I needed a culture shift in my lab. I’m grateful one student spoke up Article in Science Working Life Column by Kangkang Tong

The pressure on new #research faculty & leads is tremendous.

Let alone the additional burden of US academics having to navigate #SciencePolicy instability, heavy politicalization, and precarious funding.

Still, that pressure is theirs, not their trainees'.

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Canada invested $490M through the CFI to upgrade biocontainment labs and strengthen life sciences research.

The funding supports pandemic preparedness, research capacity and talent development.

Read more: zurl.co/UgCX9

#LifeSciences #ResearchInfrastructure #SciencePolicy #CanadianResearch

Pop-up journals for policy research: can temporary titles deliver answers? Journals that focus on specific research questions could help to bridge the science–policy gap, if they can attract researchers.

Pop-up journals that gather evidence on a policy question, deliver the answer, and close. Sounds great. But we live in a world where research is curated around bibliometrics incentives. I would love to see how this plays out.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#SciencePolicy #ScholarlyPublishing

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#sciencepolicy #science #research #politics

Innovation This Week is out.

Stories include how Canada can “rewire” its health system, $490M invested in research, policy debates on startups, and insights on the future of postsecondary education.

Read more: zurl.co/ncauX

#InnovationThisWeek #CanadaInnovation #SciencePolicy #ResearchNews

Delighted to be leading a workshop at the EuroMarine Open Science Days on how researchers can better engage with & navigate the European policy landscape. Strong science deserves a strong voice in policymaking🌍📘 euromarinenetwork.eu/news/euromar... #SciencePolicy #ResearchImpact #EUPolicy

On the anniversary of the #EU ban on #AnimalTesting for #cosmetics, Monique Sundin explains how animal testing was replaced, how the ban was implemented and clarifies the limited exceptions and the reasons behind them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-qw...
#CosmeticsBan #EURegulation #NAMs #SciencePolicy

Stand Up for Science plans second rally on March 7 Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

Scientists and public‑health advocates held nationwide “Stand Up for Science” protests in U.S. cities to oppose federal policy changes on research funding, vaccines, and public health. #Trump #SciencePolicy #CivilProtest #PublicHealth #ScientificAmerican

We’re extending the application deadline for youth participants at the Research Money Conference.

Graduate students, postdocs, and early-career professionals are encouraged to apply.

Call for applications: zurl.co/j5zBJ

#cdninnovation #sciencepolicy #healthinnovation

The top 70 research institutions home to Highly Cited Researchers Discover the top 70 research institutions worldwide most frequently home to Highly Cited Researchers over the last five years.

Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2021-2025: CAS at 3.6%, Harvard 3.2%. The US has 34 institutions in the top 70. China has seven. And NIH funding is at 20-30% of normal right now. How does that math work out in ten years?

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#SciencePolicy #Bibliometrics

NIH research grant funding rates plummeted in 2025 Agency acknowledges young investigators are losing out as result of multiyear funding policy imposed by White House

New data show #NIH research grant success rates plummeted in 2025—falling to around ~19–20% overall & hitting early-career scientists especially hard. The ripple effects could shape the biomedical workforce for years. More: bit.ly/46PsJjq #ResearchFunding #SciencePolicy

🏛️🌎 Scientists: Take your voice to Capitol Hill! Apply for Congressional Visits Day (Apr 21–22) with American Geophysical Union.

Deadline Mar 15!

🔗 bit.ly/3NeJQEG

#AmericanGeosciences #SciencePolicy #SciAdvocacy #EarthScience #STEM @agu.org

#Sciencepolicy challenges: disinformation, eroding trust, constrained budgets.

But opportunity exists in #EMCRs—closest to research frontiers, trained in open science, ready to challenge groupthink.

Inclusion isn't a favor. It's necessity for future-fit science advice.

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📢 New OSPN Executive Announcement!

Welcome Deserae Ball, our VP External 🎉

Deserae is an MSc student at uOttawa researching dopamine receptor signaling and advocating for stronger grad funding and youth engagement in science policy.

#SciencePolicy #SciPolCanada

The UK’s best minds shouldn't have to move overseas to find stability. 🧬

We’re campaigning for long-term, ring-fenced R&D funding (3% of GDP) to turn the UK into a genuine science superpower. Invest in the future. 🚀

🔗 progresslabs.uk

#SciencePolicy #Innovation #UKTech #RandD #ScienceSuperpower

Should I Feel Guilty About Wanting More Evening Light? Paulina Jaramillo, Ph.D.

Should I feel guilty about wanting permanent daylight saving time? I reviewed the evidence supporting the scientific consensus against it. It’s narrower than it appears in the public debate. #DaylightSavingTime #SciencePolicy open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...

On my way to the rally in Washington DC—on the National Mall near the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden starting at noon. Who’s going to out-do this sign from last year? #standupforscience #science #sciencepolicy

White House stalls release of approved US science budgets The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

At R2R last week, the consensus was sobering. US science funding at 20-30% of normal despite Congress approving the budgets. Add AI displacing junior roles. Why would a young scientist stay?

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#SciencePolicy #ResearchFunding

Really grateful for the opportunity to be part of this workshop, thank you @helmholtzmunich.bsky.social @pioneercampus.bsky.social for the great collaboration! #Bioengineering #SciencePolicy #BiomedicalEngineering #LifeSciences

New Blog: Policy Red Teaming: Uncovering Policy Risks Before It’s Too Late.

Written by @lindalammensalo.bsky.social, CECAN Fellow & Knowledge Broker at the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.

Available at: www.cecan.ac.uk/blog/policy-...

#SciencePolicy #SystemsThinking #Evaluation #Complexity

ITW is out.

This week we cover a new report calling for a national digital health procurement market, CRIN’s support for clean technology in oil and gas, the latest Short Report on research funding and innovation policy, and the budget.

Read more: zurl.co/zG7HB

#CanadianInnovation #SciencePolicy

Science Policy at APS Learn how the American Physiological Society advocates for science-based public policy. Explore APS’s positions on research funding, animal care, workforce development and more.

What do federal science funding, grant terminations and student visa policies have in common?

They're all just a few of the issues crucial to physiology research that APS is currently tracking.

Learn more—and find out how you can help: https://ow.ly/AZJw50YljWG #SciPol #Advocacy #SciencePolicy 🧪

Don’t deprioritize curiosity-driven research Around the world, governments are demanding that research funding follow broader political priorities. They should be careful what they wish for.

As the line between science and policy sharpens in many countries, Nature highlights the importance of supporting exploratory science as a driver of long-term innovation.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#CuriosityDriven #Innovation #FundamentalScience #ResearchFunding #SciencePolicy

Blog: The future doesn't fit in old containers - buff.ly/hKGElne

#EMCRs bring immediacy to research, open science mindsets, & diverse perspectives that #sciadvisce urgently need. Seniority offers depth, but juniority offers adaptability to navigate uncertainty.

Both are essential. #SciencePolicy

“…can't reduce the changes in US #SciencePolicy to our own actions alone,…”
Ummm… a much bigger problem with US is that we have allowed organizations run by individuals who’s god is so small that they fear it can be disproven by science to have a voice in gov and other’s lives.
That must stop.

"Instead of operating in isolation, we need to reframe ourselves as scientists IN society. Scientists must more widely interface with communities "outside" their work and seize a more active role in shaping societal direction." Chris J. Fisher, Ph.D., in Scientists IN Society: From Isolation to Engagement https://blog.ucs.org/science-blogger/scientists-in-society-from-isolation-to- engagement/

Though we can't reduce the changes in US #SciencePolicy to our own actions alone, it is important that we embrace what we can do to improve our own situation.

Oftentimes, simply showing up is the most powerful tool for #ScienceCommunication.

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Manhattan Project and Nuclear Control How the U.S. government mobilized science, enforced secrecy, and asserted federal control over nuclear knowledge during and after World War II.

The atomic bomb wasn’t the only invention of the Manhattan Project. ⚛️

Federal control of science became normalized. Universities folded into national security priorities.

The bomb ended a war.

The system it built never ended.

#NuclearHistory #SciencePolicy #Brewminate

Connection matters - GEOSCIENTIST Growing up in Springfield, Ohio, I was a good 700 miles from the ocean, but one day that distance dramatically shrank. I was around seven years old when I first watched the documentary series The…

In @geoscientistmag.bsky.social, Brandon Jones, President of AGU, shares how connection can help scientists navigate today’s policy challenges.

“Our resilience lies in holding onto connections, deepening them, and building new ones.”

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#SciencePolicy #Geoscience #AGU

Science culture isn’t just about knowledge - it’s about belonging, trust, and shared power.

Canadian stakeholders say it’s time for a new, more inclusive framework.

Read more here: zurl.co/iIjFj

Tags:
#SciencePolicy #STEM #Equity #Canada #Diversity #Inclusion #Innovation #Prosperity

Join us for #StanceOnScience where we ask politicians where they stand on #SciencePolicy issues ahead of the midterm elections!

#SciPol #MidtermElections #SciComm