Building Climate-resilient African Cities - Experts Outline What is Needed
Window of opportunity to secure liveable, equitable, and sustainable futures in the face of climate change is closing fast, more so for Africa
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Drawing Inspiration from Science
More than 10,000 visual works for academic papers across assorted fields over the past four years have made their way to the world's top academic journals.
Indigenous Studies Researcher Advises the United Nations on Inequalities in Food Security and Nutrition
Indigenous Studies Researcher Advises the United Nations on Inequalities in Food Security and Nutrition
Half of Surveyed Infrastructures Helping Ukrainian Researchers
European research infrastructures say they have hosted researchers and worked on joint projects
Open Educational Resources: Open Economics Guide Now Covers More Topics
Open Educational Resources: Open Economics Guide Now Covers More Topics
Unis, Scientists Unite for First Time on Need for Research Misconduct Body
Unis, Scientists Unite for First Time on Need for Research Misconduct Body
Australia's scientists and universities have for the first time united in a call to the government to establish an independent research misconduct body to protect taxpayers' dollars from fraudulent or dodgy science.
Social-Behavioral Findings Can Be Highly Replicable, Six-Year Study by Four Labs Suggests
Social-Behavioral Findings Can Be Highly Replicable, Six-Year Study by Four Labs Suggests
Four coordinated laboratories discovered and replicated 16 novel findings with ostensibly gold standard best practices.
Protect the ‘Right to Science’ for People and the Planet
Opinion: Upholding human rights can ensure that environmental policy is driven by facts and evidence, not denialism, greed and profit.
China is Blooming and Flourishing with Science and Technology
Share:Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on X (Twitter)Share on TelegramShare on RedditShare on Email[Presented in the seminar on the "Significance of India China Relations in the Present National and Global Context" at the National conference of India China Friendship Association conducted on October 14-15,2023, Hyderabad] India and China bloomed with rich ancient civilizations. Both countries-epicentres […]
Advancing Science and Freedom During Wartime
The success of Kyiv's first international astrobiology scientific conference has affirmed the enormous scientific potential and future for Ukraine's space sciences.
Comedy As a Tool to Demystify Science
If scientists want people to take science seriously, comedy may be the key.
Scale of Attacks on Universities 'Mandates More Protection'
Scholars at Risk warns that attacks on higher education are eroding academic freedom globally
Podcast - Sustaining Science for the Future of Ukraine
Vaughan Turekian, the director of the Policy and Global Affairs Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the US, discusses efforts to support Ukrainian scientists and why such efforts are important for the future of Ukraine.
I Couldn’t Move For A Postdoc. Fellowship Reviewers Shouldn’t Have Penalized Me For It
I Couldn’t Move For A Postdoc. Fellowship Reviewers Shouldn’t Have Penalized Me For It
I wasn’t surprised to learn I hadn’t been selected for a prestigious postdoc fellowship. I had applied mostly hoping for feedback that would improve my application the following year. But comments from two reviewers made me rethink my plan to apply again—and even whether to continue in academia.
Podcast: Gendergap - Was Sind Gründe, Warum Frauen die Wissenschaft Verlassen
Podcast: Gendergap - Was Sind Gründe, Warum Frauen die Wissenschaft Verlassen
Why China is Turning to Sci-tech in New Action Plan to Boost Belt and Road
China's president unveils a vision for the infrastructure strategy that could help other countries overcome Western restrictions. The Action plan includes harnessing markets and talent of participating countries to power scientific and technological advancement.
An Age of Disentangled Research?
Understanding the nuances of international scientific collaboration between China and the rest of the world offers insights into the future of global science.
Recommendations for policy makers on net-zero action
Align commitments with the assumptions and criteria of the science based 1.5°C scenarios
Modern Government and Science Advice
Governments need to understand science. This is obvious when thinking about defense and security, health, or the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, but it is true for all areas of government activity.
The Global Science Partnership: A toolkit for including policymaking for climate change
The Global Science Partnership: A toolkit for including policymaking for climate change
The toolkit walks through six steps to achieve more effective and inclusive climate policymaking, based on learnings from citizen engagement and science research pilots worldwide.
Using the GSDR to Guide a Credible and Effective Second Half of the 2030 Agenda
Using the GSDR to Guide a Credible and Effective Second Half of the 2030 Agenda
The 2023 Global Sustainable Development report sets the stage for transformative action in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Can world leaders translate these insights into concrete actions?
Editorial: Proudly Nonprofit
It is vital that scientists engage in discussions about open access because publishing is rapidly changing, and at the moment, there are no certain outcomes in the long run.
Truly Open Science Needs Knowledge Synthesis
Truly open science requires that the public is not only able to access the products of research, but the knowledge embedded within.
The Leiden Ranking Goes Beyond Ranking
Today the CWTS Leiden Ranking and the INORMS More Than Our Rank initiative announce a new partnership, aimed at highlighting the accomplishments of universities beyond what is captured in university rankings.
Podcast: Open Science - Moving From Possible to Expected to Required
A decade ago, University of Virginia psychology professor Brian Nosek cofounded an unusual nonprofit, the Center for Open Science. It’s been a cheerleader, enabler, and nagger to convince scientists that making their methods, data, and papers available to others makes for better science.
Researching the Future: Scenarios to Explore the Future of Human Genome Editing
Researching the Future: Scenarios to Explore the Future of Human Genome Editing
Forward-looking, democratically oriented governance is needed to ensure that human genome editing serves rather than undercuts public values.
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