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Shifting what and who is valued will strengthen the research system, writes UKRI chief executive.
There remain misconceptions and blindspots in the debate around diamond open access publishing. A realistic assessment of the sustainability this approach needs an agnostic assessment of its total costs and viability as a business model.
Initiative will coordinate research to “deliver significant health benefits”
To distance its science education systems from centurieslong British colonialism, India is leaning into its history and traditions—but at what cost?
Journals that do not charge authors or readers struggle with staffing and budgeting, study finds
The scientific enterprise both fueled, and was fueled by, the colonial one. Today, the smudged fingerprints of colonization still linger on the scientific enterprise.
With vision and force of personality, Christian Happi built a world-class genomics center so Africans can help Africa.
Having withdrawn from his reelection bid and acknowledged the possibility that former President Donald Trump may succeed him, President Joe Biden has worked with Democrats and his federal agencies to lock in a legacy that won’t be easy for Trump to erase.
Online guide from UK Government Office for Science is targeted at academia and industry
Governments want to better facilitate Holocaust research amid rise of antisemitism in Europe.
Risk-sensitive innovation (RSI) leverages interactions between technologies to reduce specific risks across a technology portfolio. To be of practical use, RSI requires the ability to anticipate or identify impacts and intervene in the relative timing of technological advancements.
The idea that universities in the United States—and especially their presidents—should be politically neutral was taking hold long before their recent struggles in responding to the Israel–Hamas war.
Internal meta research units could help tackle challenges of resourcing and culture.
Deep budget cuts are sowing chaos—and creativity
