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Universities, Science, and Politics
The crisis of universities is not primarily due to politicization but to issues about whom universities serve and how they can serve them better against a backdrop of inequality, political polarization, and public mistrust.
Dual-use Restrictions Risk Holding Back Research, Nordic Universities Say
What Counts as Scientific Research? The EU’s Digital Omnibus Could Set the Definition
The United States Will Be Worse off for Losing International Scientists
The United States Will Be Worse off for Losing International Scientists
The US has long benefited from the scholarship of international scientists. The Trump administration's policies are forcing many to reconsider their careers here.
American Society of Naturalists. A technical report on the impacts of federal policies since January 20, 2025 on ecology, evolution and marine science
American Society of Naturalists. A technical report on the impacts of federal policies since January 20, 2025 on ecology, evolution and marine science
A technical report on the impacts of federal policies since January 20, 2025 on Ecology, evolution, and marine science: Summer 2026
Science and the Common Good: Reconceptualising the Relationship
Science is often judged by measurable outcomes, which can undermine collaboration and the common good. A view is proposed in which science helps create and sustain flourishing communities through shared practices and values.
Nations Expanding Their Research Programmes Impose Sweeping Penalties for Malpractice
White House Plan for a 'Golden Age' of Science Ignores the Structures That Made the US a Scientific Superpower
White House Plan for a 'Golden Age' of Science Ignores the Structures That Made the US a Scientific Superpower
A new White House science strategy, laid out in a report titled Science: A New Golden Age, challenges an 80-year-old model that made the US the global scientific leader.
IBM Claims its Quantum Computers Outperform Classical Ones
Has quantum advantage been achieved, and what does this mean for scientists?
The Guardian view on the Lovell telescope: budget cuts to physics are bad science and worse politics
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.
Scientists Overwhelmingly Against Rule Change That Would Give Political Appointees Say over Science Grants
Scientists Overwhelmingly Against Rule Change That Would Give Political Appointees Say over Science Grants
Hundreds of thousands of scientists, including Nobel laureates, warn that changes to the way federal grants are approved would greatly damage American science
Scientists’ Credibility Depends on Audience and Perceived Motives
Scientists’ Credibility Depends on Audience and Perceived Motives
A new study identifies five audience 'classes' based on people's perceptions of scientists’ credibility
Have People Stopped Trusting Science? The Data Tell a Surprising Story
Have People Stopped Trusting Science? The Data Tell a Surprising Story
Some say there's a global crisis of trust - but research reveals where the real problems lie.
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?
Why It's Time to Bin Recommendation Letters in Science Job Applications
Science is Rising: Finding Our Power to Protect Science and Democracy
China Surpasses US in Research Spending - the Consequences Extend Far Beyond Scientific Ranking and Clout
China Surpasses US in Research Spending - the Consequences Extend Far Beyond Scientific Ranking and Clout
Scientific innovation has been driving US economic growth for decades. Losing that edge means losing access to the technologies and brainpower that come with it.
Cutting Science Out: Trump Administration Fires National Science Board Members
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