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One-minute Phone Breaks Could Help Keep Students More Focused in Class and Better in Tests

One-minute Phone Breaks Could Help Keep Students More Focused in Class and Better in Tests

Researchers conducted a term-long experiment that showed that allowing college students to use their phones for just one minute could result in less phone use d

Are Chinese Scientists Inflating Their Influence Through 'biased' Citations?

Are Chinese Scientists Inflating Their Influence Through 'biased' Citations?

Studies show scholars from China tend to cite each other more than researchers from other countries, potentially pumping up their prominence.

Researchers in Hungary Raise Fears of Brain Drain After 'body Blow' EU Funding Suspension

Researchers in Hungary Raise Fears of Brain Drain After 'body Blow' EU Funding Suspension

A survey of early-career academics finds that one in four is considering moving abroad amid concerns of stigmatization from some international colleagues.

Becoming Scientific-Environmental Citizens Through Citizen Science in China

Becoming Scientific-Environmental Citizens Through Citizen Science in China

This article advocates for a closer study of the forms of citizenship nurtured among individual participants in citizen science (CS) projects by highlighting some salient features of CS in China.

The Impact of Winning Funding on Researcher Productivity, Results from a Randomized Trial

The Impact of Winning Funding on Researcher Productivity, Results from a Randomized Trial

In this small randomized trial, research funding did not have a clear impact on researcher productivity. However, the expanded use of modified lotteries in the allocation of grant funding has the potential to revolutionize the measurement of research productivity. 

Public-private Partnerships Should Be Preserved in FP10, Says Eszter Lakos

Public-private Partnerships Should Be Preserved in FP10, Says Eszter Lakos

Research and innovation is shaping up to have a central role in the EU's new competitiveness agenda, but Hungarian MEP Eszter Lakos, who was involved in the negotiations for Horizon Europe, is worried about what this will mean for its successor scheme, framework programme 10 (FP10).

Universities Not in Favour of Dual-use Research

Universities Not in Favour of Dual-use Research

Universities and academic institutions have largely rejected a European Commission proposal to allow dual use research projects in FP10, the successor programme to Horizon Europe due to start in 2028. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Brussels and national capitals worry whether the EU could defend itself if directly attacked by Moscow, and want to step up defence R&D in response.

Scientists Criticise UN Agency's Failure to Withdraw Livestock Emissions Report

Scientists Criticise UN Agency's Failure to Withdraw Livestock Emissions Report

Academics say there has been no serious response from FAO to their complaints of "serious distortions" in report

The Challenge of Preserving Good Data in the Age of AI

The Challenge of Preserving Good Data in the Age of AI

If artificial intelligence-created content floods the internet, who decides what online information is worth archiving?

Publisher Adds Temporary Online Notifications to Articles "under Investigation"

Publisher Adds Temporary Online Notifications to Articles "under Investigation"

Some journal articles on the Taylor & Francis website now bear a pop-up notification stating the papers are "currently under investigation."

The Benefits of Diamond Are Not Crystal Clear

The Benefits of Diamond Are Not Crystal Clear

There remain misconceptions and blindspots in the debate around diamond open access publishing. A realistic assessment of the sustainability this approach needs an agnostic assessment of its total costs and viability as a business model.

EU Ministers Lobby Zaharieva to Keep Widening Going in FP10

EU Ministers Lobby Zaharieva to Keep Widening Going in FP10

Well ahead of a proposal by the European Commission for the next framework programme for research member states are haggling between "the friends of excellence" and countries with less-well developed research systems.

If Generative AI Accelerates Science, Peer Review Needs to Catch Up

If Generative AI Accelerates Science, Peer Review Needs to Catch Up

Studies have increasingly shown the widespread use of generative AI in research publications. Faced with the consequent uptick in the number of publications, Simone Ragavooloo argues that editors and reviewers should embrace AI tools to undertake the heavy lifting of statistical and methodological review and to allow them to focus on areas that require human expertise.

'Afraid to Talk': Researchers Fear the End for Science in Venezuela

'Afraid to Talk': Researchers Fear the End for Science in Venezuela

A lack of funding and academic freedom amid a political crackdown leave scientists feeling hopeless and pondering an exodus from the country.

Recasting of EU Commission Roles Puts Research Centre Stage

Recasting of EU Commission Roles Puts Research Centre Stage

With several portfolios of new EU commissioners touching on universities’ territory, there’s reason to be optimistic, writes Jan Palmowski

How and Why Do the Life Sciences Cite Social Sciences?

How and Why Do the Life Sciences Cite Social Sciences?

Drawing on a bibliometric study, Hongyu Zhou, Lin Zhang and their co-authors explore how and why life sciences researchers cite the social sciences and how this relationship has changed in recent years.

Unearthing 'hidden' Science Would Help to Tackle the World's Biggest Problems

Unearthing 'hidden' Science Would Help to Tackle the World's Biggest Problems

Tens of thousands of studies evaluating government programmes are collecting dust in institutional vaults. Sharing them could benefit everyone.

The Value of REF Beyond Academia - From Research to Development Impact

The Value of REF Beyond Academia - From Research to Development Impact

The Research Excellence Framework is primarily a mechanism for assessing the quality of research and allocating research funding. However, REF outputs and in particularly impact case studies hold value for many actors outside of higher education institutions.

Ig Nobel Prize Goes to Team Who Found Mammals Can Breathe Through Anuses

Ig Nobel Prize Goes to Team Who Found Mammals Can Breathe Through Anuses

Scientific research on pigeon missiles and dead trout also win at awards for amusing studies with serious implications

Academics Say Flying to Meetings Harms the Climate - but They Carry on

Academics Say Flying to Meetings Harms the Climate - but They Carry on

A survey at one of the biggest UK research universities finds that staff often end up flying to meetings despite a preference to avoid air travel.