Flying Race Car Zips Across the Sky for the First Time
The world's first flying race car, the Airspeeder Mk3, has completed its maiden flight and is on track to compete in a first-of-its-kind racing series later in 2021.
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Good Practices in Mission-oriented Innovation Strategies and Their Implementation
Good Practices in Mission-oriented Innovation Strategies and Their Implementation
Modern innovation policies should target in equal measure both economic competitiveness and societal progress. They should be informed by ambitious, overarching principles-based strategies that enable us to formulate specific political goals, or missions. We also need governance structures that allow for the agile, participatory and inclusive implementation of innovation policy measures. Presenting good examples of such strategies and structures, this study examines what these examples have to offer in terms of lessons learned.
Welcome to Germany-The Country Where Most Academic Careers Expire Soon After They Start - ECHER
Welcome to Germany-The Country Where Most Academic Careers Expire Soon After They Start - ECHER
Germany's academic system is admired all over the world. It is almost entirely publicly funded, while studying at most of its higher education institutions is free of charge. However, the working conditions enjoyed by a vast majority of German academic staff do not seem to live up to the stellar reputation German science has internationally.
Professor Antonio Loprieno Takes over As Chair of SAPEA
New head of Science Advice for Policy by European Academies is the President of ALLEA, and a fellow of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences.
Study Investigates Links Between Personality and Vocal Characteristics
Everyone has at some point been charmed by the sound of a person's voice: but can we believe our ears? What can a voice really reveal about our character?
Rainforests Are Under Siege. Here's What You Should Know.
Two-thirds of the world's rainforests have been wiped out or degraded, according to a 2020 analysis.
'Communities Know Best': Climate Solutions in The South Bay Start With Listening | KQED
'Communities Know Best': Climate Solutions in The South Bay Start With Listening | KQED
Leaders in the South Bay are trying out a radical new approach to designing climate solutions.
Citizen Initiative Yields New Parliamentary Science Office for Spain
New body will foster evidence-informed decision-making and awareness programmes for the public
Responsible AI for Disaster Risk Management: Working Group Summary
English Analysis on World about Disaster Management, Protection and Human Rights and Flood; published on 28 Apr 2021 by GFDRR, University of Toronto and 2 other organizations
Navigating Open Access, Science What It Means for Early Career Members
Navigating Open Access, Science What It Means for Early Career Members
There are increased discussions around open access and open science in journals, but what do these terms really mean? Here we try to dissect its meaning for early career scientists and professionals.
European Research and Innovation Days
The annual European Research and Innovation Days bring together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and citizens to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond.
Science for Policy Podcast | SAPEA
How far should we rely on science to make political decisions? What makes a good science advisor -- or a good science advice system? What do we do when the evidence is incomplete or controversial? What happens when science advice goes wrong and how can we fix it?
The Science for Policy podcast, produced by SAPEA, explores these questions and many more in conversation with the politicians, policymakers, academics and science communicators who make science advice happen around the world.
The Black Hole: Finding Hope in the Darkest of Places
Professor Heino Falcke discusses how our discovery of the black hole feeds our hunger for looking further, for collaboration, and for hope.
Africa: How the Continent Has Integrated the Notion of Environmental Protection
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.
Evidence Snapshot Climate Change
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.
A Call for Global Oversight of Unproven Stem Cell Therapies
The promotion and marketing of unproven stem cell therapies is a global problem that needs a global solution, say experts. The authors of the paper call for the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish an advisory committee on regenerative medicine to tackle this issue and provide guidance for countries around the world.
Government and HE: The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing - HEPI
What happens if a government prioritises pecuniary returns in Higher Education?
The Boundaries of an Infinite Expanse
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?
Just Because Your Early Career Was Hell Doesn't Mean Others' Has to Be
Just Because Your Early Career Was Hell Doesn't Mean Others' Has to Be
The responsibility for better culture lies with the workplace itself. Reporting on burnout and the future of work, this article explores lasting shifts in workplace culture.
SHAPE-ID: Final Event & Toolkit Launch
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.
Electrifying Classic Cars
Starting with the classics, this unique shop is converting existing cars into all-electric road warriors.
A Time Capsule for Future Social Researchers
We ask prominent scholars to select a visual artifact of this time that will help future researchers understand the Covid-19 crisis.
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Biomedical Applications with the Appropriate Regulation of Data
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Biomedical Applications with the Appropriate Regulation of Data
The risks associated with poor medical database management are ever heightened in today's global pandemic, as the world struggles with control over COVID-19.
Toward a Sustainable Model of Scientific Publishing
We need a sustainable model of scientific publishing that is beneficial to scientists, universities, and the public.
Open Science in Spain: Towards a Coordinated Strategy
Spain needs to set out a wider and clear OS strategy and take decisive, coordinated actions that build upon and improve existing structures to bring itself back to the forefront of OS.
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