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The Swiss research landscape suffers from a chronic underrepresentation of women. This can also be seen in the share of women applying for funding at the SNSF. But how did this share evolve over time? And have women been less successful to raise funds?
Results from some of the innovative EU-funded research that help us to better understand the major political issues of the day and provide recommendations for policymakers, citizens and other organisations to better respond to the threats facing European democracy.
These articles raise awareness of science policy topics that directly affect marginalized scientists and communities, and provides possible solutions by which to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in science policy as laid out by the next generation of leaders in the field.
To combat COVID and future pandemics, governments need to heed the lessons of social interventions and not just the technological ones.
English is the lingua franca of science - but as a result, science published in languages other than English often goes unread.
Study shows collaboration between civil society and academia achieving progress toward the goals of the UN Ocean Decade
The scholar-led.network is an alliance of Open Access stakeholders that was constituted at the beginning of 2021 as a “digital focus group” in the context of the project “open-access.network”.
The OECD has published a study that makes nine recommendations to improve the situation of academic careers.
Concerns about a "new Cold War" over science and technology are a major reason behind the creation of a new think tank that looks out for future advances and development.
The high cost of studying deep-sea ecosystems means that many scientists have to rely on funding by mining companies - which poses an ethical hazard.
The University of Zurich has just taken a big step forward on the open science path.
Young international researchers call for more funding and diversity in science communication.
The British Academy today announced the University of Birmingham as the first regional hub of its Early Career Researcher Network.
Read the 2021 International Science Policy Memo Competition winning articles on intersectional science policy
The members and alumni of the Global Young Academy (GYA) urge governments, universities and scientific organisations to take immediate action to secure the lives and careers of Afghanistan's scholars and students. A particular focus is necessary to protect women, children, and at-risk groups.
The pandemic produced apocalyptic warnings about higher education in the UK. In fact, its future is looking a lot brighter than predicted.
Summary of a talk at the 2021 OASPA Conference, with the title OpenCitations - what does the future hold.
Every year, the SNSF receives around one billion francs from the federal government. In 2019, a total of 22.9 billion Swiss francs was available for R&D in Switzerland. The country ranks seventh in terms GDP share spent on R&D.
For women in science and engineering, careers in the academic world tend to appeal for their flexibility and potential to make a difference.
The PREreview team is very excited to announce the publication of the Open Reviewer Toolkit, three guides to help with the unbiased composition and assessment of research manuscripts' review. The guides are openly available for download on Zenodo under CC-BY 4.0 license.
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation and its founding sponsors today announced the winners of the 10th annual Breakthrough Prizes, awarding a total of $15.75 million to an esteemed group of laureates and early-career scientists.
This stunning visualization breaks down all the major world languages, based on their total native speakers and country of origin.
Mari Pangestu represented the World Bank at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress in September 2021, speaking at a high-level dialogue on Unlocking a Nature-Smart Recovery from the pandemic and also an event recognizing the progress.
Dispute over Liverpool's use of metrics is best resolved through dialogue, says Stephen Curry.
