Additional funding will cover biodiversity and “bridging” grants to next EU research programme amid plummeting success rates

Although supportive of dual-use research in Horizon Europe, Nordic universities say more detail is needed on definitions

The National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSL, CAS) and PLOS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the Open for Science 10 (OS10) programme.

The Swiss government has provided just under CHF2 million in funding for research into the provenance of cultural artefacts from colonial and archaeological contexts, as well as from the field of Nazi-looted art.

Current assessment systems rely heavily on bibliometric indicators such as publication counts, co-authorship, and citation metrics, which do not reliably reflect research quality or scientific rigor.

Intended to help with biosecurity, it works with a popular AI protein design tool.

A study tracking diamond open-access journals has found an increase in titles switching to other publishing models - especially over the past few years.

Speculation starts around the scope of Canada’s associate member status, and how universities could help shape it

Brussels says Hungary’s new government has addressed rule-of-law breaches, including on corruption and conflicts of interest

Academia is dysfunctional, says the White House, and needs radical solutions. But is the research reform agenda being used to defund universities, or moving too fast?

Budget pragmatism prompts shift of bottom-up funding for institutions to programme area devoted to collaborative research.

Analysis of OA policies across 35 countries finds “progress” but also “persistent fragmentation”.

Studies produced by a suspected paper mill are frequently cited in patents, clinical guidelines and policy documents, according to a new analysis.  

The major funder of basic science has not said how its new initiatives will be funded, but staff worry that streamlined approach will further squeeze cash for core sciences.

Commission proposes Innovation Act and Public Procurement Act to harmonise rules and unlock funding for new technologies.

Background Peer review-based funding evaluation systems are under increasing pressure. To help alleviate this, innovative approaches like Distributed Peer Review (DPR) are being explored.

Alarmed by the victory of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in an east German state government election, major higher education organisations have made urgent pleas to uphold academic freedom.

NSF and the Department of Commerce have scrubbed references to the dangers of political interference in science from official agency policy documents.

Changes to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows.

A new study finally puts a number on the extent to which spats hurt research ties. But the bigger story may be the resilience of global science.

Votes on all EU programmes are postponed until MEPs in the budgets committee agree the Performance Framework Regulation.

Inflation has had most impact on personnel, forcing some ERC grantees to halve their teams from one project to another.