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Too Many Studies Have Hidden Conflicts of Interest. A New Tool Makes It Easier to See Them.

Too Many Studies Have Hidden Conflicts of Interest. A New Tool Makes It Easier to See Them.

PubMed, the Google of scientific search, is now publishing funding information in its abstracts.

Federal Funding for Basic Research Led to the Gene-Editing Revolution. Don't Cut It.

Federal Funding for Basic Research Led to the Gene-Editing Revolution. Don't Cut It.

Patients in red states and blue states alike benefit from work funded by the National Institutes of Health

Funding Increased to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases

Funding Increased to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases

More than one billion people in the poorest countries are affected by treatable diseases.

How A Budget Squeeze Can Lead To Sloppy Science And Even Cheating

How A Budget Squeeze Can Lead To Sloppy Science And Even Cheating

The hypercompetitive world of biomedical research occasionally drives scientists to cheat. More often, scientists make decisions that undercut their results. That can lead colleagues astray.

Bulgaria Risks Losing Funding for Research Infrastructure Modernisation

Bulgaria Risks Losing Funding for Research Infrastructure Modernisation

Bulgaria is set to lose millions of euros in EU funding aimed at modernising the country’s research infrastructure and stimulating its innovation potential, apparently due to its inability to select independent evaluators.

With This New System, Scientists Never Have to Write a Grant Application Again

With This New System, Scientists Never Have to Write a Grant Application Again

An approach that may be tried in the Netherlands would do away with peer review and just let researchers give each other money.

Federal Research Funding Up in Fiscal Year 2015

Federal Research Funding Up in Fiscal Year 2015

NSF's mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.

Research Funding Crisis Deeply Affects Brazilian Scientists

Research Funding Crisis Deeply Affects Brazilian Scientists

Scientists in Brazil have been deeply affected by the recent cuts in research funding that were announced in order to combat the growing fiscal deficits.

17 New Priority Programmes at DFG

17 New Priority Programmes at DFG

Topics range from cultures of translation in the early modern period to functions of the CRISPR-Cas system / Approximately €100 million for three years

Blue Skies Research Funding Launched

Blue Skies Research Funding Launched

A new programme aimed at providing funding to Irish researchers involved in exploratory blue skies research has been launched.

Horizon 2020 to Be Topped up with €200 Million

Horizon 2020 to Be Topped up with €200 Million

€50 million for the European Research Council (of which €16.7 million were already included in the 2017 budget).

As Scientists Prepare to March, Science for the People Reboots

As Scientists Prepare to March, Science for the People Reboots

The upcoming March for Science is frequently described as the first time U.S. scientists will take to the streets.

Plan to Cut Funding for Biomedical Research Hits Opposition in Congress

Plan to Cut Funding for Biomedical Research Hits Opposition in Congress

A proposal by President Trump to cut federal spending for biomedical research by 18 percent has run into a buzz saw on Capitol Hill, with Republicans and Democrats calling it misguided.

Brazilian Scientists Reeling as Federal Funds Slashed by Nearly Half

Brazilian Scientists Reeling as Federal Funds Slashed by Nearly Half

After years of austerity, researchers fear that the latest dramatic cut will destroy the country's science.

Where Science and Policy Collide: Funding Academic Research

Where Science and Policy Collide: Funding Academic Research

Even if your intention is the noble quest for truth, selling your science as a long-term technology investment might be an easier sale to some.

The Trump Administration's Science Budget: Toughest Since Apollo?

The Trump Administration's Science Budget: Toughest Since Apollo?

A comparison with the early Reagan budgets shows many similarities, but also demonstrates the Trump Administration is far more willing to scale back even basic science.

The Applied Value of Public Investments in Biomedical Research

The Applied Value of Public Investments in Biomedical Research

Over a 27-year period, 10% of NIH grants generate a patent directly but 30% generate articles that are subsequently cited by patents.

White House Proposes Sweeping Budget Cuts at NIH

White House Proposes Sweeping Budget Cuts at NIH

The Trump administration is proposing a $1.2 billion cut this year to the NIH (National Institutes of Health) budget, targeting research grants.