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Team meetings arranged by algorithm and communal chocolate tasting sessions are being used to bond research teams, reports Jack Grove

White House coronavirus adviser focuses on antivirals rather than vaccine at University of Melbourne forum

Multi-source analysis of global open-access practices throws up surprises, with Europe and the US lagging behind

Medicine laureate Sir Peter Ratcliffe says science has to be ‘passion driven’

Virologist Michael Houghton explains why we should be ‘a bit more patient’ for a coronavirus vaccine and how a 2:2 degree did not deter his scientific ambitions

Biomedical research charity to focus efforts on infectious diseases, mental health and global heating

The profiles of this year’s Nobelists suggest scientists from newer, innovative institutions may soon overshadow those from more historic universities

Award for French researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier and US biochemist Jennifer Doudna is the first double win for female chemists

Michael Houghton calls for prize committees to allow six or seven winners, rather than Nobel’s limit of three

If governments commit extra funding and researchers accept the growing industrial emphasis, the European Research Area can fly, says Jan Palmowski

Oxford professor Roger Penrose shares top honour with German physicist Reinhard Genzel and US-born Andrea Ghez, only the fourth woman to win prize

British researcher Michael Houghton and US-born Harvey Alter and Charles Rice honoured for “seminal discoveries” connected to novel virus

Science communication experts reflect on how scholars can improve their public speaking skills

Publications must always permit debate on the quality and relevance of research – plus the efficacy and costs of derived policy, says Robert Dingwall

Overall trust in scientists higher than in governments, media and business, global survey finds

Chemical engineers at Imperial College London have developed an innovative way of teaching real-world experiments at a distance, and say it also improves learning outcomes

University scientists prove nimble, but still wish for government allies

But far-right voters view the failure to reproduce results as reason not to trust science as a whole, unique survey data from Germany show

Scholars say the pandemic has drawn attention to the uncertain and adaptive nature of research and called for a broader range of evidence to be valued

Advocates for virtual labs finding chance to show cost and equity benefits of online experimentation

Board offering religious, rather than medical, expertise discounts value of NIH projects

India’s National Education Policy aims to establish a seamless connectivity between humanities and science, says Rup Narayan Das

‘Every young student of science has had a fantasy about winning a Nobel prize,’ says one laureate – and ever more rival prizes are being established. But with a cast of thousands currently pursuing the holy grail of a vaccine for Covid-19, might awards committees finally jettison their problematic focus on lone genius, asks Jack Grove

The halting of trials for a coronavirus treatment following the publication of dubious data highlights the perils of opacity, says Ron Iphofen

Authors Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West put the case for scepticism at a time when science has become deeply polarising

Changes to EU plans could deter UK government by making it net contributor to Horizon Europe, UUKi director warns

Liverpool chemists create AI-powered machine that works in standard laboratory and has already discovered a new catalyst

Prizewinners argue that researchers have ‘stuck to a line’ about the pandemic’s danger in order to get politicians to listen – risking open debate

We will need wisdom and common purpose to update multiple layers of norms, says Jinghai Li

The global race against coronavirus to develop a vaccine cannot be won by principal investigators alone, says John Tregoning

Exploring the often unsavoury history behind many significant advances can be enlightening and empowering for students, argues Daniel Akinbosede

Study analysing impact of previous epidemics suggests that confidence in science will be maintained but coronavirus will damage perception of scientists

Using critical comments about a preprint, Bild launched a front-page attack on Christian Drosten. Scientists fear this will chill academic discussion of preliminary results

Initiative hopes to drive promising performers into fundamental science and basic research

Policy experts express fears that public and politicians will hold scientists responsible for the economic and social damage of lockdown

The Sainsbury Laboratory director will oversee a huge increase in R&D spending as head of UK’s main research funder

Protecting the European research budget offers better long-term hopes of saving the European project

A renewed European Research Area can be a fresh call to arms for scientific excellence across the continent, says Jan Palmowski

Filling the gaps between disciplines and between science and technology could lead to greater progress than AI, says Jinghai Li 

Survey results from Germany also suggest people think public disagreement between scientists is good, as it will lead to better results

With August goal in mind, diagnostic development could get TV-based model

Weekly broadcast from University of Toronto vice-president has captured the attention of thousands

Partnership approach during pandemic raises hopes of bursting scientific silos 

After rejection of virtual peer review, federal agency halts new awards, prompting concerns for younger researchers

Rebuffed on pricing and open access, universities refuse full-access renewals

The UK’s Science Media Centre director Fiona Fox says new visibility of experts will be crucial in combating doubts on official advice during troubled times

Colleagues’ doubts about whether he deserved a prize make Aymen Idris wish people did not see his achievement as tokenism

People may be more motivated to pursue a STEM career by figures thought of as ‘persistent’ but not geniuses   

But social media spats also reflect people’s desire for truth, social justice and greater openness, says Jingtai Tang

A recent posting on bioRxiv may have been erroneous, but the mistakes were picked up within hours, notes Kristen Sadler

Canada’s excess of directive funding programmes risks hobbling scientific imagination and progress, says Jim Woodgett

UKRI and other funders must prevent good intentions on open access from undermining good science, says Lee Cronin 

Academics are key to lifting public engagement with climate change and stopping the spread of nonsense passing as news, says David Lloyd

Sharing of information improves after Chinese president Xi Jinping warns officials against withholding data

Australian university joins race to control virus

Inability to begin reruns of experiments highlights the problem of weak methodologies of journal papers, say Center for Open Science director

Hong Kong experts, drawing on experiences from the 2003 Sars epidemic, emphasise transparency

Plans opposed by islanders who consider Mauna Kea to be sacred ground

Many campuses on continent lack basic scientific tools