The Open Access 2020 international initiative aims to pursue the large-scale implementation of open access. The SNSF supports this endeavour.

Nearly half of all young Canadian health researchers say they are seriously considering leaving the country because of lack of financial support, according to an informal survey that comes as the federal government is signalling more support for basic science and for young scientists.

The National Science Foundation has paused a grant scheme that keeps biological collections afloat, and scientists are mad.

Virtual hub offers career-development tools and resources.

Key panel wants to break up Commerce Department and redirect NSF and DOE research

Two new centers and four investigators selected by Paul Allen’s new funding group

Trudeau government plans big spending increases for science

Online pilot program will connect unfunded grant applications with foundations

Historic win by Google DeepMind's Go-playing program has South Korean government playing catch-up on artificial intelligence.

The Chinese government’s professed commitment to transparency and responsiveness has had a rocky start.

Three of Meral Camcı’s fellow academics are imprisoned for criticizing the government; more arrests may follow.

The Wellcome Trust publishes details of Open Access spend and analysis of whether they get what they pay for.

Transgender people are the most affected.

Other scientists also say the need to get a permit for applied ‘dual-use’ research may constrain academic freedom.

Applicable to all grant proposals received by the FWF after April 1, 2016.

China has released its first national standards governing the treatment of laboratory animals, and scientists hope the guidelines will improve both conditions for animals and China’s prospects for international research collaborations.

Apple announced today the launch of CareKit, a new open source software platform that allows people to develop their own health care apps.

Decision by US National Science Foundation could hamper research on conservation biology, climate change and invasive species.

Roscosmos will receive a 30 percent cut amid country's economic problems.

Johns Hopkins and MedImmune team up to train scientists

Survey finds that 24% of research projects get new titles, up from 10% in 2012

Female first authorship has increased since 1994 but plateaued from 2009 to 2014

This week’s budget contained the usual announcements about new research facilities. But behind the welcome news, concerns continue to mount

Old-fashioned ways of reporting new discoveries are holding back medical research. Some scientists are pushing for change

A new forum hopes to bring Africa’s scientific researchers together

Mobile health apps are becoming more capable and potentially rather useful

Inspiration from influential European academics on Open Access & what still needs to be done

Scientists and journalists share similar skills and challenges in digital storytelling, especially when it comes to researching an unfamiliar field. Current tools for searching information from the academic world in particular can be difficult and time-consuming. PubMed and Google Scholar, for example, present searches linearly—a long list of things to sift through. And if you [...]

It is now easier to obtain a clear and transparent overview of the thousands of scientific research projects funded by the SNSF. Its P3 database has been redesigned to display information interactively.

Scientists are designing cells that can manufacture drugs, food and materials and even act as diagnostic biosensors.