Tan Eng Chye, President of the National University of Singapore (NUS), considers finding the right balance between basic and applied research a constant struggle. For the mathematician, who graduated from Yale University in the US, the Covid-19 crisis is an opportunity for universities to demonstrate how valuable they are for their country. Continue reading ““Excellence and relevance are not mutually exclusive””
Knowledge is a common good that must be openly available to all. Now, in times of the corona crises, we are becoming acutely aware of how valuable global research cooperations, data exchange und publicly funded science are. Continue reading “Corona: Science to save the world”
With its new alpha+ Foundation, the Austrian Science Fund FWF intends to encourage individuals and organizations with a non-profit orientation to support top researchers. In an interview, the chairpersons of the Foundation, Artemis Vakianis and Georg Winckler, talk about the growing value of private commitment, about answers to some of the major questions of society […] Continue reading “Together for the future”
By redesigning its career development programmes, the Austrian Science Fund FWF intends to initiate trailblazing changes to promote equal opportunities and innovation. This would provide a huge modernization thrust to the academic system as a whole, as Edith Gößnitzer notes in this interview. Gößnitzer, a chemist and expert on gender equality, is convinced that the […] Continue reading ““The excellent women researchers are right here””
Full steam ahead for some bold research ideas, new methods and lateral thinking: with its 1000 Ideas Programme, the Austrian Science Fund FWF is launching a pilot project aimed at bringing unconventional ideas to fruition. The new research proposals will be assessed in a separate custom-tailored selection procedure. Continue reading “More support for risk-takers”
scilog talked to Martin Doyle about the challenges of bridging research and policy, regaining trust in public institutions, one page memos and windows of opportunity. First and foremost, interesting policy innovation takes places at local level, says the environmental researcher and water expert. Continue reading ““There is an emergency every day””
Europe needs to speed up implementing new technologies, in order to tackle the challenges on a global level, urges Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl. The Director General of DIGITALEUROPE advocates an EU-wide Artifical Intelligence strategy that builds on education and European values. Continue reading ““We need to be more ambitious””
The Austrian Science Fund FWF is working to help more researchers, especially women, establish themselves in science. A look at the current status of gender equality shows that women are competing for research funding in increasing numbers, and they are doing so with as much success as men. Continue reading “A bigger role for women in science”