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• [New] Citizen science can become a cornerstone of future wildlife conservation - and Indonesia could lead the way in making it happen. The Conversation
• [New] A new Trump administration plan to expand the use of artificial intelligence in US science could greatly boost research productivity. Science|Business
• [New] RAISE will support the EU's goals of prioritising science and technology, maintaining research leadership, promoting innovation for the benefit of humanity, and attracting global talent to Choose Europe. Open Access Government
• [New] Funding for the Metascience Unit - which supports research into increasing the impact and efficiency of science investment - will treble to £49 million. Chemistry World
• [New] Brazil's presidency offered a compromise: voluntary science-based roadmaps on fossil fuel transition and deforestation over 2026. ESG News
• [New] Planette, a long-range weather prediction platform that combines cutting-edge AI with decades of Earth system science, says it can predict long-range weather more accurately than others. Marcellus Drilling News
• [New] The UK's Space Agency says it will achieve its plans by building inclusive workplaces that attract and keep talent, making more investments in science and innovation fields and through international partnerships. Yahoo News Singapore
• [New] Congress should establish a Quantum First national goal focused on achieving a quantum computational advantage in cryptography, drug discovery, and materials science by 2030. AIP
• [New] The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report, do not fail to scale: seizing the opportunity of engineering biology, is clear that the UK faces a familiar risk: world-class science that scales somewhere else. CPI
• [New] A bold U.S. Quantum First agenda might encourage even more international collaboration - and healthy competition - in quantum science. PostQuantum - Quantum Computing, Quantum Security, PQC
• [New] In 2025, advances in AI-driven material science, additive manufacturing, and robotics are transforming how we imagine and assemble the built environment. Logiciel Solutions
• [New] The best available science from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that crossing the 1.5 degrees C threshold risks unleashing far more severe climate change impacts, including more frequent and severe droughts, heatwaves, and rainfall. Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
• [New] The vibrant coastal city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil will welcome the global ocean community in 2027 for the next Ocean Decade Conference: a milestone moment to accelerate science-based ocean action and shape the legacy of the Ocean Decade. Ocean Decade
• [New] The UK government unveiled a sweeping roadmap to phase out animal testing, promising to accelerate the shift toward humane, high-tech alternatives that could redefine modern science itself. ScienceBlog.com
• [New] AI-enabled science will have significant benefits for society so it's crucial to ensure UK scientists and researchers have access and understanding of the leading AI models and agents. GOV.UK
• [New] By 2026, over 75% of commercial supply chain management application vendors will deliver embedded advanced analytics, AI, and data science. Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, Futu
• [New] Quantum computing could lead to breakthroughs in fields like cryptography, finance, science and transportation. CNN
• [New] Working with the Paris-headquartered multinational organization Thales presents an opportunity to strengthen the UAE-France cooperation in advanced science and technology. asdnews
• [New] The success of CASC's space tourism program could spark greater interest in space research and education, encouraging young people to pursue careers in science, technology, and engineering. Travel And Tour World
• [New] Research into geoengineering, science that could actually cool the earth and oceans, deserves increased funding. Home & Away
• [New] China's substantial talent reserves, industrial clusters, and economic scale are inseparable from institutional designs like the Five-Year Plans and the 15-Year Science and Technology Development Plan. Medium

Last updated: 01 December 2025