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As New Commission Takes the Reins, What Can We Expect for R&D?

As New Commission Takes the Reins, What Can We Expect for R&D?

After weeks of haggling among political groups, the European Parliament has finally approved a new team of commissioners, to be led by returning European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. They will take office on 1 December.

Beyond Science: Barriers for Global South Researchers in International Agricultural Development

Beyond Science: Barriers for Global South Researchers in International Agricultural Development

From stalled visas and travel woes to discrimination, barriers for Global South scientists to participate in the international research community are numerous.

AI Could Pose Pandemic-scale Biosecurity Risks. Here's How to Make It Safer

AI Could Pose Pandemic-scale Biosecurity Risks. Here's How to Make It Safer

AI-enabled research might cause immense harm if it is used to design pathogens with worrying new properties. To prevent this, we need better collaboration between governments, AI developers and experts in biosafety and biosecurity.

Europe Overtakes Asia on Deep Tech Investment

Europe Overtakes Asia on Deep Tech Investment

This year's State of European Tech report - a mammoth overview of the sector, now in its tenth year - is out, and is filled with insights for European innovators, some troubling, some encouraging, just as the new Commission in Brussels makes growth and technology independence priority number one. 

This Time for Africa: The Hindu Editorial on India, Africa and the Global South

This Time for Africa: The Hindu Editorial on India, Africa and the Global South

As India shores up ties across the Southern hemisphere, it must be seen to match its ideals with nimble footwork and a decided presence across the developing world

Open Research Data Poses Real World Risks That Need to Be Managed

Open Research Data Poses Real World Risks That Need to Be Managed

A recent work  outlines seven kinds of research data misuse and provide recommendations.

Can Google Scholar Survive the AI Revolution?

Can Google Scholar Survive the AI Revolution?

The largest scholarly search engine is celebrating its 20th birthday, but AI-driven competitors offer advantages.

State Capacity and Varieties of Climate Policy

State Capacity and Varieties of Climate Policy

Multiple policy mechanisms exist to create climate policy. In this comment, the authors discuss the institution capacity and fiscal space that shape national policies around sticks and carrots mechanisms.

Assessing Potential Future Artificial Intelligence Risks, Benefits and Policy Imperatives

Assessing Potential Future Artificial Intelligence Risks, Benefits and Policy Imperatives

The swift evolution of AI technologies calls for policymakers to consider and proactively manage AI-driven change. This OECD's report distils research and expert insights on prospective AI benefits, risks and policy imperatives.

Major Biomedical Funder NIH Poised for Massive Reform Under Trump 2.0

Major Biomedical Funder NIH Poised for Massive Reform Under Trump 2.0

Sweeping changes and more research scrutiny could be on the way for the US National Institutes of Health.

Science Europe Plans ‘Systemic Change’ in Research Sustainability

Science Europe Plans ‘Systemic Change’ in Research Sustainability

Association of research funding and performing organisations seeks to lead by example

AI and Research Software: Helping Hand or Faustian Pact?

AI and Research Software: Helping Hand or Faustian Pact?

Some researchers’ use of chatbot-written code might be running ahead of their understanding

Preprints at a Crossroads - Are We Compromising Openness for Credibility?

Preprints at a Crossroads - Are We Compromising Openness for Credibility?

Bringing together a range of studies into various aspects of how preprints interact with the wider information ecosystem, Natascha Chtena, Juan Pablo Alperin, and Alice Fleerackers argue that the speed, accessibility and low barriers to entry that preprints offer to scholarly communication risk being undermined by attempts to make them more aligned to traditional academic publications.

US Trust in Scientists Plunged During the Pandemic - But It's Starting to Recover

US Trust in Scientists Plunged During the Pandemic - But It's Starting to Recover

Confidence that scientists will make decisions in the public interest nosedived at the onset of the pandemic but has now started to rise.

Can AI Review the Scientific Literature - and Figure Out What It All Means?

Can AI Review the Scientific Literature - and Figure Out What It All Means?

Artificial intelligence could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks.

AI-generated Images Threaten Science - Here's How Researchers Hope to Spot Them

AI-generated Images Threaten Science - Here's How Researchers Hope to Spot Them

Generative-AI technologies can create convincing scientific data with ease - publishers and integrity specialists fear a torrent of faked science.