Research Funding is critical to societally relevant research
Paul Benneworth and Kate Maxwell explain why we need public funding for science that creates truly public benefits.
Do we need an Open Science coalition?
What exactly is open science? It can be a social justice issue, part of a political capitalist regime or a form of traditional science.
Science communication in the digital age
Classical and large institutions of liberal democracy like politics and the media are increasingly less trusted. What about science?
Research Ethics: A European Mission
Elmar Doppelfeld explains why promoting ethics in science is a challenge that must be tackled on a european level.
Science is the search for truth and knowledge
Bernhard Kempen illustrates calls for a bona fide treatment of data, facts, and intellectual property.
Social media use in research
Su Golder and Gill Norman analyse the complex ethical considerations researchers face using social media data.