Nudge Theory's Popularity May Block Insights into Improving Society
Small interventions that influence people's behavior can be tested. But the real world requires big, hard-to-measure changes too, scientists say.
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Member States Break EIC Work Programme Deadlock
EU member states have voted to break the political deadlock that has been holding back the European Innovation Council's (EIC's) 2022 work programme.
Three Frames for Innovation Policy: R&D, Systems of Innovation and Transformative Change
Three Frames for Innovation Policy: R&D, Systems of Innovation and Transformative Change
Science, technology and innovation (STI) policy is shaped by persistent framings that arise from historical context.
European Innovation Council Fund is Yet to Start Giving out Money
Start-ups and SMEs promised equity funding by the European Innovation Council (EIC) will have to wait "a number of months into 2022" for the financing, as the European Commission struggles with setting up the fund under Horizon Europe.
What Germany's New Government Means for Research and Innovation
The research and higher education plans of the new german government include a new national technology transfer agency, better living support for students, and more job security for early career academics.
How Should We Measure Innovation?
Researchers have come up with a new method for measuring the impact of an innovation.
Engaging the Public in Science and Technology Studies
Research in science and technology studies (STS) goes beyond the traditional books and academic papers. It also includes the practical application of STS and how researchers are bringing those theories and knowledge to the public.
EU Teams Up with Bill Gates in €820M Climate Tech Investment Deal
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are to join the Bill Gates Breakthrough Energy initiative, in a €820 million deal intended to put some impetus behind the scale-up of critical climate technologies developed in the EU and create markets for them.
Funding Agency's Reviewers Were Biased Against Scientists with Novel Ideas
Funding Agency's Reviewers Were Biased Against Scientists with Novel Ideas
Study of Swiss agency is among the first to examine how proposals by unorthodox scientists fared.
If You Go Down to the Woods: Joining the Dots in EU Forestry Research
If You Go Down to the Woods: Joining the Dots in EU Forestry Research
The EU's forests would benefit from better knowledge translation and closer links between wood production and biodiversity research and innovation.
Scientists' Egos Are Key Barrier to Progress, Says Covid Vaccine Pioneer
Prof Katalin Karikó of BioNTech says she endured decades of scepticism over her work on mRNA vaccines.
Indonesia's Science Super-Agency Must Earn Researchers' Trust
The drastic shake-up of the country's science system is intended to boost innovation, but there are concerns about political interference in the new centralized agency.
Gender Gap in US Patents Leads to Few Inventions That Help Women
Inventor teams with women represent 16% of filed patents, yet are more likely than male teams to create women's health products.
Government Innovation Strategy Will Transform Lives and Livelihoods
UKRI welcomes the government's ambitious Innovation Strategy and its commitment to strengthening the UK's position as a world leader for research and innovation.
Good Practices in Mission-oriented Innovation Strategies and Their Implementation
Good Practices in Mission-oriented Innovation Strategies and Their Implementation
Modern innovation policies should target in equal measure both economic competitiveness and societal progress. They should be informed by ambitious, overarching principles-based strategies that enable us to formulate specific political goals, or missions. We also need governance structures that allow for the agile, participatory and inclusive implementation of innovation policy measures. Presenting good examples of such strategies and structures, this study examines what these examples have to offer in terms of lessons learned.
European Research and Innovation Days
The annual European Research and Innovation Days bring together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and citizens to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond.
What Does 'Levelling Up' R&D Look Like in the UK?
It is good that the authors of HEPI’s report ‘Regional Policy and R&D’ note that the UK, by most agreed measures, is significantly unbalanced economically (in terms of income, productivity and economic growth).
They Told Their Therapists Everything. Hackers Leaked It All
They Told Their Therapists Everything. Hackers Leaked It All
A mental health startup built its business on easy-to-use technology. Patients joined in droves. Then came a catastrophic data breach.
Whitest-ever Paint Could Help Cool Heating Earth, Study Shows
New paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat into space, reducing need for air conditioning.
Peer Review in Transition?
In recent decades new innovations in peer review have been developed to address issues of bias and inefficiency. These innovations are multifarious, but many of them relate to openness of peer review, reviewer incentives, and technological enhancements, such as the use of artificial intelligence.
Viewpoint: Research's 'lone Genius' Image is Unhelpful
UKRI chief executive Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser on why we must recognise the vital contribution of everyone in research and innovation and debunk the Einstein myth.
In Search of Outstanding Research Advances: Prototyping the Creation of an Open Dataset of "editorial Highlights"
In Search of Outstanding Research Advances: Prototyping the Creation of an Open Dataset of "editorial Highlights"
#ConnectingTomorrow: Why Switzerland Needs the World
The disruptions caused by COVID-19 have led to an acceleration in the digitization of all major aspects of life - and has brought to light who the laggards are, and who leads the charge.
Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is 'Very Likely to Work,' Studies Suggest
A series of research papers renews hope that the long-elusive goal of mimicking the way the sun produces energy might be achievable.
European Research and Innovation Days 22-24 September
Bringing stakeholders together to shape future research and innovation policy. See the programme, check out the speakers and join online 22-24 September.
Where Was the Battery at Tesla's Battery Day?
Elon Musk made big promises at Tesla's highly anticipated event. But a prototype never appeared, and it was unclear what the company had actually achieved.
GII 2020: COVID-19 Impact on Global Innovation; Annual Ranking Topped by Switzerland, Sweden, U.S., U.K. and Netherlands
GII 2020: COVID-19 Impact on Global Innovation; Annual Ranking Topped by Switzerland, Sweden, U.S., U.K. and Netherlands
The COVID-19 pandemic is severely pressuring a long-building rise in worldwide innovation, likely hindering some innovative activities while catalyzing ingenuity elsewhere, notably in the health sector, according to the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020.
Robots Will Help Us Manage Covid-19, but Not in the Way We Think
Robots Will Help Us Manage Covid-19, but Not in the Way We Think
Covid-19 could be a boon for the robotics industry, leaving companies to decide when and where humans are better than machines.
Switzerland Again #1 on European Innovation Scoreboard
The European Commission released the European Innovation Scoreboard 2020. According to the ranking, Switzerland continues to be the most innovative country of the continent.
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