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Science History: Yue Xiong's Great Leap
Yue Xiong is a microbiologist who emigrated to the United States from China to complete his doctorate in 1989. He is the chief scientific officer of pharmaceutical company Cullgen and was a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This article follows Yue Xiong’s quest for education and is based on an interview from the Science History Institute’s oral history archive conducted in 2000 by historian William Van Benschoten.
United States to End Race-Based University Admissions: What Now for Diversity in Science?
United States to End Race-Based University Admissions: What Now for Diversity in Science?
The US Supreme Court has struck down colleges’ and universities’ right to use race as a factor in deciding which students they admit.
The Security Crackdown by Canadian Government is Hampering Research Collaboration with China
The Security Crackdown by Canadian Government is Hampering Research Collaboration with China
The Canadian government's stepped up security for foreign research collaborations has created a climate of fear in which some scientists have stopped submitting grant applications and others have quietly severed ties with collaborators in China.
Brussels' Research Bubble Has High Hopes for New Commissioner Nominee
Research policy experts are breathing a sigh of relief that Brussels is about to get a new research commissioner who has credentials suggesting she's up to the task, after the European Commission president picked Iliana Ivanova to take over the running of the EU's €95.5 billion Horizon Europe R&D programme. Ivanova is a Bulgarian member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) and a former member of the European Parliament. Her experience as an EU auditor is seen as a positive sign.
Being a Scientist: Fleeing Iraq with Nothing but a Dream
Being a Scientist: Fleeing Iraq with Nothing but a Dream
Facing the harsh realities of life as a refugee in Jordan and the United States, an ambitious young man holds to a conviction: that he will, one day, get a PhD.
African Academy of Sciences Elects First Woman President
South Africa’s Lise Korsten to lead unsettled continental science body. The African Academy of Sciences has elected a new governing council headed by a woman—the first in the organisation’s 37-year history.
For the First Time Ever, the White House Adopts a Model Scientific Integrity Policy
A Mission-Driven Approach for Converting Research into Climate Action
With each IPCC report, the science basis around climate change increases extensively in terms of scope, depth, and complexity. In converting this knowledge into societal climate action, research organisations face the challenge of reforming themselves.
European Research Integrity Code Updated to Reflect Advances in Artificial Intelligence
A new version of the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity has been published that includes guidance on artificial intelligence (AI), navigating EU data protection laws and how to approach changes to research impact assessments.
How to Make Your Scientific Data Accessible, Discoverable and Useful
Specialists offer seven tips for effectively sharing your data.
Although Hard to Define, Narrative CVs Are Changing How We Think About Researcher Assessment
Although Hard to Define, Narrative CVs Are Changing How We Think About Researcher Assessment
Narrative academic CVs present a means to bypass aspects of a research evaluation culture that is focused on the volume and venue of publications. Drawing on work promoting this format, researchers show how these texts more often foreground the problems they are meant to address, than how the format works in practice.
Head of ERC: "Put More Money into Basic Research to Stop the Brain Drain from Eastern Europe"
Head of ERC: "Put More Money into Basic Research to Stop the Brain Drain from Eastern Europe"
The EU should double its budget for research to increase the scientific capital of the EU13 countries in the east and stop Europe from falling further behind the US and China, European Research Council (ERC) president Maria Leptin tells Science|Business after a visit to Slovenia and Croatia. The aim should be to help countries in eastern Europe to attract talent to emerging research clusters, helping to bridge the divide with the world class research systems in western Europe.
The Guardian View on Stem Cells and Embryos: Creating Life's Likeness in a Lab
Priorities in Research Portfolios: Exploring the Need For upstream Research In cardiometabolic and Mental Health
Priorities in Research Portfolios: Exploring the Need For upstream Research In cardiometabolic and Mental Health
There is a debate on shifting research away from biomedical treatments towards health promotion and well-being. This study examines if research agendas are responsive to these demands in cardiometabolic and mental health.
Lab Safety and Research Productivity Can Coexist, Study Finds
A new study shows that the publication records of research groups are not impacted following big changes in lab safety protocols.
More Carrot, Less Stick: How to Make Research Assessments Fairer
Research-assessment exercises are often misused to judge researchers or cut their funding - changes to the United Kingdom's scheme are a promising start.
Acceleration of Humanities and Social Sciences Articles in Open Access
Acceleration of Humanities and Social Sciences Articles in Open Access
Six-fold increase in OA articles by HSS researchers at participating UK institutions
Scientific Communication Failures Linked to Faster-Rising Seas
Scientists failed for decades to communicate the coming risks of rapid sea-level rise to policymakers and the public, a new study has found. That has created a climate catch-22 in which scientists …
Atoms Vs Apples: How Quantum Effects Challenge Gravity's Rules - Advanced Science News
Atoms Vs Apples: How Quantum Effects Challenge Gravity's Rules - Advanced Science News
New research reveals that quantum effects defy the universality of free fall, providing a potential experimental pathway to test quantum gravity.
Nature Index Annual Tables 2023: China Tops Natural-science Table
Nature Index Annual Tables 2023: China Tops Natural-science Table
India is another notable riser whereas Russia is among those losing ground.
Commit to the Global South
What role can science play in fostering Global North-South and South-South partnerships?
China's Quantum Leap - Made in Germany
Germany's oldest university hosts many scientists conducting groundbreaking work. Little did they know how they would become entangled in China's quantum military strategy.
United States National Science Foundation: Making the Most of the "Ethical and Societal Considerations" in the CHIPS and Science Act
Horizon Europe Can Only Flex So Far Before It Reaches Breaking Point
It’s likely the European Commission will dip into the research programme’s budget for its new sovereignty fund – and this won’t be the first time money has been diverted to other causes. Flexibility to respond to changing circumstances is important, but when is enough, enough?
Science Diplomacy from the Global South: the Case of Intergovernmental Science Organizations
Science Diplomacy from the Global South: the Case of Intergovernmental Science Organizations
This study investigates which objectives Southern actors pursue in intergovernmental science organizations (IGSOs) and under which conditions they are likely to achieve their objectives.
The Globalization of Science Diplomacy in the Early 1970s: a Historical Exploration
The Globalization of Science Diplomacy in the Early 1970s: a Historical Exploration
The early 1970s brought fundamental transitions in international scientific collaboration, many of which are still relevant today.
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