🎓 “Moral courage is doing the right thing — even when no one is watching” Amid political polarization, funding pressures, and technological disruption, Vice-Chancellor Dawn Freshwater (University of Auckland) calls on university leaders to reclaim higher education's founding virtues: moral courage and institutional autonomy. In her compelling essay featured in Not Alone: Leaders in Conversation, she challenges academia to protect the freedoms that fuel enquiry, uphold public trust, and shape future-ready societies. 📖 Read the full article: http://spkl.io/6047AGSfV
How can AI help R&D teams build a more sustainable future? In Sustainability Magazine, Stuart Whayman, President of Corporate Markets at Elsevier and Executive Sponsor of our Climate Action Program, explores how AI is accelerating innovation in greener materials, supporting compliance, and enabling more circular ways of working, all while keeping environmental impact front of mind. 🔗 Read the full piece: http://spkl.io/6045AGhOS
What does it take to build an AI tool that researchers actually find useful? 💬 130 one-on-one interviews. 🔎 30,000+ users testing across 70+ institutions. 👥 And weekly product meetings focused entirely on feedback. From rewriting prompts to comparing methods across papers, nearly every feature in ScienceDirect AI can be traced back to a specific user need. Here’s how the team made it happen: http://spkl.io/6046AGU8y
🎭 A moment on the Jumbotron, a shared reaction — and a reminder of how live shows connect us. A new iScience study shows live performance can literally sync audience brainwaves, especially during shared attention and eye contact. Being there, together, changes how we experience the moment — neurologically. Read more. 👇
A recent survey by Elsevier highlights the growing adoption of generative AI tools in healthcare, revealing both the benefits and challenges associated with this trend. According to Elsevier’s Clinician of the Future 2025 survey, 28% of clinicians lack sufficient time for quality patient care, as AI tools become more prevalent, with patients increasingly turning to them for self-diagnosis. However, misinformation poses a significant issue. Read more...
At Elsevier, we recognize that AI is an essential part of the future of science. Whether it's extracting key insights more efficiently, finding funding opportunities, writing scientific articles, collaborating smoothly, or amplifying the impact of research, the next generation of tools for researchers must be based on precision, speed, and trustworthy content, and supported by responsible AI. According to our report, "Insights 2024: Attitudes toward AI," 92% of researchers believe that AI will increase the volume of scientific output, and 87% believe that AI will improve the quality. #Research #AI #PaperMills
🧬 What makes ginger cats orange, and why are most of them male? Two new studies in Current Biology by Cell Press reveal the answer: a missing DNA segment in the gene ARHGAP36, which affects pigment production and may also be linked to brain and hormonal development. Originally launched as a crowdfunded passion project, the research is now opening new questions about genetics, health and feline behaviour. Read more. 👇
Clinicians are under pressure — and turning to AI for help. Elsevier’s Clinician of the Future 2025 report shares insights from over 2,000 doctors and nurses worldwide. The takeaway: AI is gaining ground in healthcare, but trust, training and institutional support still have catching up to do. 📈 Nearly half of clinicians now use AI at work — up from 26% last year ⏱️ 70% say AI could help save time 🤝 But only 32% feel their institution provides adequate access to AI tools Clinicians see the potential. What they need now is support. Read the global findings — and what they mean for the future of care: http://spkl.io/6044AEFer
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Elsevier has launched Embase AI, a generative artificial intelligence tool designed to transform how researchers and medical professionals access and analyse biomedical data. The tool has been developed in collaboration with the scientific community and is built upon Elsevier's Embase platform, a widely used biomedical literature database. According to feedback from beta users, Embase AI can reduce the time spent on reviewing biomedical data by as much as 50%.
