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An Industry in Flux: The Science, Policies and Business of Cannabis
At the intersection of academia, industry, and the old underground culture of cannabis are people like Samuel Haiden, a botany graduate student at the University of Connecticut who spent 10

Ukrainian Government Calls on Science Diaspora to Help Strengthen Ties with the West
Scientists Call For Global Plastics Treaty As Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts - Health Policy Watch
Scientists Call For Global Plastics Treaty As Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts - Health Policy Watch
A new study has found that human health is in grave danger because of plastics across their entire lifecycle.

Raising the Visibility of Latin American Science
Latin American scientists and journals are strengthening research, evaluation, publication, and communication systems to help redefine ideas of professional success that have largely been determined by the Global North.

Shifting Geopolitics Prompts Germany to Offer Researchers Extra Help on International Collaboration
Shifting Geopolitics Prompts Germany to Offer Researchers Extra Help on International Collaboration
In 2019 the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) set up a new service, the Competence Centre for International Academic Cooperation (KIWi). It's been hugely popular, and the DAAD believes it's time to give it a boost.
China Rolls Out ‘Radical’ Change to its Research Enterprise
Facing tighter restrictions on access to key technologies and an increasingly competitive global scientific landscape, China has launched a major shake-up of its research organizations in pursuit of “self-reliance” in science and technology.
How Japanese Science is Trying to Reassert Its Research Strength
Successes in life sciences and international collaboration could be key to boosting the country's high-quality output.

Britain's Think Tanks Are Getting into Tech
A raft of think tanks have hired dedicated science and technology experts in the last year.

Nobel Scientist Says 'UK Research is in Jeopardy'
A new assessment of Britain's research capability concludes it has "serious and longstanding problems".

Will the World Ever See Another IPCC-style Body?
Many have sought to copy the IPCC. A new book explains why the panel's all-encompassing scientific assessments are hard to replicate.

Top Three Findings from the Latest UCS Survey of Federal Scientists
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently conducted a survey of federal scientists to ask about the state of science, and the results are in. This is our tenth version of the survey since 2004 and, to our surprise and delight, while challenges remain, the widespread consensus is that scientists in the federal government feel more positive about their workplaces now than they have at any other time we have administered the survey.

Golden Goose (RadioLab podcast)
Podcast: After years of being publicly shamed for “fleecing” the taxpayers with their frivolous and obscure studies, scientists decided to hit back with … an awards show?! This episode, we gate-crash the Grammys of government-funded research, a.k.a. the Golden Goose Awards.
Leaked: EU Member States Set out to Reform Scientific Publishing
EU countries want to ensure the scientific publishing industry is fair and sustainable as it moves towards open access models, according to the first draft of council conclusions seen by Science|Business.
Will UK Science's 'lost' £1.6 Billion Ever Come Back?
Negotiations on Horizon Europe dragged on - and UK-based researchers came up short.

Data Hint at Russia's Shifting Science Collaborations After Year of War
Nature analysis suggests that Russia is increasing partnerships with China and India.

Hyperauthorship: the Publishing Challenges for 'Big Team' Science
Studies involving hundreds, even thousands, of scientists are on the rise, but how do such large groups coordinate their work?

New German Research Strategy Encourages Risk Assessments on China Collaboration
New German Research Strategy Encourages Risk Assessments on China Collaboration
Germany universities should carry out risk assessments when collaborating with China on sensitive technologies, after a string of investigations revealed that German researchers have been working on projects useful to the Chinese military.
Researchers Scramble As Twitter Plans to End Free Data Access
A controversial policy change threatens to upend large social-media studies.

How New Zealand's Association Could Change Horizon Europe
It takes at least 30 hours to fly halfway round the world from Brussels to Wellington, with several jetlagged stops on the way. In fact, with most of the EU exactly 12 hours behind New Zealand, even scheduling a Zoom call is a challenge.
Biden Administration’s Rule for Federal Scientists is a ‘Gag Order’, Critics Say
Biden Administration’s Rule for Federal Scientists is a ‘Gag Order’, Critics Say
Federal scientists would largely be barred from publicly discussing research, which could have a "chilling effect", experts say.

UK Ready to Snub Key EU Science Research Scheme if Brexit Row Not Resolved
Amid stalemate over UK joining Horizon Europe due to Northern Ireland protocol, Michelle Donelan looks to allies outside bloc.

Introducing Two New Toolkits to Advance Inclusion in Scholarly Communication: Part 2
Part two of an introduction to two new toolkits from C4DISC -- today a look at the Antiracism Toolkit for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

Introducing Two New Toolkits to Advance Inclusion in Scholarly Communication: Part 1
Introducing Two New Toolkits to Advance Inclusion in Scholarly Communication: Part 1
The first of a two part series introducing new toolkits from C4DISC: Guidelines on Inclusive Language and Images in Scholarly Communication and the Antiracism Toolkit for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

Swedish Climate Minister's R&I Wish List - and a Reality Check
Stronger research into policy innovation and behavioural change, new technologies to increase resource efficiency, and nature-positive food production innovation - these are three asks of European scientists by Sweden's climate minister Romina Pourmokhtari.
EU Project Seeks to Improve Use of Scientific Evidence in Policy Making
A new EU project is aiming to promote the role and use of scientific knowledge in policymaking in seven participating member states, after current shortcomings came under the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic.