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.
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Now is Not the Time to Defund Human Fetal Tissue Research
Hindering studies involving fetal tissue will impede the development of the alternatives intended to replace it, while slowing the search for new medicines.
EU Reaffirms Commitment to Science-based Multilateralism
EU Reaffirms Commitment to Science-based Multilateralism
Countries are meeting in Geneva for the first Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution plenary.
What We Lose when We Outsource Scientific Writing
Writing is often said to be thinking. Based on a study of scientific writing practices, this post analyses what is lost when academic writing is outsourced.
Why Write a Literature Review if AI Can Do It for You?
The potential for AI tool to assess and organise research literature presents an opportunity to rethink why they are undertaken in the first place.
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.
We Need to Move Beyond the Accept/Reject Binary in Peer Review
Binary reject/accept peer review has become conflated with validation. The authors outline three myths sustaining this confusion and how we might escape it.
Preliminary Evidence Linking Open Science to Research Integrity
Is open scholarship an honest signal of researcher integrity? Preliminary evidence suggests that data and code sharing, preprinting, and other open behaviors are indeed less common in papermill articles.
The Missing Infrastructure of Racial Equity in Doctoral Education
The Missing Infrastructure of Racial Equity in Doctoral Education
Underrepresentation of Black students in doctoral study is well known, and yet progress remains painfully slow.
The Brutal Geography of Global Elite Scientific Research
In theory where you are from is not meant to determine the quality of your research. The geography of elite research shows this to be untrue.
US Withdrawal from Major Environmental International Organisations Weakens Its Credibility
US Withdrawal from Major Environmental International Organisations Weakens Its Credibility
On 4 January 2026, the US announced it will leave dozens of international organisations, many of which exist to protect the climate and environment. Theresa Jedd warns that this America-first policy of international environmental isolationism is disappointing for the world, and could harm the people it claims to protect
NIH Ends Funding of Research That Uses Human Fetal Tissue from Abortions
NIH Ends Funding of Research That Uses Human Fetal Tissue from Abortions
Fetal tissue has been used to advance research into diabetes, Alzheimer's, infertility and vaccines
Thousands of Scientists Inflate Their CVs with Self-published Studies That Cost Millions of Dollars of Public Money
Thousands of Scientists Inflate Their CVs with Self-published Studies That Cost Millions of Dollars of Public Money
An analysis of 100,000 special issues of academic journals reveals that one in eight is filled with articles written by the editor, particularly at the publisher MDPI.
Horizon Europe 2026-27: €14 Billion for Better Research Careers in a Greener, Stronger EU
Horizon Europe 2026-27: €14 Billion for Better Research Careers in a Greener, Stronger EU
Discover the funding opportunities managed by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) for researchers to develop their careers, widen participation and support projects in key areas such as environment, agriculture and civil security. Learn more about the topics, timelines and upcoming info day.
Explained: China has been kicked out of most of Horizon Europe
Here’s how EU research participation rules are changing, starting this year.
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’.
Funding Radar: Switzerland launches call for solution-oriented development research
Funding Radar: Switzerland launches call for solution-oriented development research
Swiss teams, researchers from developing countries, and eligible European partners invited to bid
Which of Donald Trump’s changes are likely to last—and which will fade?
AI “swarms” could fake public consensus and quietly distort democracy
A new Science Policy Forum article warns that the next generation of influence operations – coordinated campaigns designed to manipulate perceptions of consensus, credibility, and normality – may not look like obvious “copy-paste bots,” but like coordinated communities: fleets of artificial intelligence (AI) -driven personas that can adapt in real time, infiltrate groups, and manufacture the appearance of public agreement at scale.
States pioneer a new frontier in US science funding
According to data from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the share of US basic and applied research funded by the federal government dropped from nearly 48% in 2009 to just over 34% in 2023. As that decline is likely to continue, some state governments are responding by boosting their research spending.
Why Are UK Universities Failing?
The higher education sector in the UK faces the prospect of a university going into administration. How have universities fallen so low and is change possible?
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