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Our Research Shows How AI is Getting Better at Exams. Here's How Unis Can Respond
Our Research Shows How AI is Getting Better at Exams. Here's How Unis Can Respond
Hundreds of ‘Free’ Academic Journals Have Started Charging Fees
A study tracking diamond open-access journals has found an increase in titles switching to other publishing models - especially over the past few years.
EU science policy wonks debate prospect of stronger ties with Canada
Speculation starts around the scope of Canada’s associate member status, and how universities could help shape it
Commission proposes unlocking Hungary’s Horizon Europe funds
Brussels says Hungary’s new government has addressed rule-of-law breaches, including on corruption and conflicts of interest
Is Metascience Being Co-opted?
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?
Parliament to Discuss Moving 'Sectoral Plans’ to Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe
Parliament to Discuss Moving 'Sectoral Plans’ to Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe
Budget pragmatism prompts shift of bottom-up funding for institutions to programme area devoted to collaborative research.
EU Advised to Do More to Support Open Access
Analysis of OA policies across 35 countries finds “progress” but also “persistent fragmentation”.
Rethinking Scholarly Evaluation: Matching Rigor to Purpose
Paper Mill Studies Get Cited by Clinical Guidelines, Policy Docs and More, Analysis Finds
Paper Mill Studies Get Cited by Clinical Guidelines, Policy Docs and More, Analysis Finds
Studies produced by a suspected paper mill are frequently cited in patents, clinical guidelines and policy documents, according to a new analysis.
EU Targets Public Procurement Reform to Boost R&D Spending
Commission proposes Innovation Act and Public Procurement Act to harmonise rules and unlock funding for new technologies.
Applicants As Reviewers: a Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Risks, Benefits, and Potential of Distributed Peer Review for Grant Funding Allocations
Applicants As Reviewers: a Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Risks, Benefits, and Potential of Distributed Peer Review for Grant Funding Allocations
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.
Successful Early-career Scientists Rely on Network of Mentors
Successful Early-career Scientists Rely on Network of Mentors
Higher Education Leaders Voice Fears over Far-right State Poll Victory
Higher Education Leaders Voice Fears over Far-right State Poll Victory
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.
Science Agencies Pull 'Political Interference' Protections From Scientific Integrity Policies
Science Agencies Pull 'Political Interference' Protections From Scientific Integrity Policies
NSF and the Department of Commerce have scrubbed references to the dangers of political interference in science from official agency policy documents.
Popular Open-science Platform to Stop Hosting Data and Code Amid Funding Concerns
Popular Open-science Platform to Stop Hosting Data and Code Amid Funding Concerns
Changes to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows.
How Geopolitical Rifts Cut Scientific Collaboration
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.
Parliament Haggle over EU-wide Spending Rules Delays Vote on Horizon Europe
Parliament Haggle over EU-wide Spending Rules Delays Vote on Horizon Europe
Votes on all EU programmes are postponed until MEPs in the budgets committee agree the Performance Framework Regulation.
The World Bank is Right to Prioritize Reproducibility
A Data Leak Shut a Top Research Biobank: Lessons from the Recovery
A Data Leak Shut a Top Research Biobank: Lessons from the Recovery
China’s Fast-Track Clinical Trials are in the Spotlight after Child Deaths
China’s Fast-Track Clinical Trials are in the Spotlight after Child Deaths
Open Economics Guide: More Than 160 Open Science Tools - Now Much Easier to Explore
Open Economics Guide: More Than 160 Open Science Tools - Now Much Easier to Explore
The ZBW Open Economics Guide now features more than 160 useful Open Science tools for everyday research. The catalogue has recently undergone a major overhaul, with new filtering and sorting options making it much easier to navigate and find the right tools.
EU Must Support Research Managers in Central and Eastern Europe, Says Visegrad Fund Head
EU Must Support Research Managers in Central and Eastern Europe, Says Visegrad Fund Head
Grant support is still a developing practice in the region, a hangover from the Soviet style of funding research.
Russia Widens Targeting of European Research Centres
Moscow’s academic repression is expanding into the EU, scholars say, with researchers in Europe facing cyber-attacks and designation as “extremists”.