The chief of the Swiss National Science Foundation talks about the pressures on funding and having a say in EU research

Large language models are beginning to enter peer review. Yet this use creates a security problem: the manuscript being judged can also contain hidden instructions that shape the model's judgment.

The European Research Council recognises the need, but questions the approach and budget implications.

Emerging challenges are exposing limits to a system that was not designed to withstand. Peer review is at an inflection point. 

Start-ups and SMEs should set innovation priorities alongside government, says Innosuisse chief.

New government in Budapest lays out plan to revamp Hungary’s R&D system and regain access to EU grants.

A radio telescope in the UK could be at risk of closing because of proposed cuts in national science funding.

Gdańsk declaration sets out infrastructure, brain drain and grant office measures. But Ukraine is far short of R&D spending targets

The week ended on a Friday afternoon last spring with two emails from Northwestern University's Sponsored Research office telling a researcher that two of his National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants had been terminated.

Government shutdown, staff shortages have complicated effort to meet 30 September deadline to spend funds.

Cross-sectoral joint statement says planned introduction of political priorities risks missing out on future talent.

The rise of adjunctification in higher education around the world signals how universities have become less about a stable community of scholars.

UNESCO has officially launched its new Open Science Platform, an open-source resource designed to improve access to UNESCO-supported research and help countries monitor progress towards implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science.

Australia’s top universities are paying €12 million from their own pockets to access the EU research programme

Authoritarian tendencies, geopolitical conflicts, and growing concerns about research security are putting Open Science under increasing and unprecedented pressure. At the 10th Open Science Retreat, international experts and practitioners discussed how open research can remain resilient in times of such crises.

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, the National Academy of Sciences will convene scientific leaders, innovators, and emerging researchers to explore a central question: What discoveries will define the next 250 years?

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has slashed budgets for hundreds of its basic science programs for the remainder of this fiscal year.

A Competitiveness Fund governance exercise has left the Commission’s research directorate worried, internal memo shows.