Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
Two Legal Scholars Unpack Trump’s Anti-DEI Guidance to Higher Ed
The Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion have continued in the form of a “Dear Colleague” letter from the U.S. […]
The Mystery of Xenotransplantation for Social Sciences
Xenotransplantation is a fascinating subject – for obvious reasons, as it involves transplanting organs or other body parts across species boundaries (in […]
Hongwei Bao on Queering the Asian Diaspora
In his new book, Queering the Asian Diaspora: East and Southeast Asian Sexuality, Identity and Cultural Politics, the University of Nottingham’s Hongwei […]
NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award: Now Accepting Applications
Applications are open for the annual NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award, which recognizes early-career M.D., Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D. scientists who have conducted research that connects the social and life sciences.
When Common Sense is Neither
It’s “the revolution of common sense,” President Donald Trump announced in his second inaugural address. And so it is. The latest installment […]
What Does RFK’s Confirmation Tell Us About the US and Health Care?
The constitutional processes are now complete and Robert F Kennedy, Jr. has been confirmed as U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services […]
AI is Here, But Is It Here to Help Us or Replace Us?
Decisions taken now around how generative AI is used by academics and universities will shape the future of research. Mark Carrigan argues whilst optimistic scenarios are possible, generative AI stands ready to feed into an existing productivity oriented framing of academic work.
Data Sharing: Let’s Do More Than Just What’s FAIR
Research into pressing societal challenges increasingly depends on data coming from across different disciplines and research contexts. Gordon Blair argues that to create a research culture that makes the best use of available data, the 2016 FAIR principles need to be extended in ways that address issues that have emerged in the decade following their creation.
