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External influences - such as politics, funding and the media - are increasingly putting the autonomy of research under pressure.
One of Andy Burnham’s first acts as new UK prime minister has been to abolish the government’s dedicated science department. Responsibility for the science and innovation portfolio now lies with the business department.
Efforts to improve research culture can make harmful systems easier to endure and harder to reform.
An uncertain funding landscape threatens the longevity of an ocean observation system critical to projecting tropical storms, sea level rise, and more.
New conditions on US federal research funding will make transatlantic projects less attractive, universities fear
Analyzing evaluation dynamics across the editorial review and peer review stages, this study finds strong selective effects associated with higher institutional prestige, larger team size, and certain topics and countries.
The EU and India have kicked off formal negotiations on association to Horizon Europe, hoping to reach a deal before the end of this year, the European Commission has announced.
EU collaboration will help the two Nordic countries prepare for “times of crisis” and boost their space industries.
A dedicated call from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology will help shift the focus of EU education networks
Agency drops attempt to mitigate risk in favor of outright prohibition on working with most Chinese research institutions.
Climate policy support varied more across cultural worldviews than biodiversity policy support, according to a survey in Japan.
A new study identifies five audience 'classes' based on people's perceptions of scientists’ credibility
The chief of the Swiss National Science Foundation talks about the pressures on funding and having a say in EU research
Large language models are beginning to enter peer review. Yet this use creates a security problem: the manuscript being judged can also contain hidden instructions that shape the model's judgment.
The American Physical Society (APS) provides public comments regarding the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) proposed guidance, and expresses its unequivocal opposition to this proposed rule change.
Speaking to Science|Business, an official leading the country’s scientific relations says he is “not happy” with exclusions
Emerging challenges are exposing limits to a system that was not designed to withstand. Peer review is at an inflection point.
