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Academic Sector Makes Moves to Going Green
Europe's universities and research organisations are going green, with some bidding to be at the forefront of Europe's 2050 net zero ambition.
Are COVID Surges Becoming More Predictable? New Omicron Variants Offer a Hint
Omicron relatives called BA.4 and BA.5 are behind a fresh wave of COVID-19 in South Africa, and could be signs of a more predictable future for SARS-CoV-2.
The $93-billion Plan to Put Astronauts Back on the Moon
The world's most powerful rocket will make a trip around the Moon in 2022 - a step towards landing people there in 2025, and part of the US Artemis programme.
EU Start-ups in Limbo As Commission Dithers over European Innovation Council Equity Fund
EU Start-ups in Limbo As Commission Dithers over European Innovation Council Equity Fund
The European Innovation Council's (EIC) Accelerator funding for start-ups continues to be held up as the Commission's directorates fight over how to manage the new equity fund. The delays are affecting companies selected to receive 'blended finance' - a mix of grant and equity funding - following the June cut-off date last year, the first under Horizon Europe. But the impact may soon be felt by those next in line, which were selected for funding following the October cut-off.
Half of Covid-Hospitalised Still Symptomatic Two Years On, Study Finds
Research on Wuhan patients reveals effects of long Covid, with 11% still not having returned to work.
EU Launches Ukrainian Research Aid Scheme As It Boosts Horizon Europe Budget
EU Launches Ukrainian Research Aid Scheme As It Boosts Horizon Europe Budget
The European Commission officially launched a €25 million direct aid package of Marie Skłodowska-Curie grants for researchers from Ukraine, as it announced a €562 million increase for the Horizon Europe budget in 2022.
Is Infrastructure Consolidation the Next Step? CCC Acquires Ringgold
Is Infrastructure Consolidation the Next Step? CCC Acquires Ringgold
In the light of CCCs acquisition of Ringgold last week, three Chefs, Phill Jones, Roger Schonfeld, and Todd Carpenter reflect on the motivations for the move and its implications for PIDs and organisational identifiers.
Revealed: the 'carbon Bombs' Set to Trigger Catastrophic Climate Breakdown
Exclusive: Oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burns
Ukraine: Holding Lectures While the Bombs Fall
With the Russian army marching on his home city, a Ukrainian scholar must decide how to respond.
You Don't Have to Quit Meat to Save the Planet-Just Eat Less
If everyone ate just 20 percent less beef, deforestation rates by 2050 could be half as bad.
Federal Council Adopts Measures on Horizon Europe and Strengthens International Space Cooperation
Federal Council Adopts Measures on Horizon Europe and Strengthens International Space Cooperation
Switzerland is currently considered a non-associated third country in Horizon Europe, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. On 4 May 2022, the Federal Council adopted extensive measures to bridge the gap arising from this situation.
To Make AI Fair, Here's What We Must Learn to Do
Developers of artificial intelligence must learn to collaborate with social scientists and the people affected by its applications.
US Plans Campaign to Attract Russian Scientists, Engineers to America
The Biden Administration is planning a campaign to attract Russian scientists and engineers to the US, in an effort to further weaken Russia's science and technology base. It also plans to help Russian physicists at the CERN nuclear lab continue working there, rather than return home when their normal visas expire, if they wish.
Climate Change: Don't Let Doom Win, Project Tells Worriers
The BBC gets an exclusive look at a new project to help students deal with rising climate anxiety.
Eight Ways Universities Can Make Career Assessment More Equitable
New measures to reward scholars in the Netherlands could widen gender inequality if they are not designed and implemented correctly, warn four academics.
We Don't Necessarily Need a Scientist at the Head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
We Don't Necessarily Need a Scientist at the Head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
The OSTP is without a leader in the wake of a scandal. It's time for the White House to think about getting a new kind of director.
Canada Announces New Innovation Agency - and It's Not Modelled on DARPA
The unit will instead mimic Finnish and Israeli agencies. But some researchers worry Canada might be too big and regionalized for the scheme to succeed.
Refereed Preprints Recognized As Eligibility Criterion for EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships - Features - EMBO
Refereed Preprints Recognized As Eligibility Criterion for EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships - Features - EMBO
EMBO will accept first author refereed preprints in applications for postdoctoral fellowships in a four-month trial.
Crossref: Come and Get Your Grant Metadata!
Crossref: Come and Get Your Grant Metadata!
Metadata for the (currently 26,000) grants that have been registered by our funder members is now available via the REST API. This is quite a milestone in our program to include funding in Crossref infrastructure and a step forward in our mission to connect all.the.things. This post gives you all the queries you might need to satisfy your curiosity and start to see what's possible with deeper analysis. So have the look and see what useful things you can discover.
UK-Based Researchers Win Big in Latest ERC Awards - but May Have to Relocate to Keep Their Grants
UK-Based Researchers Win Big in Latest ERC Awards - but May Have to Relocate to Keep Their Grants
UK-based researchers have been awarded 45 grants in the European Research Council's (ERC) latest funding round for experienced researchers, but in the absence of UK association to Horizon Europe, it is on the condition they move to institutions in the EU.
EU Charges Too Much for Too Little IP Protection, Auditors Say
The European Court of Auditors criticised the EU for "shortcomings" in its system to protect industrial designs, trademarks, and unique agricultural products - and, the auditors added, appears to charge too much for the service.
Open Access in 2020: Up by 8 Percentage Points
SNSF-funded research produced a total of 13,938 publications in 2020, 63% of which are freely accessible. Upgrades in monitoring capabilities make the positive trend towards more Open Access (OA) more readily visible.
In a city full of adjunct faculty members, many struggle to get by
Adjuncts across the region are protesting what they say are unfair working conditions