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Marc Lemaître Takes Up the Reins at Research and Innovation Directorate

Marc Lemaître Takes Up the Reins at Research and Innovation Directorate

Marc Lemaître, the new chief of the EU's research directorate takes office today, he will apply his experience in Cohesion policy to promote greater coordination between research funding and regional development funding, increasing the impact of both.

Disgraced CRISPR-baby Scientist's 'publicity Stunt' Frustrates Researchers

Disgraced CRISPR-baby Scientist's 'publicity Stunt' Frustrates Researchers

He Jiankui refused to answer researchers' questions about his controversial 2018 experiments at weekend event.

EU Project Seeks to Improve Use of Scientific Evidence in Policy Making

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. 

Scientists brace for tighter scrutiny of potentially risky research

Scientists brace for tighter scrutiny of potentially risky research

Expert panel recommends stricter reviews of research involving pathogens or toxins that could have “dual use”

How to Talk to Policymakers About Research

How to Talk to Policymakers About Research

This article summarises common errors when talking to policymakers about research and looks at how to improve the relationship between researchers and policymakers.

The Driving Forces Behind the Success of Beijing and Shanghai

The Driving Forces Behind the Success of Beijing and Shanghai

China's capital city still has a higher research output, but its innovating second city is catching up.

Ukraine's Scientists Need Help to Rebuild Their Research System

Ukraine's Scientists Need Help to Rebuild Their Research System

With countries around the world increasingly focusing on problems at home, the urgent need to reconstruct Ukraine's research and educational infrastructure must not be forgotten.

The Research and Innovation Stories to Follow This Autumn

The Research and Innovation Stories to Follow This Autumn

As everyone shifts back into gear after the summer break, we have put together a list of research and innovation topics coming up over the next weeks and months, to help you sift through the deluge of announcements due in September and beyond.

The Rise of Inequality Research: Can Spanning Disciplines Help Tackle Injustice?

The Rise of Inequality Research: Can Spanning Disciplines Help Tackle Injustice?

Wide-ranging expertise and direct involvement of those affected will help to make inequality research more meaningful.

Make Research Integrity Training Mandatory, Say 73% of Australian Researchers

Make Research Integrity Training Mandatory, Say 73% of Australian Researchers

The results of the first national survey to investigate research integrity in Australia indicate broad support for mandatory research integrity training.

On Staging Work: How Research Funding Bodies Create Adaptive Coherence in Times of Projectification

On Staging Work: How Research Funding Bodies Create Adaptive Coherence in Times of Projectification

The paper argues for the salience of more detailed empirical investigations into the work of funding bodies as they navigate tensions encountered by researchers.

Le Pen Election Win Would Be Disastrous for Research, France and Europe

Le Pen Election Win Would Be Disastrous for Research, France and Europe

Marine Le Pen is promising to repeal unpopular changes to research institutions. But the wider impact of her presidency would be catastrophic.

The War in Ukraine is Exposing Gaps in the World's Food-Systems Research

The War in Ukraine is Exposing Gaps in the World's Food-Systems Research

Russia's invasion is the latest threat to the stability of world food supplies. Researchers must act now to halt the cycle of repeated food crises.