Innovation Policy

The current system for comparing universities relies entirely on arbitrary rankings. An analytical framework for comparison can help.

To counter worrying trends in domestic R&D, Japan’s science and technology policy pivoted to a radical new approach to international research collaboration.

Farmers and scientists are collaborating in Pittsburg, Kansas, to reinvigorate the local economy through biorubber production.

Research security isn’t only about defending against external threats; it also requires ensuring that the United States remains a leader in global innovation by supporting the people and infrastructure that fuel it.

Timothy Lieuwen proposes a framework that universities can use to evaluate potential research funding relationships with oil and gas companies in light of their own values.

The word “bureaucracy” conjures up images of red tape, not cutting-edge innovation. But some of the most significant scientific and health innovations of the past century have actually come from scientist-bureaucrats at government research institutes. Natalie Aviles explains how the mission and culture of the National Cancer Institute have enabled its scientist-bureaucrats to conduct pioneering cancer research.

Fusion energy faces many hurdles. The history of the biotech industry offers lessons for how to build public trust and create a robust investment ecosystem to help fusion achieve its potential.

As the principal deputy director for policy at the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, Kei Koizumi occupies an unusual position at the very heart of science policy in the United States.

Review of Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson.

Teaching early-career researchers the skills to engage in the policy arena could prepare them for a lifetime of high-impact engagement and invite new perspectives into the democratic process.

It is now time to consider how much faster and farther the open science movement could go with more coordination.

What we learned in reviewing 10 years of grantmaking for research aimed at decarbonizing energy systems.