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Capannori Becomes the First Zero Waste Certified City in Italy and the Third in Europe

Capannori Becomes the First Zero Waste Certified City in Italy and the Third in Europe

Shortly after celebrating the 15th anniversary of its zero waste commitment, the Tuscan city of Capannori has become a Zero Waste City.

"She Told Me, if She Couldn't Do Research, Her Life Would Be Finished"

"She Told Me, if She Couldn't Do Research, Her Life Would Be Finished"

Since March, dozens of researchers from Ukraine have been welcomed at Swiss universities through a special scheme organised by the Scholars at Risk network and the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Who to Vaccinate First? A Peek at Decision-Making in a Pandemic

Who to Vaccinate First? A Peek at Decision-Making in a Pandemic

Faced with the challenge of advising the World Health Organization on who should be the first to receive COVID-19 vaccines, an advisory group used an approach it hadn't tried before.

The Ecosystem: Innovation Agenda Puts Policy Impetus Behind Closing Europe's Innovation Gap

The Ecosystem: Innovation Agenda Puts Policy Impetus Behind Closing Europe's Innovation Gap

The Commission's Innovation Agenda, adopted last week, has been welcomed in central and eastern Europe for its high-profile acknowledgement of the innovation divide within Europe, and for nailing down the EU's most urgent innovation challenges.

UN Report: Value of Nature Must Not Be Overridden by Pursuit of Short-term Profit

UN Report: Value of Nature Must Not Be Overridden by Pursuit of Short-term Profit

The values that we ascribe to nature are vital parts of our cultures, identities, economies, and ways of life, all of which should be reflected in policy decisions surrounding our natural world, according to a new UN-backed report released on Monday.

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.

Google Engineer Put on Leave After Saying AI Chatbot Has Become Sentient

Google Engineer Put on Leave After Saying AI Chatbot Has Become Sentient

The engineer says the system has the perception of, and ability to express thoughts and feelings equivalent to, a human child.

A Conversation: Science, Ethics, and Policy

A Conversation: Science, Ethics, and Policy

The word "bioethics" dates only to 1927, and the subject, as an academic discipline, is only about 50 years old, but the ethical questions that accompany scientific discovery are ancient.

Japan Tries-again-to Revitalize Its Research

Japan Tries-again-to Revitalize Its Research

Latest effort would spend billions on a few universities, but skeptics give it long odds.

UK Visa for Top Talent Excludes Graduates of African Universities

UK Visa for Top Talent Excludes Graduates of African Universities

The High Potential Individual visa is intended to attract graduates from around the world to work in the UK, but its criteria excludes anyone who studied at a university in Africa.

EUROPEAN FUND FOR DISPLACED SCIENTISTS

EUROPEAN FUND FOR DISPLACED SCIENTISTS

The EFDS will provide funds to academic institutions in Europe that are willing and able to host displaced researchers from Ukraine.

Science Is Redefining Motherhood. If Only Society Would Let It

Science Is Redefining Motherhood. If Only Society Would Let It

It's time to decouple maternity from womanhood. Recent advances in fertility science are helping pave the way toward inclusivity.

Japan's Path to Becoming a Leader in Western Science: an Asian Perspective on Science and Other Forms of Knowledge

Japan's Path to Becoming a Leader in Western Science: an Asian Perspective on Science and Other Forms of Knowledge

As New Zealand considers how and whether to incorporate traditional Māori knowledge in the science curriculum, what might we learn from the experiences of Japan?

Food Prices, Elections, and the Wagner Group in Africa

Food Prices, Elections, and the Wagner Group in Africa

Despite its battlefield failures, Russia has dealt a surprising blow to an unexpected party: world food markets. 

Politics and Expertise: How to Use Science in a Democratic Society

Politics and Expertise: How to Use Science in a Democratic Society

The Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the importance of scientific advice to modern policymaking. But how can the use of expertise in politics be aligned with the needs and values of the public?