Imagine if nonprofit leaders, philanthropists, and policy makers no longer had to guess what works but could predict success with scientific certainty. Enter the field of impact science.

Scientific research and its impact are closely linked with the promotion and protection of Human rights. It is imperative to act upon the unequal access to scientific benefits and to guarantee full access to scientific literature and knowledge for all.

The QuantERA programme is designed to accelerate the development of quantum technologies (QT) in Europe, amid global competition. A member of the QuantERA Strategic Advisory Board - a scientific body with a broad range of perspectives in the QT field  - has just been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Prof. Alain Aspect, along with Prof. John. F. Cluster and Prof. Anton Zelilinger received the prize "for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science".

US voters are expected to go to the polls in record numbers on November 8, driven by concerns about inflation, the economy and abortion rights. Layered on top of that are low approval ratings for President Joe Biden and ongoing polarisation among voters and politicians stirred by former President Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him.

The dedicated Safety Policy spans all areas of occupational health and safety, including environmental protection and the safe operation of CERN's facilities. Continuous exchanges with similar research infrastructures on best practices and techniques ensure that we maintain the highest standards. 

After setting sail nearly ten years ago, Europe's billion-euro flagship programmes have encountered many a stormy sea. But while one programme dedicated to graphene remains very much afloat, another - focused on the human brain - is foundering.

Science fiction movies love time travel - but there's little hope of it soon becoming science fact. We take a look at why it continues to fascinate us.

This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Adam Shore, Director of the School of Business and Management at Liverpool John Moores University, Chair of the Chartered Association of Business Schools' Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Committee, and Board Director of the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE). This blog is the sixth in our series on leadership […]

eLife is changing its editorial process to emphasize public reviews and assessments of preprints by eliminating accept/reject decisions after peer review.

If intelligence analysis is to improve, we must learn from our new understanding of cognitive bias.

It is often taken as a given that higher education shapes the politics of students. However, drawing on evidence from the British Election Study, Tom Fryer finds students' political attitudes do not change radically during their studies. 

The UK's Chief Scientific Advisor says every government department needs to take science into consideration and invest more in R&D.

Researchers fear further cuts to funding and a lack of action on climate.

New Prime Minister Liz Truss has yet to appoint someone to oversee research, and her economic policy has sparked a currency crisis.

The European Union's Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe, will soon start its third year but UK participation remains uncertain.

Nature examines its history in order to acknowledge it - and learn from it.

Brazilians will choose their new president on 2 October and Jair Bolsonaro is running for a second term. Critics say he has damaged the country's science, people's well-being and its threatened ecosystems.

Times have changed, and the conditions that fostered the rise of liberal arts and sciences programs after the start of the Bologna reforms no longer obtain. This raises the question of how the liberal arts and sciences movement will continue in the near future. Can it still have any relevance in a changing context?

To make the best ethical decisions, we must show society how science really works.

The OSTP Nelson Memo has caused quite a stir in scholarly communication circles. How will academia handle the zero embargo?

Leader of Russia's largest chipmaker elected president after incumbent's sudden withdrawal.

The Kindness in Education Awards aims to celebrate, inspire and encourage projects related to kindness and compassion in schools, colleges and universities.

The ERC funds curiosity-driven research without predetermined thematic priorities. Even so, ERC grantees often tackle global challenges in their research, offering innovative and sustainable solutions. With the intention to map the breadth and diversity of the research it supports, the ERC analysed the content of the projects funded under the Horizon 2020 framework programme for research and innovation. The analysis gives a comprehensive picture of ERC frontier research across scientific fields, including interdisciplinary crossovers and collaborations.

Climate tipping points are conditions beyond which changes in a part of the climate system become self-perpetuating. These changes may lead to abrupt, irreversible, and dangerous impacts with serious implications for humanity.

Populist slogans won't cut it: the new UK government has nothing to lose and everything to gain by working constructively with scientists and universities.

Liz Truss may not honor promises by outgoing leader Boris Johnson to make the United Kingdom a "science superpower".

Scientists can take practical steps to prevent or pre-empt problems on social media.

Dame Kate Bingham aghast at civil service database changes that 'will deter' volunteers from signing up