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.
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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.
Japan Moving Towards Horizon Europe Association
Japan is edging closer to signing off on a deal to join the EU's €93.5 billion Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, with research Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva flying to the country on 2 October to continue talks.
Jane Goodall
Pioneering scientist whose breakthrough studies of chimpanzees changed how the animals were perceived and led to greater protection.
'We Must Affirm Africa As a Co-author of Global Science'
Higher education and research have to take centre stage in shaping Africa's future - from data sovereignty to artificial intelligence and global h...
Now It's Science Fraud In…Mathematics?
Most lay people would not think that mathematics is a particularly safe place to do fraud.
What If Social Science Is a Scam?
A new book on the "signing first" scandal raises big questions about the reliability & relevance of social science research
Global Research Collaboration with Israel Sharply Down This Year
Global Research Collaboration with Israel Sharply Down This Year
Significantly fewer academics, particularly in Europe, are authoring preprints with researchers in Israel this year, a sign that academic boycotts could be starting to scientifically isolate the country.
How research support has helped create life-changing medicines
How research support has helped create life-changing medicines
A new study finds over half the drugs approved this century cite federally funded research in their patents.
Navigating ecological civilisation: Polycentric environmental governance and policy regulatory framework in China
Navigating ecological civilisation: Polycentric environmental governance and policy regulatory framework in China
Amidst global environmental and energy crises, China has institutionalized its Ecological Civilisation as a transformative governance paradigm, synergising multiple policy instruments with environmental modernization. This paper utilises Grounded Theory to systematically analyse 56 environmental policies with significant energy governance components.
Improving Impact Infrastructure: Key Predictors of Researchers' Policy Engagement Based on Behavioural Science
Improving Impact Infrastructure: Key Predictors of Researchers' Policy Engagement Based on Behavioural Science
This article presents the first behavioural science-based comprehensive diagnosis of key predictors of policy engagement using the COM-B model, which explains behaviour based on capability, opportunity, and motivation.
Swiss Funder Pauses Schemes in Initial Response to ‘Massive’ Cuts
Scheme for unconventional ideas among those hit by Swiss National Science Foundation funding loss.
What Can Europe and Its Universities Do to Halt the Erosion of Academic Freedom?
What Can Europe and Its Universities Do to Halt the Erosion of Academic Freedom?
Much has been said and written about the global decline of academic freedom in recent years. But the warning bells have now turned into emergency sirens.
Britain’s Biopharma Strategy Stalls in the Face of China’s Rise
The industry’s retreat from the UK reflects a deeper shift about how Beijing is rewriting the rules of innovation.
Amid Gaza War, Debate Intensifies: is It Wrong to Collaborate with Israeli Universities?
ChatGPT is Blind to Bad Science
A new study finds ChatGPT fails to take into account retraction notices across a wide range of research.
Why Quantum Mechanics Needs Phenomenology
The role of the conscious observer has posed a stubborn problem for quantum measurement. Phenomenology offers a solution
Ethicists Flirt with AI to Review Human Research
Large language models could help reduce backlog of study proposals, but critics are wary of entrusting ethics to machines.
Can ChatGPT help science writers?
In December 2023, the press office for Science (and the Science family of journals) decided to explore whether ChatGPT Plus had potential as a tool to help writers
Bridging the Gap Between Scientists, Policy Makers and Industry to Build the Quantum Ecosystem
Bridging the Gap Between Scientists, Policy Makers and Industry to Build the Quantum Ecosystem
Elizabeth Pasatembou and Dimitrie Cielecki discuss their experience of doing science policy engagement during their PhDs
Meet the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize Winners
The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and the 24/7 lectures.
Parliament Divided over Dual Use in Next EU Research Programme
Parliament Divided over Dual Use in Next EU Research Programme
Divisions are growing within the European Parliament over plans to let research and innovation projects with civilian and defence applications apply for funding in the next EU Framework Programme.
Single Rulebook for EU Research Funding Risks 'Death' by Inflexibility, Warns ERC President
Single Rulebook for EU Research Funding Risks 'Death' by Inflexibility, Warns ERC President
A European Commission plan to standardise administrative processes for EU research funding could spell "death," the president of the European Research Council (ERC) has warned. Maria Leptin said that different EU research bodies had different aims and so need flexibility. Standardising their contracts, for example, could put them in a straitjacket.
'Gold Standard Science' Plans Emphasize Existing Agency Efforts
Agency plans to implement Trump's "gold standard science" order explain how long-standing initiatives align with its tenets.
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