Gender Data Would Be Off-Limits Under Proposed NIH Policy
The National Institutes of Health is moving to prohibit scientists from collecting data about gender, according to a draft policy Read more
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AI-based fake papers are a new threat to academic publishing
As an editor, I am receiving submissions from spurious authors consisting of previously published papers altered by AI. Read more
Scientists show signs of ‘eureka moments’ before they happen
Researchers observe shifts in behaviour among mathematicians as they approach breakthrough point Read more
Supreme Court Says NIH Doesn’t Have to Restore Canceled Grants
Instead, those who have lost funding can take their claim to a different court. The plaintiffs’ lawyers condemned the decision as a “significant setback for public health.” Read more
Biotech to ‘Shift to U.K. and China’ After U.S. ‘Own Goal’ on mRNA Cuts
Migration of talent “already under way” as experts predict decision will still delay development of vaccines that could save lives. Read more
Researchers linked to fake network awarded millions in funding
Digital Science said its investigation showed how weaknesses in research and publishing systems can be systematically exploited Read more
Academics say names added to Israel-Gaza letter ‘without consent’
Researcher whose name appeared on letter coordinated by the group Scholars for Truth About Genocide says he has no idea how it got there Read more
‘Alternative history’ shows half of drugs affected by smaller NIH
Researchers replicate impact of Trump’s cuts on previous decades, identifying steep drop in medical innovations Read more
Is Australia’s latest research review a threat to university autonomy?
The panel’s overriding concern is to ensure that research is used productively. But observers worry that pushing universities to specialise in centrally determined ‘focus areas’ risks inadvertently turning them, in effect, into government agencies Read more
Scientific Journals in the hot seat
Federal officials are raising long-standing concerns with research journals and the academic incentive structures propping them up. But experts say the government alone can’t overhaul the industry. Read more
