Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, discusses Washington’s newly tough consensus on China.

Synthesizing research on which policies are most effective is a key priority in climate science, advocates say.

Generated by plagiarism disguisers, these red flags can point to deeper problems with a paper

On 1 January this year, the UK became an associated country to Horizon Europe, the EU’s flagship research scheme, and to the EU’s Earth observation programme Copernicus. Linda Hantrais and Anouska Nithyanandan consider the broader implications of association for the social and human sciences and review the preparations that UK social scientists should be making to re-establish their international reputation for research excellence post-Brexit.

UKRI asks how research itself could be improved.

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has issued a stinging report criticising the European Commission's AI strategy, finding that the EU underspent on AI by €600 million because of a delay in 2021 starting Horizon Europe.

Legal framework conditions at European level "are not sufficient to deal with infringements of academic freedom”, according to a speaker at a key public debate on the issue.  

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.

German government spells out its priorities for next research Framework Programme, in paper delivered today to Brussels.

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.

Health officials are raising alarms about loneliness and isolation. Can researchers identify what helps?

For research funders seeking to minimize bias in their selection process, removing applicants’ institutional affiliations from their submissions could help address a common disparity: disproportionate funding going to those at the most prestigious places. 

University staff are to vote on possible strike action over what a union has called "scandalous" cuts. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) said university management had launched "a wholesale attack on staff and students".