Open science, with its defining features of transparency, knowledge sharing and increased access, is fundamental to securing the world’s future. It promotes communication and trust at a time when faith in science and research is under threat globally. However, maintaining confidence and quality in science and its influence on policy and innovation remains a challenge.…
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According to the latest Nature Index 2026, the University of Würzburg is among the world’s strongest research universities. In the international ranking, JMU ranks 32nd in Europe, and is among the top ten universities in Germany
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A team of social scientists from ITM, along with two locally hired researchers, began the first phase of data collection in Cotonou, Benin on March 4th, 2024. Using an ethnographic approach, the researchers immersed themselves in the CNHU-HKM to familiarise themselves with the setting and the people where the simplified blood culture system under investigation…
Europe has built one of the most sophisticated research policy systems in the world. Through Horizon Europe, the European Research Council and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, it supports frontier research, mobility, scientific careers and world-class infrastructures. Universities are assessed through publications, citations, grants, patents and broader measures of impact
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Associate Professor Anna Huang delivers the keynote address, “In Search of Human-AI Resonance,” to a capacity crowd. Watch Video Publication Date: June 29, 2026