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Swiss Students Drive Rocket Research Forward

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.

Indian knowledge
To distance its science education systems from centurieslong British colonialism, India is leaning into its history and traditions—but at what cost?
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.
Calls for More Risk-taking and Impact in German Academia
Two leading figures in German research see it as stuck in a ‘deep slump’. But more money is not necessarily the answer.
How PhD Students and Other Academics Are Fighting the Mental-health Crisis in Science
How PhD Students and Other Academics Are Fighting the Mental-health Crisis in Science

EU Commission Blames Low R&D Investment for Economic Stagnation
Make EU Research and Innovation a "Collective Priority", Draghi Says
The EU must make research and innovation a "collective priority", Mario Draghi said on Friday as he outlined some of the key points from his highly anticipated report on EU competitiveness, set to be submitted to the Commission next month.
Cyberattacks Are Hitting Research Institutions With Devastating Effects

Tiny Number of ‘Supersharers’ Spread the Vast Majority of Fake News
Tiny Number of ‘Supersharers’ Spread the Vast Majority of Fake News
Less than 1% of Twitter users posted 80% of misinformation about the 2020 U.S. presidential election
Nature's Message to South Africa's Next Government: Talk to Your Researchers
Nature's Message to South Africa's Next Government: Talk to Your Researchers

Guidelines for the Use of AI in Science
Artificial intelligence (AI) generates texts, videos and images that can hardly be distinguished from those of humans. Scientists are also increasingly being assisted by AI. Now, an international working group has developed principles for using AI in research to ensure trust in science.

Being Neurodivergent in Academia: How We Stepped Up to Support Others
A Fond Farewell to the Anthropocene
In February 2024, an international scientific committee voted against creating a new geologic time period called the Anthropocene - a rejection that is both a setback for an ambitious environmental agenda and an opportunity to reflect and learn.

Striving to Connect
Health officials are raising alarms about loneliness and isolation. Can researchers identify what helps?
Poland Supports Funding of Dual Use Technologies in EU's Next Research Programme
Poland Supports Funding of Dual Use Technologies in EU's Next Research Programme
"This Isn't How Good Scientific Debate Happens": Academics on Culture of Fear in Gender Medicine Research
"This Isn't How Good Scientific Debate Happens": Academics on Culture of Fear in Gender Medicine Research
Review found professionals in the field are scared to discuss views amid risk of reputational damage and online abuse
