#sciencepolicy — Public Fediverse posts
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Can a national research ranking claim to reward the "most productive researchers" while capping the value of additional scientific output?
I looked closely at the formula behind Ukraine's new government-funded ranking. My conclusion: it optimizes for something quite different. Full explanation on LinkedIn 👇
#ResearchEvaluation #ResearchAssessment #SciencePolicy #OpenScience #CoARA #DORA
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Can a national research ranking claim to reward the "most productive researchers" while capping the value of additional scientific output?
I looked closely at the formula behind Ukraine's new government-funded ranking. My conclusion: it optimizes for something quite different. Full explanation on LinkedIn 👇
#ResearchEvaluation #ResearchAssessment #SciencePolicy #OpenScience #CoARA #DORA
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Can a national research ranking claim to reward the "most productive researchers" while capping the value of additional scientific output?
I looked closely at the formula behind Ukraine's new government-funded ranking. My conclusion: it optimizes for something quite different. Full explanation on LinkedIn 👇
#ResearchEvaluation #ResearchAssessment #SciencePolicy #OpenScience #CoARA #DORA
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Can a national research ranking claim to reward the "most productive researchers" while capping the value of additional scientific output?
I looked closely at the formula behind Ukraine's new government-funded ranking. My conclusion: it optimizes for something quite different. Full explanation on LinkedIn 👇
#ResearchEvaluation #ResearchAssessment #SciencePolicy #OpenScience #CoARA #DORA
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Can a national research ranking claim to reward the "most productive researchers" while capping the value of additional scientific output?
I looked closely at the formula behind Ukraine's new government-funded ranking. My conclusion: it optimizes for something quite different. Full explanation on LinkedIn 👇
#ResearchEvaluation #ResearchAssessment #SciencePolicy #OpenScience #CoARA #DORA
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Will AI Fix Prior Authorization — or Make It Worse?
- ciundrk
https://undark.org/2026/07/15/medicare-prior-authorization-ai/
#Columns #NewsFeatures #HealthMedicine #SciencePolicy #TechnologyInnovation -
How should physics weigh its own impact?
A new editorial argues that research choices must include environmental costs, not just scientific gains.
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How should physics weigh its own impact?
A new editorial argues that research choices must include environmental costs, not just scientific gains.
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Dual-use research, linking civilian and security applications, is cited more often than purely civilian science, according to a large-scale analysis of US patents and publications.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01770-8
#sciencepolicy #research #innovation #dualuse #bibliometrics
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Dual-use research, linking civilian and security applications, is cited more often than purely civilian science, according to a large-scale analysis of US patents and publications.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01770-8
#sciencepolicy #research #innovation #dualuse #bibliometrics
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Academic hiring often asks for recommendation letters at the very start of an application.
This commentary argues that the practice may discourage qualified candidates and shrink the scientific talent pool before evaluation even begins.
🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01720-8
#ResearchCommunity #SciencePolicy #AcademicHiring #PostdocLife #ResearchCareers
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Indian academia faces shrinking research funding, faculty shortages, administrative burdens, and concerns over academic freedom. Stronger institutions need investment, autonomy, and merit-based opportunities to foster innovation. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01214-1 #IndianAcademia #HigherEducation #Research #SciencePolicy
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Indian academia faces shrinking research funding, faculty shortages, administrative burdens, and concerns over academic freedom. Stronger institutions need investment, autonomy, and merit-based opportunities to foster innovation. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01214-1 #IndianAcademia #HigherEducation #Research #SciencePolicy
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As AI makes writing grant proposals easier, funding agencies may face a surge in applications.
A correspondence in Nature highlights a simple question: how can review systems remain effective when proposal numbers keep rising?
🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01777-1
#SciencePolicy #ResearchFunding #ArtificialIntelligence #PeerReview #Academia
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As AI makes writing grant proposals easier, funding agencies may face a surge in applications.
A correspondence in Nature highlights a simple question: how can review systems remain effective when proposal numbers keep rising?
🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01777-1
#SciencePolicy #ResearchFunding #ArtificialIntelligence #PeerReview #Academia
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Europe is stepping up its effort to attract top researchers with new long-term grants worth up to €7 million per project.
Beyond funding, the initiative highlights a growing focus on academic freedom and scientific ambition in a changing global research landscape.
🔗 https://www.science.org/content/article/how-europe-hopes-lure-foreign-researchers-massive-new-grants
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Europe is stepping up its effort to attract top researchers with new long-term grants worth up to €7 million per project.
Beyond funding, the initiative highlights a growing focus on academic freedom and scientific ambition in a changing global research landscape.
🔗 https://www.science.org/content/article/how-europe-hopes-lure-foreign-researchers-massive-new-grants
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Nature's latest feature argues that the EU is trying to turn the current turmoil in US science into a historic opportunity:
👉 https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01955-1
A few striking facts:
• Europe publishes more research papers than the US.
• Horizon Europe could grow to €175–200 billion.
• Nearly 45% of EU research output involves international collaboration.
• Countries from Canada to Japan and Australia are joining parts of Horizon Europe.
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Nature's latest feature argues that the EU is trying to turn the current turmoil in US science into a historic opportunity:
👉 https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01955-1
A few striking facts:
• Europe publishes more research papers than the US.
• Horizon Europe could grow to €175–200 billion.
• Nearly 45% of EU research output involves international collaboration.
• Countries from Canada to Japan and Australia are joining parts of Horizon Europe.
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From lab results to the creation of a company: the path is possible but complex.
This article explores the barriers and opportunities shaping researchers’ move toward entrepreneurship.
🔗 https://theconversation.com/pourquoi-les-chercheurs-francais-ne-creent-que-peu-dentreprises-272847
#research #innovation #entrepreneurship #academia #sciencepolicy
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From lab results to the creation of a company: the path is possible but complex.
This article explores the barriers and opportunities shaping researchers’ move toward entrepreneurship.
🔗 https://theconversation.com/pourquoi-les-chercheurs-francais-ne-creent-que-peu-dentreprises-272847
#research #innovation #entrepreneurship #academia #sciencepolicy
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My latest article has been published in Research Integrity and Peer Review. The paper examines how scientific misconduct, questionable research practices, research climate, and supervision are studied across disciplines & research systems.
:doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41073-026-00214-1
One key takeaway: research integrity risks are shaped not only by individual behaviour, but also by research environments, supervision, evaluation systems.
#ResearchIntegrity #AcademicIntegrity #MetaResearch #SciencePolicy
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My latest article has been published in Research Integrity and Peer Review. The paper examines how scientific misconduct, questionable research practices, research climate, and supervision are studied across disciplines & research systems.
:doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41073-026-00214-1
One key takeaway: research integrity risks are shaped not only by individual behaviour, but also by research environments, supervision, evaluation systems.
#ResearchIntegrity #AcademicIntegrity #MetaResearch #SciencePolicy
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Interview: California Lawmaker Calls for a Peptide Working Group
- ciundrk
https://undark.org/2026/06/19/interview-joe-patterson-peptides/
#Interviews #HealthMedicine #SciencePolicy -
Making Sense of Data From Wearable Health Trackers
- ciundrk
https://undark.org/2026/06/16/opinion-wearable-health-tracker-data/
#Viewpoints #HealthMedicine #SciencePolicy #TechnologyInnovation -
US Researchers Say Trump’s Attack On Science Has Resulted In Self-Censorship
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US Researchers Say Trump’s Attack On Science Has Resulted In Self-Censorship
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The "lone genius founder" is one of tech’s most enduring stories. But innovation rarely emerges from a single person. It grows from networks of researchers, institutions, public investment, and collaboration.
#Innovation #Research #SciencePolicy #TechEcosystems #Collaboration
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The "lone genius founder" is one of tech’s most enduring stories. But innovation rarely emerges from a single person. It grows from networks of researchers, institutions, public investment, and collaboration.
#Innovation #Research #SciencePolicy #TechEcosystems #Collaboration
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Nearly 2,000 scientists, including six Nobel laureates, have signed an open letter opposing planned staff cuts in the University of Nottingham's physics department. Researchers warn the move could weaken a globally recognized research and teaching hub.
#Physics #HigherEducation #Research #SciencePolicy #Academia
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Nearly 2,000 scientists, including six Nobel laureates, have signed an open letter opposing planned staff cuts in the University of Nottingham's physics department. Researchers warn the move could weaken a globally recognized research and teaching hub.
#Physics #HigherEducation #Research #SciencePolicy #Academia
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At a hearing of United States House Committee on Science Space and Technology, lawmakers examined paper mills and open access fees, but no shared path for reform emerged. Integrity, cost and access remain in tension.
🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01251-y
#OpenScience #AcademicPublishing #ResearchIntegrity #SciencePolicy #papermills
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At a hearing of United States House Committee on Science Space and Technology, lawmakers examined paper mills and open access fees, but no shared path for reform emerged. Integrity, cost and access remain in tension.
🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01251-y
#OpenScience #AcademicPublishing #ResearchIntegrity #SciencePolicy #papermills
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Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
#HackerNews #USFundingRules #CancelGrants #SciencePolicy #ResearchFunding
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Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
#HackerNews #USFundingRules #CancelGrants #SciencePolicy #ResearchFunding
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A major legal dispute highlights how scientific publishers are challenging the use of copyrighted research papers in training AI systems, raising questions about data access and ownership in modern science.
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A major legal dispute highlights how scientific publishers are challenging the use of copyrighted research papers in training AI systems, raising questions about data access and ownership in modern science.
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📊 Towards an inclusive Open Science
This study analyses 52 policy documents across Europe & the Americas and finds a gap between ambition and practice:
➡️ Strong focus on open access & data
➡️ Limited guidance on EDI and public participation💡 Key takeaway: inclusion and engagement must be implemented alongside openness to truly democratize science.
🔗 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240857
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📊 Towards an inclusive Open Science
This study analyses 52 policy documents across Europe & the Americas and finds a gap between ambition and practice:
➡️ Strong focus on open access & data
➡️ Limited guidance on EDI and public participation💡 Key takeaway: inclusion and engagement must be implemented alongside openness to truly democratize science.
🔗 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240857
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China stops updating a 22-year journal ranking system once used to evaluate and fund researchers.
A shift away from “where you publish” toward “what you contribute”.
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China stops updating a 22-year journal ranking system once used to evaluate and fund researchers.
A shift away from “where you publish” toward “what you contribute”.
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Digital identity in science is not unified by default. Tools like ORCID and database checks can reveal mismatches and missing affiliations that affect visibility and credit.
🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04132-y
#ResearchIntegrity #ORCID #OpenScience #Bibliometrics #SciencePolicy
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When Scientific Arguments Obscure Moral Ones, Democracy Suffers
- ciundrk
https://undark.org/2026/05/14/opinion-scientific-moral-arguments/
#Viewpoints #HealthMedicine #SciencePolicy -
DECADE-OLD GENETIC SHARING RULES STILL BAFFLE RESEARCHERS
How does the Nagoya Protocol affect genetic research in 2026? Learn about new guidance for scientists regarding access and benefit-sharing rules.
#geneticresearch, #nagoyaprotocol, #sciencepolicy, #labsafety, #biotechlaw
https://newsletter.tf/nagoya-protocol-genetic-research-guidance-2026/
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New rules for genetic research are here. This update is more detailed than the 2016 version to help labs avoid legal trouble.
#geneticresearch, #nagoyaprotocol, #sciencepolicy, #labsafety, #biotechlaw
https://newsletter.tf/nagoya-protocol-genetic-research-guidance-2026/ -
In this presentation, I explore the idea of "AI plagiarism" not as a simple violation, but as a mismatch between new modes of text production and outdated systems for assessing knowledge and contribution.
:doi: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25560.87049
If text no longer reliably reflects thinking, what exactly are we evaluating?
This is part of my workshop at the Science Festival 2026.
#OpenScience #AcademicIntegrity #GenerativeAI #ResearchEthics #ScholarlyCommunication #SciencePolicy #HigherEducation
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In this presentation, I explore the idea of "AI plagiarism" not as a simple violation, but as a mismatch between new modes of text production and outdated systems for assessing knowledge and contribution.
:doi: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25560.87049
If text no longer reliably reflects thinking, what exactly are we evaluating?
This is part of my workshop at the Science Festival 2026.
#OpenScience #AcademicIntegrity #GenerativeAI #ResearchEthics #ScholarlyCommunication #SciencePolicy #HigherEducation
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To lead in global innovation, Canada must prioritize basic science
#Canada #SciencePolicy #Innovation #ResearchFunding #BasicScience #PublicInvestment #EconomicStrategy #Research #Tech #OECD #FutureOfScience #CRISPR #GlobalCompetition #Policy #mRNAVaccine
https://the-14.com/to-lead-in-global-innovation-canada-must-prioritize-basic-science/ -
To lead in global innovation, Canada must prioritize basic science
#Canada #SciencePolicy #Innovation #ResearchFunding #BasicScience #PublicInvestment #EconomicStrategy #Research #Tech #OECD #FutureOfScience #CRISPR #GlobalCompetition #Policy #mRNAVaccine
https://the-14.com/to-lead-in-global-innovation-canada-must-prioritize-basic-science/ -
In Coal Country, Black Lung Surges as Federal Protections Stall
- ciundrk
https://undark.org/2026/05/06/black-lung-federal-protections/
#NewsFeatures #HealthMedicine #SciencePolicy