Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
Institute in Liverpool will involve universities, hospital and local authorities in ‘holistic’ research on pandemics
Melbourne team focuses on ‘unsexy’ end of the next big thing in biomedicine
Uncritical and misinformed imitation of physics or biology is a misconception of collaboration, says Harvey J. Graff
People will always ‘come up with the same bullshit’ to support anti-science agendas, says Nasa scientist
International action needed to eliminate ‘cloned journals’ that prey on early career researchers, says Indian research integrity adviser
We cannot engage people in discussion about drought, wildfires or climate change if we fail to acknowledge the emotions they generate, claims book
Faculty quit and various sides sue as administrators and conservative politicians forbid health precautions
Long-standing challenge on research disclosures grows more urgent with rising China tensions and anti-Asian discrimination
Managing climate change and pandemics alike requires immediate engagement with policy, not science-first rhetoric, argues Mike Hulme
Australian epidemiologists pressed to defend unscientific aspects of lockdowns, as politicians exaggerate the evidence base
University-run hospital will be part of a larger push to legitimise local expertise
Resistance to the knowledge generated by science will only be overcome with the help of the humanities. But what can universities do to bridge C.?P. Snow’s famous divide between these fields, which endures to this day?
While humanity’s coexistence with nature is not always harmonious, Cosmos Prize winner says it can be hard to pick the aggressor
Kristian Helin, incoming head of the Institute of Cancer Research, reflects on lessons learned from pandemic
Veterinary schools lead campaign protesting regulatory obstacles applied to an array of food-related genomic research
Uncertainty should be insisted on as a mark of seriousness and honesty, say Michael Blastland and George Davey Smith
In first federal court test, Indiana University can keep mandate with exemptions for its on-campus students
Pandemic-related budget constraints and anti-science governments are taking their toll on researchers in their region. Ellie Bothwell reports
Sarah Gilbert and Catherine Green tell the inside story of how they fought back against conspiracy theories, bureaucracy and hostile press coverage
Women leave STEM at transition stage from university to work, Australian study finds
Now concerned about impact of runaway artificial intelligence, diplomat worries scientific advances have overtaken capacity for reflection on their impact
Boris Johnson’s new ministerial council has revived discussion over who controls science spending and whether industrial strategy requires government to start ‘picking winners’
Registered reports model produces better outcomes on all 19 criteria covering novelty, rigour, and importance
Academics need to think far more carefully about how they define and police the boundaries between legitimate and illegitimate knowledge, argues Michael D. Gordin
Boris Johnson will head new expert panel, with Sir Patrick Vallance leading Downing Street science unit
Polish professor warns of increasing ‘tension’ between national research funding and global science
Recent cuts and scares have cast doubt on ministers’ commitment to harnessing science in pursuit of a levelled-up, post-Brexit innovation economy. Questions also remain about how funding should be distributed and directed. Jack Grove examines the lessons from history and from overseas
Shift towards studies using preregistered reports could inhibit scientific inquiry and harm researcher well-being, argue US scholars
Latest attempt to replicate Darpa brings bipartisan praise but also wariness of potential harm to basic health research
Those who understand how their advice is likely to be implemented are more able to make it constructive, professor says
A podcast constructed and targeted well can amplify faculty expertise and build public trust, says Paul M. Rand
Public confusion is one thing, but some subjects provoke quizzical and sometimes dismissive frowns even among colleagues from different departments. Here, nine academics set the record straight about what they do – and why it matters
Democrats accept nomination while extracting commitment on gender equity in science
Changes to funding mechanisms can feel like a threat, but Aria will be a blast of fresh air for science and technology, says Tom Stephenson
Scientific leaders and politicians have embraced calls to reduce the stress and precarity faced by researchers. Jack Grove examines some radical proposals
David A. Sanders enjoys a vivid account of the many crafty ways academics steal the words of others
Gender concerns leave MIT-Harvard star lone unconfirmed choice for presidential Cabinet
Those who blur the lines between academic and professional staff are the connective tissue in the research ecosystem, say Matthew Flinders and Sarah Chaytor
Women gain milestone at prestigious science body although racial divide remains wide
Winners describe how gossip and gaudy colours, as well as a desire to relieve suffering, spurred their research
‘The first Black woman on the tenure track in theoretical cosmology’ tells Matthew Reisz about her struggles to reconcile a pristine childhood image of science with the reality she confronts by using selective citation to marginalise racist or sexist scientists
UK’s overhaul of defence and foreign policy sees science as ‘arena of systemic competition’
Top scientists say Canada must provide more fulfilling careers for its science graduates
Beijing follows Shenzhen and other cities in seeking to attract laureates, but experts question whether initiative will have trickle-down effect on basic science
mRNA pioneers, Oxford vaccine scientists and Bill Gates are potential contenders for science’s top prize
Katalin Karikó’s struggle with mRNA gives universities mandate – if they want – to tackle persistent barriers
Researchers should campaign with the public to build back better, say Stephen Bradley, Jessica Butler and Chris Chambers
Incoming president names advisory team while pushing social sciences and battle against cancer
Researcher uses role-play techniques to demonstrate both the technical and interpersonal challenges of decision-making during a pandemic
UCLA astrophysicist also celebrates female mentorship at key moment
Harvard and MIT researchers and alumni see deadly mistake in long approval processes
Comparisons with big pharma distract from ‘amazing’ achievement that will lead to long-term dividends for science, say experts
As a Stanford professor attacks scientific petitions, co-creators of open letters on both sides of Covid debate explain why they matter
Vital lessons can be learned from beer, bread and even batter, scientists say
Public engagement expert concerned about communities that scientists are failing to reach
Scientists ask why major journal published findings that female mentors may be bad for your career, even after reviewers pointed out flaws in the paper’s methodology
Sexual orientation may have greater impact on academic choices than race, US data suggest
As debate intensifies on how to measure research excellence beyond publications, Jack Grove asks senior scientists how they assess intangible personal qualities when hiring researchers
Astrophysicists in Hong Kong and France say that public perceptions of gender should change and that more should be done to support women in science
Institutions get creative and find ingenious ways to adapt equipment and technological tools to replicate the experience of in-person courses
