Academics ‘See Research Security as Bureaucratic’, UK Survey Finds
Academics ‘See Research Security as Bureaucratic’, UK Survey Finds
Government report shows “challenges with academic engagement”.
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Small research ecosystems in large international public policies: Tracing an infrastructurally mediated pathway from CroRIS to Overton
Small research ecosystems in large international public policies: Tracing an infrastructurally mediated pathway from CroRIS to Overton
Policy document citations are increasingly used to evidence the societal impact of research, yet we know little about how such indicators operate in small research systems
Engagement with the scientific community can have a stimulating effect on Swiss diplomacy
Engagement with the scientific community can have a stimulating effect on Swiss diplomacy
This interview with Ambassador Philipp Stalder explains why Switzerland is trying to strengthen science-diplomacy links with African partners. It highlights existing Swiss-African research collaborations, and frames research cooperation as a way to build long-term trust and support foreign-policy objectives.
How Can Citizen Science Reduce Psychological Distance to Science? Insights from Three Projects in Contested Environmental Contexts
How Can Citizen Science Reduce Psychological Distance to Science? Insights from Three Projects in Contested Environmental Contexts
This article argues that science communication is not just dissemination but part of participatory knowledge production, especially when science is socially contested and policy-relevant.
Co-constructing the ERC Proposal: Grant Writing Support Professionals, Domains of Expertise and Value Conflicts
Co-constructing the ERC Proposal: Grant Writing Support Professionals, Domains of Expertise and Value Conflicts
Professional grant-writing advisers help researchers construct ERC proposals—and thereby influence what institutions present as competitive science, affecting efforst to change research culture.
Artificial intelligence in academic practices and policy discourses across ‘Big 5’ publishers
Artificial intelligence in academic practices and policy discourses across ‘Big 5’ publishers
Absorbing Science Brief into Business Department ‘Makes Sense’
Absorbing Science Brief into Business Department ‘Makes Sense’
In the UK, Andy Burnham’s decision to absorb the science brief into an expanded business department could strengthen links between research and the government’s industrial strategy.
German Research Funder Issues Warning over Threats to Academic Freedom
German Research Funder Issues Warning over Threats to Academic Freedom
External influences - such as politics, funding and the media - are increasingly putting the autonomy of research under pressure.
Science Department Abolished As UK's New Prime Minister Andy Burnham Appoints First Cabinet
Science Department Abolished As UK's New Prime Minister Andy Burnham Appoints First Cabinet
One of Andy Burnham’s first acts as new UK prime minister has been to abolish the government’s dedicated science department. Responsibility for the science and innovation portfolio now lies with the business department.
Changes in Funding Could Tank Quality of Ocean Heat Content Data
Changes in Funding Could Tank Quality of Ocean Heat Content Data
An uncertain funding landscape threatens the longevity of an ocean observation system critical to projecting tropical storms, sea level rise, and more.
Editorial and Peer Review Dynamics at Elite General Science Journals
Editorial and Peer Review Dynamics at Elite General Science Journals
Analyzing evaluation dynamics across the editorial review and peer review stages, this study finds strong selective effects associated with higher institutional prestige, larger team size, and certain topics and countries.
APS Comment on Office of Management and Budget Proposed Rule for Federal Financial Assistance
APS Comment on Office of Management and Budget Proposed Rule for Federal Financial Assistance
The American Physical Society (APS) provides public comments regarding the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) proposed guidance, and expresses its unequivocal opposition to this proposed rule change.
Science as Europe’s Fifth Fundamental Freedom: Joint Statement by the Leopoldina, the ERC and Four European Academies
Science as Europe’s Fifth Fundamental Freedom: Joint Statement by the Leopoldina, the ERC and Four European Academies
Europe can only deliver on its ambitions with research and innovation, proposes, among other things, establishing the free movement of knowledge as a fifth European freedom, alongside the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital.
Science, Interrupted: The Lasting Impact of Terminated Grants
The week ended on a Friday afternoon last spring with two emails from Northwestern University's Sponsored Research office telling a researcher that two of his National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants had been terminated.
EU Urged to Keep MSCA’s Researcher-Driven Model
Cross-sectoral joint statement says planned introduction of political priorities risks missing out on future talent.
A Year In, the Trump Administration is Exercising "Gold Standard" Suppression of Science
Addressing Power Concentration: What to Do About the Office of Management and Budget?
Multidisciplinary Teams Seek Ways to Mitigate Existential Threats
Nuclear winter, climate change, bioterrorism, AI. Those and other threats are growing in potential impact. What can we do?
Horizon Europe Package 2028–2034: Research for Fundamentals and Innovation
“Horizon Europe” is the framework programme through which the European Union (EU) has been advancing research and innovation since 2021. It expires in 2027, and negotiations on the successor package are in full swing. Professor Dr Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council (ERC), and Professor Dietmar Harhoff, PhD, are closely involved in this process — and are among those preparing the joint ERC and Leopoldina conference “Towards the European Fifth Freedom and Global Competition: Voices from Science” on 29 June.
Open Science Retreat Insights: Can Open Science Survive Authoritarianism and Geopolitical Tension?
Open Science Retreat Insights: Can Open Science Survive Authoritarianism and Geopolitical Tension?
Authoritarian tendencies, geopolitical conflicts, and growing concerns about research security are putting Open Science under increasing and unprecedented pressure. At the 10th Open Science Retreat, international experts and practitioners discussed how open research can remain resilient in times of such crises.
Symposium - Revolutions in Science: Discovery, Imagination, and the Future
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, the National Academy of Sciences will convene scientific leaders, innovators, and emerging researchers to explore a central question: What discoveries will define the next 250 years?
European Academies Renew Call to Support Ukrainian Research
Federation urges international efforts to support rebuilding “globally integrated” system “as cornerstone of national recovery”.
White House Proposes Sweeping Changes to Grantmaking Process
A new rule would give political appointees approval power over scientific grants, reduce support for international collaboration, limit funding for publication fees, and make other alterations to the funding review process.
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