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US Lawmakers Vote to Reduce Science Spending - But Reject Trump's Massive Cuts

US Lawmakers Vote to Reduce Science Spending - But Reject Trump's Massive Cuts

A draft bill would preserve NASA's overall funding but downsize the National Science Foundation's budget by 20%.

China Surpasses US in Research Spending - the Consequences Extend Far Beyond Scientific Ranking and Clout

China Surpasses US in Research Spending - the Consequences Extend Far Beyond Scientific Ranking and Clout

Scientific innovation has been driving US economic growth for decades. Losing that edge means losing access to the technologies and brainpower that come with it.

NSF Awards Record Number of Coveted PhD Fellowships in Surprise Move

NSF Awards Record Number of Coveted PhD Fellowships in Surprise Move

Quantum science and AI research are big winners just a year after the US funding giant slashed its Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards in half.

The Netherlands is Actually Raking in Too Much European Research Funding

The Netherlands is Actually Raking in Too Much European Research Funding

Countries in Central and Eastern Europe are becoming increasingly successful at applying for a European research grant. Yet the gap with the Netherlands and the rest of the EU remains large. "We are losing an enormous amount of talent."

Massive Budget Cuts for US Science Proposed Again by Trump Administration

Massive Budget Cuts for US Science Proposed Again by Trump Administration

Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.

The Time Has Come for Big Changes to Improve Research Funding

The Time Has Come for Big Changes to Improve Research Funding

The competitive research funding system is at breaking point. This Perspective argues that innovations to address ongoing problems are needed on a grander scale than ever before, but this will not suffice. What we need is whole system transformation.

Panicking Scientists, Canceled Experiments - Federal Funding Cuts Turned My Work As a Research Dean into Crisis Management

Panicking Scientists, Canceled Experiments - Federal Funding Cuts Turned My Work As a Research Dean into Crisis Management

When the Trump administration took aim at higher education and the scientific research enterprise, a university dean had to figure out on the fly how to support scientists and their work at his school.

China Could Be the World's Biggest Public Funder of Science Within Two Years

China Could Be the World's Biggest Public Funder of Science Within Two Years

Forecast by science-policy researchers raises questions about where the epicentre of global research will shift to in the coming decade.

How Chinese Labs race for the next "first-in-class" breakthrough

How Chinese Labs race for the next "first-in-class" breakthrough

Scientific research and tech dominance have become top priorities in China's new 5-year plan

Budget cuts at federal environment ministry threaten Arctic science

Budget cuts at federal environment ministry threaten Arctic science

Research teams at Environment and Climate Change Canada are being dismantled as the federal government reduces the size of the public service.