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Randomisation Can Resolve the Uncertainty at the Heart of Peer Review
Randomisation Can Resolve the Uncertainty at the Heart of Peer Review
Embracing uncertainty could improve peer review processes.
Unearthing 'hidden' Science Would Help to Tackle the World's Biggest Problems
The Value of REF Beyond Academia - From Research to Development Impact
The Research Excellence Framework is primarily a mechanism for assessing the quality of research and allocating research funding. However, REF outputs and in particularly impact case studies hold value for many actors outside of higher education institutions.
Ig Nobel Prize Goes to Team Who Found Mammals Can Breathe Through Anuses
Academics Say Flying to Meetings Harms the Climate - but They Carry on
EU Launches €380m Partnership on Rare Diseases
Initiative will coordinate research to “deliver significant health benefits”
A Day in the Life of the World's Fastest Supercomputer
Publishing Nightmare: A Researcher's Quest to Keep His Own Work from Being Plagiarized
Publishing Nightmare: A Researcher's Quest to Keep His Own Work from Being Plagiarized
Brussels Rumour Mill Churns the Scenarios for Next Research Commissioner
Indian knowledge
To distance its science education systems from centurieslong British colonialism, India is leaning into its history and traditions—but at what cost?
The Rise of AI in the Global South and the Need for Inclusion
How Sub-Saharan Africa Can Achieve the SDGs by 2100
Nudge Theory Is Making Inroads in Health Care, With Mixed Results
Nudge Theory Is Making Inroads in Health Care, With Mixed Results
More Studies Won't Solve the Masking Debate
Policymakers should communicate how science informs their values and priorities in weighing policy trade-offs.
Can Better Biotech Finally Replace Lab Animals?
Replacing research animals with tools that better mimic human biology could improve medicine.
How Journalists Can Help Scientists Earn the Public's Trust
Journalists can help scientists earn the public’s trust by pointing out when scientists are being responsive to alternative hypotheses and the public’s values.
Japan Moves to Halt Long-term Postgraduate Decline by Tripling Number of PhD Graduates
New Survey Unveils Hidden Costs of EU-Hungary Tussle over Research Funding
New Survey Unveils Hidden Costs of EU-Hungary Tussle over Research Funding
A new report by the Hungarian Young Academy shows around 40% of early career researchers have experienced some form of negative consequence of the EU funding ban.
Inside China's Race to Lead the World in Nuclear Fusion
How Far Can We Assess the Societal Impact of Open Science?
Drawing on a review of the published research into the societal impact of open science, Nicki Lisa Cole and colleagues find considerable evidence for the benefits of citizen science, but a much thinner evidence base for the impact of other aspects of open science. Their findings suggest that there is a greater need to consider how these impacts are monitored, and an opportunity to address open science as an inclusive practice, rather than simply a method of opening scientific outputs.
Chinese Export Rules Make Collaboration Riskier, Researchers Warned
Germany Mulls New Research Security Organisation
After meeting with counterparts in Washington DC, the US’s new SECURE Centre could be a model for Germany to follow.
