and Canada say international cooperation must go on amid geopolitical turmoil. At the same time, Europe and like-minded countries should continue to enhance and diversify international partnerships.
Fragmented single market is ‘number one problem’ for EU research
Fragmented single market is ‘number one problem’ for EU research
The future success of European research and innovation rests not on the structure of the next Horizon Europe or the new Competitiveness Fund (ECF), but on the continent’s capability to scale cutting edge technologies across borders.
Indirect Cost Caps: A Hidden Threat to American Science
Reductions in federal reimbursement rates for institutional research facilities and administration costs could bankrupt America’s research universities.
Now is Not the Time to Defund Human Fetal Tissue Research
EU Reaffirms Commitment to Science-based Multilateralism
EU Reaffirms Commitment to Science-based Multilateralism
What We Lose when We Outsource Scientific Writing
Why Write a Literature Review if AI Can Do It for You?
EU-India Deal Highlights Growing Alignment on Technology Policy
EU-India Deal Highlights Growing Alignment on Technology Policy
With both powers wary of Chinese and US dependence, joint work on green technology and digital platforms is increasingly attractive.
U.S. Government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took Office
U.S. Government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took Office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies.
Arctic Scientists 'feel Pretty Uncomfortable' on Greenland
Arctic Scientists 'feel Pretty Uncomfortable' on Greenland
Science in the Arctic - and Greenland - is on the frontline of pressing challenges facing humanity, like climate change and genetics. Some researchers worry international collaboration is at risk.
The 2025 State of Open Data Report: Can Technology Push Openness Forward?
The 2025 State of Open Data Report: Can Technology Push Openness Forward?
The report examines the current state of open data as reflected in the 2025 survey results, as well as how attitudes and practices have evolved over the past decade.