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Five Fun Ways to Teach Science in Home Education for 5-11 Year Olds

Five Fun Ways to Teach Science in Home Education for 5-11 Year Olds

Science is a great topic for learning through play and experimentation - read our article for five tips to incorporate science into home education.

How the United States Became a Science Superpower - and How Quickly It Could Crumble

How the United States Became a Science Superpower - and How Quickly It Could Crumble

US global dominance in science was no accident, but a product of a far-seeing partnership between public and private sectors to boost innovation and economic growth.

Losing Academic Freedom Is Too High a Price

Losing Academic Freedom Is Too High a Price

Without academic freedom, institutions of higher education risk becoming mere factories of conformity, serving up ideas that meet the demands of political or industry agendas, rather than serving a greater public good.

Tariffs Hit Science Labs: Trump's Levies Raise Cost of Supplies

Tariffs Hit Science Labs: Trump's Levies Raise Cost of Supplies

Import taxes on staples such as microscopes, glassware and computer chips will affect institutions already feeling financial strain.

Trump Makes Sweeping HIV Research and Grant Cuts: 'Setting Us Back Decades'

Trump Makes Sweeping HIV Research and Grant Cuts: 'Setting Us Back Decades'

Termination of at least 145 grants will decimate progress toward eliminating epidemic, scientists say

In the USA, Universities Are Under Attack on Multiple Fronts

In the USA, Universities Are Under Attack on Multiple Fronts

There is a sense of crisis across US universities, brought on by an onslaught of hostile actions from the Trump administration. Alistair Jarvis reflects on a trip to America There is a sense of crisis across US universities, brought on by an onslaught of hostile actions from the Trump administration. Alistair Jarvis reflects on a trip to America.

Exclusive: NIH to Cut Grants for COVID Research, Documents Reveal

Exclusive: NIH to Cut Grants for COVID Research, Documents Reveal

Studies on climate change and South Africa are also on the latest list of grants to be terminated, according to updated documents obtained by Nature.

Europe Scrambles to Help Researchers Escape Trump

Europe Scrambles to Help Researchers Escape Trump

EU science ministers are calling on the European Commission to stand ready to welcome US researchers threatened by Donald Trump's ongoing tightening of restrictions on US science and provide them with concrete opportunities to pursue their work.

'Trust Me, I'm A Scientist': Report Sheds Light on Global Trust in Scientists

'Trust Me, I'm A Scientist': Report Sheds Light on Global Trust in Scientists

Sci&Tech Writer Olly Ashton analyses global attitudes towards science

Trust is a Social Bond

Trust is a Social Bond

How does disinformation impact public trust in science? And can healthy scepticism be a good thing? A debate between climate researcher Sonia Seneviratne, communication scientist Mike S. Schäfer and former Swiss Federal Chancellor Walter Thurnherr.

Why We Organized 'Stand Up For Science'

Why We Organized 'Stand Up For Science'

Five co-organizers of the nationwide Stand Up For Science movement explain the need for collective action at this time.

Supporting Science in the Global South

Supporting Science in the Global South

…and learnings from the first Africa Climate Mobility Academy Global science on the impact of climate change and its relationship with human mobility and fragility is growing in scope and quality. However, its focus, leadership and outputs are limited to specific regions and institutions, reflecting a global imbalance in development studies. Institutions and scientists in […]

Royal Society Urged to Expel Elon Musk As Fellows Sign Open Letter

Royal Society Urged to Expel Elon Musk As Fellows Sign Open Letter

More than 1,700 academics complain about X owner's behaviour, citing his 'assault on scientific research'.

U-shaped Learning: a New Model for Transdisciplinary Education

U-shaped Learning: a New Model for Transdisciplinary Education

Over the past two decades, transdisciplinarity has been cited increasingly by policymakers and university actors as a means to reshape learning and research processes to improve society’s potential to tackle grand societal challenges.

Leaked EU Competitiveness Plan Prompts Concerns over ERC Independence

Leaked EU Competitiveness Plan Prompts Concerns over ERC Independence

A leaked EU competitiveness strategy is prompting fears that Brussels intends to undermine the independence of the European Research Council by pushing for more alignment with the European Innovation Council and the EU's broader political goals.

How Hosting Ukrainian Scientists Offers a Template for Supporting Other Scholars at Risk

How Hosting Ukrainian Scientists Offers a Template for Supporting Other Scholars at Risk

Ahead of the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, displaced academics describe their experiences settling into UK universities.

Poland Presents Research and Innovation Priorities for Council Presidency

Poland Presents Research and Innovation Priorities for Council Presidency

Poland plans to use its six-month presidency of the European Council to advance the uptake of artificial intelligence in science, and to lay the groundwork for FP10, the next Framework Programme for research and innovation.