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UK Government Announces Research-Spending Hike Ahead of Budget

UK Government Announces Research-Spending Hike Ahead of Budget

Pledge to raise country's public research funding to £12.5 billion in 2021–22.

Coin Toss Sends European Medicines Agency to Amsterdam

Coin Toss Sends European Medicines Agency to Amsterdam

"Amsterdam promises a bright future for the EMA—a city of great clout, excellent flight connections and quality of life," said Fernand Sauer, the agency’s founding director.

London loses EU agencies to Paris and Amsterdam in Brexit relocation

London loses EU agencies to Paris and Amsterdam in Brexit relocation

Paris takes European Banking Authority and European Medicines Agency goes to Amsterdam as EU’s chief negotiator mocks Theresa May’s ‘Brexit means Brexit’ stance.

Dear Nobel Winners, Mr. Trump Has All the Brains He Needs

Dear Nobel Winners, Mr. Trump Has All the Brains He Needs

The president won't meet this year's American laureates, no surprise for "a very intelligent person"€ with no need for science.

More Than 100 Universities and Colleges in Offshore Leaks Data

More Than 100 Universities and Colleges in Offshore Leaks Data

More than 100 educational institutions, including some of the world's most prestigious, appear linked to blocker funds and other offshore investments.

NIH Institute Directors Stand Firm on Not Renewing Focused Firearm Research Program

NIH Institute Directors Stand Firm on Not Renewing Focused Firearm Research Program

More members of Congress ask agency why program lapsed.

Brexit Threatens Reputation for Scientific Research

Brexit Threatens Reputation for Scientific Research

Leadership is ‘sorely lacking’ in key areas such as robotics and climate change, parliament’s spending monitor warns.

African Academy of Science to Put Its Research on Global Stage With Innovative New Publishing Platform

African Academy of Science to Put Its Research on Global Stage With Innovative New Publishing Platform

The African Academy of Sciences, in partnership with F1000, is launching a publication platform, AAS Open Research.

Graduate Students Face Alarming Tax Hike

Graduate Students Face Alarming Tax Hike

Adding to PhD students’ woes will undermine US research and economy.

LERU Identifies 4 Golden Principles to Underpin Europe’s Medium-sized Research Infrastructures

LERU Identifies 4 Golden Principles to Underpin Europe’s Medium-sized Research Infrastructures

The League of European Research Universities (LERU) proposes four golden principles for enhancing the competitiveness of medium-sized research infrastructures in Europe.

She Took On Colombia's Soda Industry. Then She Was Silenced.

She Took On Colombia's Soda Industry. Then She Was Silenced.

The debate over taxing sugary drinks has turned into a ferocious global policy brawl. In Colombia, proponents faced intimidation and censorship.

Bill Gates Makes $100 Million Personal Investment to Fight Alzheimer's

Bill Gates Makes $100 Million Personal Investment to Fight Alzheimer's

Gates to invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund that brings together industry and government to seek treatments for the brain-wasting disease.

Science Has More Impact When Researchers Travel, Collaborate

Science Has More Impact When Researchers Travel, Collaborate

If nations and their research institutions are to produce more impactful science, they need to encourage scientists to travel, collaborate and work across borders.