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Postdocs and PhD students around the world require professional training to prepare them for a possible career outside academia, finds the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Discrimination and harassment violate scientific integrity – but the damage they do goes beyond that.
The concept of 'the environment' really took hold in Africa in the 1990s. It came to the fore especially in the wake of the 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was a global event that gradually made the consideration of environmental issues in development policies a global leitmotif. In Africa, the evolution of the concept of environmental protection will also be marked by the continent's vulnerability to the effects of climate change.
Lake Constance forms a natural border between Germany, Austria and Switzerland - and its ecosystem is changing. Newly arrived aggressive residents include spiny-cheek crayfish, zebra mussels and killer shrimp. Will they displace native species?
This evidence snapshot represents just the tip of the iceberg of the many studies of climate change that have seen climate change transition from a scientific curiosity to a global environmental, socioeconomic, political, and technological grand challenge.
Pressing global challenges including the climate emergency, biodiversity loss, food security and future global health crises will require collaboration.
Juno passed within 645 miles of Ganymede, the closest any spacecraft has come to the moon since 2000.
Researchers from Israel, Switzerland, Britain and other non-EU countries may be allowed to join the EU's quantum and space research projects, under a deal between representatives of member states and the European Commission reached this week. The agreement could end months of uncertainties around international participation in sensitive R&D projects in Horizon Europe, the EU's new €95.5 billion R&D programme.
What happens if a government prioritises pecuniary returns in Higher Education?
Move comes after concerns from diplomats that Britain was being treated as if it posed a similar risk to China.
The ERC has now funded more than 10,000 grant recipients who are making a real impact on people's lives, achieving scientific breakthroughs that drive innovation.
Federal spending on research is about to get a boost | United States
Analysis shows significant risk of cascading events even at 2C of heating, with severe long-term effects.
For more than a year now, we've spent more time in virtual spaces than ever before. Mostly involuntarily. What does this do to us? And what opportunities do today's digital solutions offer us?
This Practical Guide provides guidance to ensure the long-term preservation and accessibility of research data, and supports organisations to provide a framework in which researchers can share their output in a sustainable way.
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By taking positive action, as well as by protecting others from subtle slights, we can foster a better academic culture.
Pathways to Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research: The SHAPE-ID Toolkit. Join us on 10 June for our final event and the launch of our project toolkit, which offers tools and resources to help researchers, research organisations, funders, policymakers, and societal partners make informed decisions about developing and supporting inter- and transdisciplinary research.
Prolonged discussions about associate status and the breakdown of negotiations on EU-Switzerland relations has left Swiss universities bracing for potential exclusion from the €95.5 billion programme.
When people sensationalize research, parents pay the price.
In the wake of COVID, a pandemic treaty could be a way to agree on data access before the next emergency strikes.
Stunning images as Nasa's Perseverance continues its mission to seek signs of past microbial life.
The SNSF meticulously examines its funding activities. From now on, it will publish these analyses on its data portal. To kick things off, Open Access, ERC grants and women scientists during the pandemic are in focus.
Starting with the classics, this unique shop is converting existing cars into all-electric road warriors.
Science Europe is developing a tool for research funding and performing organisations to evaluate their current status and optimise their progress towards sustainable data sharing, according to their strategic priorities.
