In another legal win for U.S. universities, a panel of appellate judges yesterday upheld a lower court ruling blocking the National Institutes of Health from sharply reducing the funding it gives institutions to cover the overhead costs of supporting their NIH grants. The decision maintains current reimbursement rates pending any action from Congress or President Donald Trump to change the way those payments, known as indirect costs, are calculated.

European higher education sector organisations have issued a joint statement calling on member states, the European Parliament and the European Commission to ensure an allocation of at least €60 billion (US$70 billion) for Erasmus+ from 2028 to 2034.

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are among the 66 international organizations the United States is exiting.

Top appropriators in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives largely reject drastic cuts to federal science budgets that President Trump proposed last year.

Congress seems likely to fund science agencies at close to typical levels, but many questions remain about how the money will be distributed.

It’s hard to measure social and economic impacts of making papers and data free, researchers say.

A formal deal will be signed in 2026, the European Commission says 

EU governments have made progress in negotiations over the Horizon Europe programme for 2028-34, particularly on the fundamental research pillar. 

This year’s Open Science Conference was dedicated entirely to Open Science and AI. Participants examined both the opportunities and the challenges at this intersection, exploring how to responsibly integrate AI into research processes and, conversely, how to build trustworthy AI on trustworthy data.

Amid enormous shifts, many scientists pushed back and risked dismissal from their jobs even as federal agencies fired thousands of employees.

Global research collaboration is evolving amid geopolitical shifts, pandemic disruptions, and strategic investments: New report reveals rising multilateral partnerships, Mainland China’s growing influence, and challenges for U.S. leadership.