Thirty-two early career researchers, tackling issues from improving food security to developing better medical implants, have been announced as the 2025 Schmidt Science Fellows and will pursue innovative interdisciplinary science. Now in its eighth year, the Fellowship provides financial support for a postdoctoral Placement of one to two years at a world-class research institution. The … Continued
We are excited to launch our Senior Fellows Council (SFC), a significant development in our continued mission to create Lifelong Community. The SFC will help us shape all aspects of Senior Fellows programming and community development, ensuring we continue to support the evolving needs, career paths, and interests of our cohorts. Comprising five Senior Fellows, … Continued
Schmidt Science Fellow Ethan Perets is passionate about forging closer links between philosophy and science. And his vision is to see philosophers embedded in every lab. Ethan has been a discipline-hopping trailblazer since he was in high school. His studies ultimately led to a PhD in Chemistry at Yale, but as a teen he got … Continued
“It is very, very special. The light is somehow pure. It is very difficult to put into words.” Glaciologist Dr. Sasha Montelli has a clear and deep respect for Antarctica. He has traveled to the polar regions on three occasions, but that has not dimmed his awe. Sasha is a 2019 Schmidt Science Fellow, and in … Continued
It’s more than 50 years since the first Landsat mission was launched, and in half a century a series of nine satellites have beamed back scientifically valuable and visually stunning images of our planet’s surface. However, when clouds obscure the Earth (as they frequently do), the images have been considered useless and left to gather … Continued
We are proud to congratulate Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt on his appointment to the UK’s top science advisory body, the Council for Science and Technology (CST). The CST provides strategic advice to the UK Prime Minister and Cabinet on science and technology policies that span multiple government departments. Sir Nigel also plays a vital role … Continued
Universities across the globe can now submit data for Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026. The second year of the pioneering Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings, in association with Schmidt Science Fellows, opened today for universities to begin making their submissions. The 2026 Interdisciplinary Science Rankings (ISR 2026) will feature an expanded scope, allowing universities to … Continued
Schmidt Science Fellows Academic Council Member Professor Ros Rickaby has been recognized by Royalty in the UK New Year Honours for her contribution to research. Professor Rickaby, a marine biogeochemist and Chair of Geology at the University of Oxford, was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in His Majesty The … Continued
Eight million more lives and $14 trillion could have been saved if we had developed and rolled out a COVID-19 vaccine even faster than we did, according to the findings of a mathematical modeling study by 2020 Schmidt Science Fellow OJ Watson. Developing a COVID-19 vaccine within a year was an unprecedented achievement. But as … Continued
“We are here to envision not only what we hope science can accomplish but how we can transform the very way science is done.” That was the clear message from Schmidt Science Fellows Executive Director Megan Kenna to more than 250 international researchers, university and business leaders, policymakers, and funders at a special event to … Continued