Universities are looking to take more vaccine creation processes in-house, as Oxford head warns that coronavirus jabs have created ‘perverse’ profit incentives, reports David Matthews
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New study raises questions over validity of single studies and suggests detailed tracking of researchers’ decisions during analysis
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Sister-in-law of Azerbaijan’s autocratic president sits on board of centre set up to study country after brokering a £10 million donation
Commission considers suggestion that ‘fire drill’ exercises could help prepare for environmental, health or economic disasters
For the first time prestigious funder has explicitly told academics they must not include metric when applying for grants
Years of restrictions have stymied scholars’ work on topics such as the Algerian war of independence, and a new law could cement this lack of access
Frustrated by rises in publishers’ article processing charges, the country wants to expand non-commercial journals instead
Scholars say that the new institute, whose remit describes the genocide as ‘baseless’, will lack credibility
The former Austrian molecular biologist explains how a boring childhood was an advantage, why he switched careers and how designing board games is like basic research
Chemistry laureate George Smith argues a publicly funded system would more than pay for itself by ending monopoly pricing in pharmaceuticals
In unprecedented comments ahead of federal elections in September, Anja Karliczek applauds university that shuttered its institute
Now concerned about impact of runaway artificial intelligence, diplomat worries scientific advances have overtaken capacity for reflection on their impact