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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.

Five Years On: How Brexit Changed Three Scientists' Careers

Five Years On: How Brexit Changed Three Scientists' Careers

How did the United Kingdom's formal departure from the European Union in January 2020 affect scientists who had moved there from mainland Europe?

Trump's Tech and Science Policy Chief Says Biden Led with 'spirit of Fear' and That Today's Progress Lags 20th Century Innovation

Trump's Tech and Science Policy Chief Says Biden Led with 'spirit of Fear' and That Today's Progress Lags 20th Century Innovation

In his first remarks since being confirmed as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios said the government could do more with less, and called for partnering with the private sector and with academics in areas of national interest.

Science's Golden Oldies: the Decades-old Research Papers Still Heavily Cited Today

Science's Golden Oldies: the Decades-old Research Papers Still Heavily Cited Today

An analysis for Nature reveals the studies that appear most in the reference lists of current publications.

China Leads EU and US on Using Artificial Intelligence in Science

China Leads EU and US on Using Artificial Intelligence in Science

Chinese scientists have incorporated artificial intelligence into their work more rapidly than their EU or US counterparts, a European Commission analysis has found, bolstering the case for the bloc to speed up adoption. 

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.

Navigating Complexity: a Pattern Language Approach for Behavioral Science in Public Policy

Navigating Complexity: a Pattern Language Approach for Behavioral Science in Public Policy

This study explores the application of a behavioral pattern language approach as a means to enhance intervention efficacy and support policymakers and practitioners who seek to solve problems at scales that cross diverse contexts.

A Hundred Days of Harm: How the Trump Administration Is Eviscerating Science and What We Can Do About It

A Hundred Days of Harm: How the Trump Administration Is Eviscerating Science and What We Can Do About It

The new Trump administration has been more reckless and destructive than the first time around. The Union of Concerned Scientists is working to monitor, contain, and reverse this administration’s abuses of science.

Commission Pushes to Water Down Gender Mainstreaming in Horizon Europe

Commission Pushes to Water Down Gender Mainstreaming in Horizon Europe

The European Commission wants to water down gender mainstreaming requirements in Horizon Europe despite facing resistance from member states and research stakeholders. The changes proposed by the Commission are set to come into effect in 2025, with member states invited to endorse the revamped rules in a vote on the whole Horizon Europe work programme for the year.

Swiss Take Further Step Towards Horizon Europe Association

Swiss Take Further Step Towards Horizon Europe Association

Switzerland's Federal Council has signed off an agreement that will allow the country to join Horizon Europe, another step towards ending a diplomatic stalemate over association that has dragged on since 2021. On April 9, the council approved the EU Programmes Agreement, which allows association to Horizon Europe, the Euratom atomic research programme and the Digital Europe Programme. 

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's Attack on US Universities is an Attack on All Universities

Trump's Attack on US Universities is an Attack on All Universities

This year marks the 80th anniversary of one of the most influential science policy papers ever published: "Science: the Endless Frontier," a report by presidential advisor Vannevar Bush that served as the blueprint for the post-WWII rise of the US as the world's leader in scientific research, innovation and education. Bush famously wrote: 

Does US Science Have a Future in Antarctica? Trump Cuts Threaten to Cancel Fieldwork and More

Does US Science Have a Future in Antarctica? Trump Cuts Threaten to Cancel Fieldwork and More

Funding for the National Science Foundation, which finances research at US bases on the icy continent, has already been reduced, and the agency faces steeper cuts soon.

Why an Overreliance on AI-driven Modelling is Bad for Science

Why an Overreliance on AI-driven Modelling is Bad for Science

Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence's growing role in science could do more harm than good.

AI for Research: the Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Right Tool

AI for Research: the Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Right Tool

Curious about using artificial intelligence to boost your research? Here are the programs you shouldn't miss.

New Widening Tools to Target Research Collaboration and Management

New Widening Tools to Target Research Collaboration and Management

Further details have emerged about measures intended to boost the research and innovation performance of lagging member states in the final years of Horizon Europe. These tools will be deployed in parallel with a review of the Widening programme.