2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (798+ words) Chris McDonald says he wants fewer and longer-term grants, plus a “smoother and simpler system” The UK’s system for awarding grants is “destroying” the value of research, the new science minister has said, as he pledged to implement a model…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (218+ words) Prospect of AI creating “new scientific paradigm” necessitates big picture responses from across research community “Is scientific knowledge constructed and used by AI agents considered scientific understanding if it is impenetrable to humans, or does scientific understanding refer to an…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (598+ words) Image: Anna Dziubinska, via Unsplash Sense of shared identity makes Greens’ faith in scientists stronger than Reform voters’, study finds There is growing evidence of US-style political polarisation in the levels of trust that people in the UK have in…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (94+ words) Research Professional News Image: Wasan, via Adobe Stock Paper calls for stable careers and creativity-focused assessment, but authors pessimistic about seeing meaningful change Structural reforms are needed to foster a “creativity-enabling environment” for early career researchers, who are being driven…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (488+ words) Image: Canva Studio, via Pexels Innovative organisations that can “do things differently” should be eligible for funding, group argues A group of research bodies has urged UK Research and Innovation to lift a “de facto ban” on supporting new organisations,…...