Researchers submitting AI-assisted papers they 鈥榙on鈥檛 understand鈥 Computer sciences journal editor is developing an AI system that will question authors about their understanding of their submissions By Frances Jones 17 September
Royal Society urged to declare AI 鈥榚mergency鈥 Mathematicians express 鈥榚xtreme concern鈥 over the pace of development, following existential risk warnings By Frances Jones 17 September
Staff at prestigious medical journal set to strike over pay For the first time in The Lancet鈥檚 200-year history, union members plan to strike over 鈥渦nacceptable鈥 pay offer By Frances Jones 17 September
Academia must 鈥榚ngage with鈥 anti-woke research critics Experts urge universities to better 鈥榙emonstrate the value of public research鈥, as critics such as Charlotte Gill 鈥榬age bait鈥 sector on X By Frances Jones 16 September
鈥楩ewer, larger grants鈥 could harm Burnham鈥檚 regional agenda Changes to grant system suggested by Chris McDonald could 鈥榤istakenly鈥 further concentrate funding in the golden triangle, academics warn By Frances Jones 15 September
Chris McDonald鈥檚 鈥榰nrelenting鈥 science focus raises concerns Arts and humanities leaders worried by new minister鈥檚 鈥榲ery odd鈥 comments suggesting his sole concern is science R&D By Frances Jones 11 September
Want a catchy paper title? All you need is a Beatles lyric Study finds thousands of papers reference songs by the Fab Four, suggesting scholars under pressure to stand out have leant on 鈥榦ne of the most globally recognised cultural phenomena鈥 By Frances Jones 9 September
Reform UK voters feel scientists are not 鈥榦n their side鈥 New survey finds high public trust in science, but warns political polarisation could erode confidence By Frances Jones 9 September
Aria chief executive defends US investment partnerships Kathleen Fisher says keeping science firms in the UK is 鈥榥ot only Aria鈥檚 responsibility鈥, following Lords pressure By Frances Jones 8 September
Matt Clifford resigns as Aria chair over Anthropic role 鈥楺uestions remain鈥 over conflict of interest concerns, says select committee chair By Frances Jones 7 September
Burnham vows to save Jodrell Bank research following outcry Physicists welcome prime minister鈥檚 pledge but warn that telescope is 鈥榦nly one part of a much bigger picture鈥 By Frances Jones 2 September
