Research management articles from across Nature Portfolio

Open practices have grown in popularity across domains, such as open science and open-source software. However, these domains have remained siloed. Meluso et al. develop a common definition and implementation guidance to support the use of open practices across diverse fields.

The uncontrolled production and release of human-made substances, or novel entities, has substantial environmental consequences. Here the authors propose a framework for assessing the long-term safety and environmental impacts of these novel entities that accounts for their vast number, diversity and complex interactions.

Science routinely discards valuable knowledge, from unpublished negative results to the tacit expertise lost when researchers move on. Here, the authors propose a roadmap for preserving this hidden knowledge through community-driven platforms, open standards, and AI-assisted documentation.

Developments in generative Artificial Intelligence and society’s perception of its safety shape four distinct scenarios of genAI use, from fast adoption to public backlash, that will shape socio-political challenges for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Sustaining the region’s strong position in the life-sciences sector will require investment and education in bioengineering.

The issues faced by scientist-couples can be multiplied once they start a family, making conference travel a logistical trial.

Struggling to stay focused in the lab? Attention researchers offer some advice.

Chief US science adviser calls for a shake-up in funding while handing out grants to accelerate research with AI.

Anticipating from the start the various ways a research programme can succeed or fail can avoid problems later. Here’s how to do it.