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Establish an 'ERC for Labs', Says Economics Nobel Prize Winner

Establish an 'ERC for Labs', Says Economics Nobel Prize Winner

The EU should establish a European Research Council (ERC) equivalent to give long-term support to research labs, one of the winners of this year's Nobel Prize for economics has argued.French economist Philippe Aghion was awarded the prize on October 13 for his work that argues economic growth relies on "creative destruction", with new more innovative firms pushing out old ones.

Who Deserves the Next Nobel? AI, Genius and Serendipity in Science

Who Deserves the Next Nobel? AI, Genius and Serendipity in Science

AI is increasingly becoming a part of Nobel winning science, how is this reshaping serendipity and what it means to make a scientific breakthrough?

As Open As Necessary?: Research Security, Academic Freedom and the Geopolitics of Science

As Open As Necessary?: Research Security, Academic Freedom and the Geopolitics of Science

Vetting researchers, screening funding, and restricting dual-use fields show how science has moved to the heart of national security concerns. Within the EU, "research security" has become central to the strategic autonomy agenda, aiming to protect research from espionage, IP theft, and undue foreign influence. Yet securitising science also risks expanding political control and subordinating research to security and market logics. As such, Article 13 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights must be interpreted to protect academic freedom not only from direct state interference, but also from this subtler colonisation by political and economic systems.

Pupils Struggle to Tell if AI Content is True, Report Says

Pupils Struggle to Tell if AI Content is True, Report Says

Half of teenagers find it hard to tell when AI results are inaccurate, a study by Oxford University Press has found

Whiplash at CDC as hundreds of employees are terminated, then reinstated

Whiplash at CDC as hundreds of employees are terminated, then reinstated

Agency’s prestigious training programs among those spared, while other key offices are scrapped.

Open Access Days 2025: Goal Achieved - or How Can It (Ever) Be Accomplished?

Open Access Days 2025: Goal Achieved - or How Can It (Ever) Be Accomplished?

What does Open Access promise and what does it cost? How can the crucial importance of open infrastructures be embedded as a collective core task? What could a new concept for financing Diamond Open Access look like? At the Open Access Days 2025, these and other questions were answered in lectures and workshops.

Federal science on pause amid shutdown: Trump makes offer to nine universities

Federal science on pause amid shutdown: Trump makes offer to nine universities

Trump offers funding advantage deal to small group of universities. Some universities have already pushed back.

MIT Rejects Federal Funding Deal with Trump Administration

MIT Rejects Federal Funding Deal with Trump Administration

The deal would see universities cap foreign admissions, restrict protests and adopt a binary definition of gender.

Three Years After the Launch of ChatGPT, Do We Know Where This Is Heading?

Three Years After the Launch of ChatGPT, Do We Know Where This Is Heading?

Nearly three years after ChatGPT's debut, generative AI continues to reshape scholarly publishing. While workflows are becoming more efficient, the long-term impact on research creation and evaluation remains uncertain.

Scientists Urged to Demand Independent Governance in Horizon Europe

Scientists Urged to Demand Independent Governance in Horizon Europe

The chair of an expert group charged with advising the European Commission on the next Framework Programme for research and innovation has called for a campaign of "scientific activism" to implement independent governance models across the programme.

Science Agencies Shuttered in Government Shutdown

Science Agencies Shuttered in Government Shutdown

This U.S. federal government shut down may be different, and far more devastating, for the federal workers, including scientists, who live and work across the nation.

Is the Nobel Prize Still Relevant Today?

Is the Nobel Prize Still Relevant Today?

The Nobel Prize is considered the "Mount Everest of science." But it faces criticism over how winners are chosen, and may give a warped idea of scientific progress.

Research Ministers Confident of Role in Horizon Europe Negotiations

Research Ministers Confident of Role in Horizon Europe Negotiations

EU research ministers do not expect to have a reduced role during negotiations on the future Horizon Europe programme, despite Council plans to assign parts of it to finance ministers via the ad hoc working party on the next multiannual EU budget.