For Yet Better Science

A building that once housed an iconic former department store in the centre of Slovenia’s third largest city has come back to life with a fresh appearance and new content to become the country’s largest park for promoting science, technology and innovation and a place where science lives.

Emotionally charged, yet evidence free, accusations of scams, fraud and cover-ups are common. While they mostly lack credibility, such accusations may be effective at  polarising debate and reducing understanding .  

As publics around the world look to scientists and the research and development process to bring new treatments and preventive strategies for the novel coronavirus, a new international survey finds scientists and their research are widely viewed in a positive light across global publics, and large majorities believe government investments in scientific research yield benefits for society. Still, the wide-ranging survey, conducted before the  COVID-19 outbreak  reached pandemic proportions, reveals ambivalence about certain scientific developments – in areas such as artificial intelligence and genetically modified foods – often exists alongside high trust for scientists generally and positive views in other areas such as space exploration.

Ten calls to action for research culture. Research culture should be defined by fairness, appreciation, diversity and holistic assessment. Better Science shows how this works.

What if that knowledge . . . should become the possession of all? Would not science itself progress in leaps, and cause mankind to make strides in production, invention, and social creation, of which we are hardly in a condition now to measure the speed?

Avengers for Better Science is a workshop organized to  support young researchers committed to building an inclusive, open and ethical academia . The event will focus on communities related to machine learning and life science.

A positive, solutions-focused animation explaining the current status of animal testing in the UK – and the necessary next steps for science to progress.