Policy November 2016

News Cautious welcome for UK's vague £2 billion research pledge

Questions remain around commitment to boost science investment.
- Daniel Cressey
- Richard Van Noorden
Nature News (21 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/nature.2016.21022
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Nature Index Nature Index 2016 Collaborations
- Nicky Phillips
Nature 539, S1 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539S1a
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Nature Index How they stack up

From all corners of the globe, researchers across the disciplines are teaming up to tackle the big questions in science. The United States is a particularly significant contributor in its partnerships.
- Larissa Kogleck
Nature 539, S4–S5 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539S4a
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Nature Index Science superpowers find common ground

Chinese–US research partnerships outnumber all other international pairings. That trend, spurred by a long history of collaboration between the two countries, presents challenges, but the outcomes are a major boon for science.
- Sujata Gupta
Nature 539, S6–S9 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539S6a
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Nature Index Old bonds and elemental connections

Researchers in Paris and Tokyo are connected, but the two capitals have quite different patterns of collaboration.
- Tim Hornyak
- Barbara Casassus
Nature 539, S14–S19 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539S14a
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Nature Index Applying local knowledge

Proximity is just one factor driving the high number of collaborations between top performing institutions in the same city.
- Neil Savage
Nature 539, S20–S24 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539S20a
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Nature Index Closing the channel of opportunity

Uncertainty surrounding Britain's future in EU research could be as damaging to science as the prospect of funding cuts once it leaves the union.
- Mark Peplow
Nature 539, S26–S29 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539S26a
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Nature Index A guide to the Nature Index

A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality available free online at natureindex.com.
Nature 539, S32 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539S32a
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Seven days Carbon dioxide emissions still stable, bird flu in Europe and LIGO restarts

The week in science: 11–17 November 2016.
Nature 539, 334–335 (16 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539334a
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Comment Carbon is not the enemy

Design with the natural cycle in mind to ensure that carbon ends up in the right places, urges William McDonough
- William McDonough
Nature 539, 349–351 (14 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539349a
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Seven days Heavy smog, a huge ship and a smashing record

The week in science: 4–10 November 2016
Nature 539, 144–145 (09 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539144a
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News Brexit chancellor’s annual address is a science nail-biter

Government’s first Autumn Statement could reveal how it regards science.
- Elizabeth Gibney
Nature 539, 148–149 (09 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539148a
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News Political upheaval threatens Brazil’s environmental protections

Barrage of proposals would allow developers to sidestep environmental reviews.
- Jeff Tollefson
Nature 539, 147–148 (08 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539147a
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Comment Forecast ocean variability

The IPCC should supply policymakers with realistic regional projections of how the seas will respond to warming, write Daniela Schmidt and Philip W. Boyd.
- Daniela Schmidt
- Philip W. Boyd
Nature 539, 162–163 (08 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539162a
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Seven days Earthquakes in Italy, cholera vaccines and turmoil in Turkish universities

The week in science: 28 October–3 November 2016
Nature 539, 10–11 (02 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539010a
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Editorial Russian science at the crossroads

Upheaval in the former superpower is bad for research and the wider world.
Nature 539, 5 (01 November 2016) | doi:10.1038/539005a
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Policy November 2016

News Cautious welcome for UK's vague £2 billion research pledge

Nature Index Nature Index 2016 Collaborations

Nature Index How they stack up

Nature Index Science superpowers find common ground

Nature Index Old bonds and elemental connections

Nature Index Applying local knowledge

Nature Index Closing the channel of opportunity

Nature Index A guide to the Nature Index

Seven days Carbon dioxide emissions still stable, bird flu in Europe and LIGO restarts

Comment Carbon is not the enemy

Seven days Heavy smog, a huge ship and a smashing record

News Brexit chancellor’s annual address is a science nail-biter

News Political upheaval threatens Brazil’s environmental protections

Comment Forecast ocean variability

Seven days Earthquakes in Italy, cholera vaccines and turmoil in Turkish universities

Editorial Russian science at the crossroads

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Seven days Carbon dioxide emissions still stable, bird flu in Europe and LIGO restarts

Comment Carbon is not the enemy

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News Brexit chancellor’s annual address is a science nail-biter

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Comment Forecast ocean variability

Seven days Earthquakes in Italy, cholera vaccines and turmoil in Turkish universities

Editorial Russian science at the crossroads

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