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Commission Announces Plan for Polar Hub to Step Up Research Coordination
Commission Announces Plan for Polar Hub to Step Up Research Coordination
The European Commission plans to develop an EU polar research hub to strengthen coordination and improve the alignment between science and policy.
Sixth GESDA summit in Geneva: anticipating scientific advances strengthens international cooperation
Sixth GESDA summit in Geneva: anticipating scientific advances strengthens international cooperation
Over 1,000 representatives from the private sector, philanthropy, science, diplomacy and politics discussed the implications of future scientific and technological breakthroughs.
Data Corner: Number of collaborative grants falls sharply in Horizon Europe
Data Corner: Number of collaborative grants falls sharply in Horizon Europe
Funding is becoming more concentrated, with increasingly large grants going to fewer projects.
Causal Overclaiming is Common, Rising over Time, and Difficult to Avoid
Causal Overclaiming is Common, Rising over Time, and Difficult to Avoid
Some Australian Research Funding is Now a Lottery. And That's Actually Good News
Some Australian Research Funding is Now a Lottery. And That's Actually Good News
Parliament Rapporteurs Reach a Deal on the Next Horizon Europe
MEPs call the agreement “the first important milestone” in the negotiations, with a committee vote scheduled for November 10.
Universities Can't Leave LGBTQ+ Researchers to Manage the Backlash Alone
Universities Can't Leave LGBTQ+ Researchers to Manage the Backlash Alone
Institutions need to take responsibility for colleagues doing politicised research.
Academics Have a Duty to Defend Open Knowledge Systems Like Wikipedia
Academics Have a Duty to Defend Open Knowledge Systems Like Wikipedia
Citizens’ Assemblies Propose Ambitious Climate Policy but Impacts Remain Limited
Citizens’ Assemblies Propose Ambitious Climate Policy but Impacts Remain Limited
This study finds that, although deliberative citizen assemblies proposed more ambitious recommendations than existing climate policy, these recommendations rarely translated into actual policy decisions.
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What does it cost to uphold research integrity in scholarly publishing?
From Publication to Action: Connecting Science, Policy, and Public Attention for Ocean-related Climate Mitigation
From Publication to Action: Connecting Science, Policy, and Public Attention for Ocean-related Climate Mitigation
Through a narrative analysis of three case studies, this paper identifies that at a global scale, coordinated and well-designed policy with decisive implementation is key for catalysing step-changes in Ocean-related options progress.
PhD Students Who Write Dissertation with AI Less Likely to Stay in Academia
PhD Students Who Write Dissertation with AI Less Likely to Stay in Academia
On Being a Scientist in a Disrupted Research Landscape
A new publication aims to train young scientists to act responsibly and ethically, be good stewards of public funding and trust, and navigate the broader responsibilities that come with being a scientist in this rapidly shifting landscape.
Citation Accuracy, Citation Noise, and Citation Bias: A Foundation of Citation Analysis
Citation Accuracy, Citation Noise, and Citation Bias: A Foundation of Citation Analysis
Citation analysis is widely used in research evaluation to assess the impact of scientific papers. These analyses rest on the assumption that citation decisions by authors are accurate, representing the flow of knowledge from cited to citing papers. However, in practice, researchers often cite for reasons that are not related to the fact that there has been (intellectual) input from previous papers.
Is the EU Research Budget Actually Increasing?
The Irish presidency says its negotiating position gives a boost to research. MEPs and universities disagree. We unpack the figures on each side.
Scientists Wonder: Is my AI Stealing my Ideas?
Researchers are using AI as a sounding board throughout their work. But concerns are growing that companies may present users’ ideas as those of their models
Wha's the Secret Sauce for Happy Scientists at Work? These Eight Countries Offer Some Clues
Wha's the Secret Sauce for Happy Scientists at Work? These Eight Countries Offer Some Clues
Meaningful work, flexibility and job security all matter more than salaries do, Nature's job satisfaction survey shows.
Public Controversies Cannot Be Settled by "following the Evidence"
China's Extraordinary Rise in Science and How It Will Change the World
China's Extraordinary Rise in Science and How It Will Change the World
What Does a PhD Pay? Data Reveal Huge Gaps Across Europe
What Does a PhD Pay? Data Reveal Huge Gaps Across Europe
Between Google Scholar and ChatGPT: How Students Conduct Research in 2026
A new ZBW study involving 908 economics and business students examines how literature search is changing, where students encounter difficulties, and what this means for information literacy teaching in libraries.
Did an AI or a Human Write That Paper? New Detector Decides by Examining Its Ideas
Did an AI or a Human Write That Paper? New Detector Decides by Examining Its Ideas
Algorithm looks for clues about a paper's origin that text-based detectors miss.
Viewpoint: The Grant System Funds the Ability to Apply for Grants
A start-up founder calls out inherent flaws in grant evaluation systems, which stifle innovation.
Robot Pen Pals: a Systematic Analysis of Recent Trends in Scientific Correspondence
Robot Pen Pals: a Systematic Analysis of Recent Trends in Scientific Correspondence
This study identifies unusual growth in scientific correspondence after the widespread adoption of generative AI and suggests that AI may be contributing to publication inflation in a format that is citable, lightly regulated and often not peer reviewed.