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New study maps what we do and don’t know about outcomes for children in care

Swansea University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by Swansea University has mapped international evidence on the outcomes of children who grow up in out-of-home care. Drawing on 77 reviews, research shows which areas of children’s lives are well documented and where significant gaps remain in the global evidence base. Without a complete picture of their social and civic lives, policy decisions risk focusing only on clinical symptoms rather than the factors that help a young person thrive.

Journal: PLOS One
Funder: NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme

IP4OS publishes the Synergy Framework for Knowledge Valorisation

Pensoft Publishers
Reports and Proceedings

The IP4OS project has published the Synergy Framework for Knowledge Valorisation, a practical handbook examining how Open Science practices and Intellectual Property management can be aligned to support the exploitation of publicly funded research for effective research knowledge valorisation leading to economic or environmental benefits, social progress or improved policy making. The framework contributes to the objectives of the European Research Area Policy Agenda 2025-2027, with a focus on Open Science and the upscaling of knowledge valorisation.

Are climate models detecting monsoon changes a decade too early? “Super-simulations” say “yes”

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New "super-simulations" reveal climate models have been mistaking natural weather noise for human-caused monsoon changes. These models predict the signal emerges ~10 years too early. Before 2050, nature's own variability—not model flaws—drives uncertainty. This matters for policy timing.

Journal: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

University of Birmingham to host national computing center

University of Birmingham
Business Announcement

New centre will harness advanced technology to process vast amounts of data at incredible speed and achieve breakthroughs faster than ever.

Many post-authorization studies fail to comply with public disclosure rules

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Many post-authorisation studies registered with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) fail to comply with legal requirements and recommendations to make their findings public, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

Journal: The BMJ

Too much transparency can hurt financial markets

University of Texas at Austin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

These days, transparency is a financial buzzword, but new research from Michael Sockin found that, in some cases, less transparency can lead to better economic outcomes.

Journal: Journal of Economic Theory

Applied Microbiology International launches new report on improving soil health in the UK

Applied Microbiology International
Reports and Proceedings

Scientists have warned that the world’s tiniest organisms need to be taken into account in efforts to improve soil health. AMI has launched a new policy report setting out key recommendations to support the long-term protection, restoration and sustainable management of soils across the UK’s four nations.

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