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Science Minister Outlines Plans for 10-Year R&D Funding

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Science Minister Outlines Plans for 10-Year R&D Funding

Long-term budgets will “provide certainty” and “unlock vital business investment”, says Patrick Vallance.

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European Research Projects Hit by Halt to NIH Sub-awards

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European Research Projects Hit by Halt to NIH Sub-awards

The shock decision by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to stop new funding for more than a thousand foreign research partners is causing delays and uncertainty in global health science projects, say scientists. 
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Trump’s science adviser defends funding cuts as a chance to ‘revitalize’ U.S. science

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Trump’s science adviser defends funding cuts as a chance to ‘revitalize’ U.S. science

Michael Kratsios says DEI has led to a loss of public trust in universities

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UK Steps Up Efforts to Woo Scientists Fleeing the US

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UK Steps Up Efforts to Woo Scientists Fleeing the US

New schemes seek to attract international talent and lock in funding security for researchers
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How Trump's Attack on Science Also Affects Dutch Researchers

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How Trump's Attack on Science Also Affects Dutch Researchers

From astronomy to history, researchers in the Netherlands from all branches of science are feeling the impact of the assault on academic freedom in the United States.

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What Happened to Science and Research Funding?

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What Happened to Science and Research Funding?

A brief history of science funding.

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Senior Scientists Must Stand Up Against Attacks on Research and Education

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Senior Scientists Must Stand Up Against Attacks on Research and Education

They can use their position and collective power to influence institutional actions and mobilize to support more vulnerable colleagues.

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How Science is Used in Policymaking

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How Science is Used in Policymaking

The author experienced first-hand how science and policy intersect and are used in government during a week in Westminster and offers tips for engaging with policymakers.

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Trump's Science Cuts Threaten Public Research Data

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Trump's Science Cuts Threaten Public Research Data

Donald Trump's cuts to scientific research create anxieties about the accessibility of research data. Scientists worldwide fear websites and data sets hosted in the United States will be deleted or decommissioned.

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Research May Be Increasingly Incremental - But Studies Making Lasting Paradigm Shifts Are On The Rise

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Research May Be Increasingly Incremental - But Studies Making Lasting Paradigm Shifts Are On The Rise

New metric identifying “persistently disruptive” papers offers a “bright spot” amid signs of declining innovation.

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I Told AI to Make Me a Protein. Here's What It Came Up with

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I Told AI to Make Me a Protein. Here's What It Came Up with

A new crop of artificial-intelligence models allows users to create, manipulate and learn about biology using ordinary language.
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'Self-standing' FP10 Will Be 'Tightly Connected' to European Competitiveness Fund, Von Der Leyen Says

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'Self-standing' FP10 Will Be 'Tightly Connected' to European Competitiveness Fund, Von Der Leyen Says

The next Framework Programme for research and innovation is set to remain independent but would still contribute to the European Competitiveness Fund, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said during a speech on May 20.
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Swiss University Class Analyzes Eurovision Song Contest

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Swiss University Class Analyzes Eurovision Song Contest

At the University of Bern in Switzerland, students can participate in a seminar about the Eurovision Song Contest. While the contest is officially apolitical, the lecturer says the ESC reflects the political conflicts of our time.
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What Have the EU's Research Framework Programmes Actually Invented?

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What Have the EU's Research Framework Programmes Actually Invented?

Last year, when visiting Germany's Sprind innovation agency, I was asked a question that had me stumped: do the EU's research Framework Programmes, the current one being Horizon Europe, actually "work"? 
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Sex and gender analysis policies of major granting agencies

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Sex and gender analysis policies of major granting agencies

A variety of international, national, and private granting organizations require sex and gender analysis.

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Leaked Commission Memo Lays out Plan for European Competitiveness Fund

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Leaked Commission Memo Lays out Plan for European Competitiveness Fund

EU Commissioners have discussed the possibility of bundling the next Framework Programme for research and innovation with other funding instruments under the European Competitiveness Fund, according to a leaked briefing note.

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Research, Progress and a 'feel Good' Factor: What Germany's New Research Minister Wants

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Research, Progress and a 'feel Good' Factor: What Germany's New Research Minister Wants

Dorothee Bär has promised space travel, a computer games unit in her new ministry and less bureaucracy.

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Why Restrictive Academic Authorship Practices Perpetuate Inequality

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Why Restrictive Academic Authorship Practices Perpetuate Inequality

Authorship plays a central role in the credibility and career progression of academics. Yet as Joseph Mellors and Stroma Cole argue, restrictive authorship practices risk perpetuating inequalities and sidelining important contributions to knowledge.

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Can a Better ID System for Authors, Reviewers and Editors Reduce Fraud?

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Can a Better ID System for Authors, Reviewers and Editors Reduce Fraud?

Unverifiable researchers are a harbinger of paper mill activity. While journals have clues to identifying fake personas, there isn’t a standard template for doing so. 

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Science's 'Gollum Effect': PhDs Bear Brunt of Territorial Behaviour

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Science's 'Gollum Effect': PhDs Bear Brunt of Territorial Behaviour

Survey respondents at all career stages report colleagues engaging in territorial and possessive behaviours - but early-career researchers are most often affected.
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EU Launches Science Grants Worth €500m for Africa

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EU Launches Science Grants Worth €500m for Africa

Horizon Europe calls will support green transition, health and innovation.

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Are Groundbreaking Science Discoveries Becoming Harder to Find?

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Are Groundbreaking Science Discoveries Becoming Harder to Find?

Researchers are arguing over whether 'disruptive' or 'novel' science is waning - and how to remedy the problem.
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NSF Adds DEI and Israel Boycott Restrictions to Grant Terms

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NSF Adds DEI and Israel Boycott Restrictions to Grant Terms

The restrictions apply to all new grants and amendments to existing ones.
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Excellence commission selects 70 clusters of excellence

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Excellence commission selects 70 clusters of excellence

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Let Unfunded Grant Applications See the Light of Day

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Let Unfunded Grant Applications See the Light of Day

Showing which proposals do and don't receive federal funding can improve research and advance open science.
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How an average scientist makes himself visible

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How an average scientist makes himself visible

A presentation given at North Carolina State University regarding how scientists, early in their careers, can take advantage of the online tools available today.

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Between Gift-Giving and Accumulation: Peer Review Economies in Psychology

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Between Gift-Giving and Accumulation: Peer Review Economies in Psychology

Peer review is crucial for academic communities to ensure high-quality research. Drawing on 39 semi-structured interviews, the study investigates how reviewers for three publishing outlets in psychology experience the tension between community responsibility and various priorities of a more individual kind.

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UK science policy has a new priority: national survival

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UK science policy has a new priority: national survival

Tight funds and crazy world might force universities into some uncomfortable allegiances, says John Womersley.

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Horizon Europe Expulsion "Almost a Death Sentence for Israeli Science"

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Horizon Europe Expulsion "Almost a Death Sentence for Israeli Science"

Ejecting Israel from Horizon Europe would be "almost a death sentence for Israeli science," the president of the country's Academy of Sciences and Humanities has said, as debate grows in the EU over whether to expel the country. 
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UK’s R&D Gender Gap Persisted Over a Decade

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UK’s R&D Gender Gap Persisted Over a Decade

Men three times more likely than women to work in R&D between 2012 and 2021.

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