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We’ve Removed Post-PhD Time Restrictions From Our Fellowships

We’ve Removed Post-PhD Time Restrictions From Our Fellowships

Time restrictions based on the number of years since a researcher was awarded their PhD have been removed from Wellcome fellowship schemes.

New Top Job in UK Science Goes to Mark Walport

New Top Job in UK Science Goes to Mark Walport

Chief government science advisor tapped to head incipient umbrella agency for research funding.

Fall in EU, Nursing and Mature Applicants Squeezes the Market

Fall in EU, Nursing and Mature Applicants Squeezes the Market

Applications to UK universities for full-time undergraduate courses are down 5% this year. David Morris explains where, how, and why this has happened.

Can The March For Science, Forged In A Political Firestorm, Stand For Objective Non-Partisan Truth?

Can The March For Science, Forged In A Political Firestorm, Stand For Objective Non-Partisan Truth?

Can a march spawned by a political firestorm embrace science at its essence, a quest for the complete and objective truth?

Obama science adviser: Trump immigration ban 'an abomination'

Obama science adviser: Trump immigration ban 'an abomination'

John Holdren worries that immigration restrictions could harm researchers' ability to collaborate across borders.

Meet the scientists affected by Trump’s immigration ban

Meet the scientists affected by Trump’s immigration ban

Order barring citizens of seven countries from entering the United States has left many confused and afraid.

Trump’s Immigration Ban Is Already Harming American Science

Trump’s Immigration Ban Is Already Harming American Science

Iranian scientists have been a major boon to everything from Mars exploration to Ebola-fighting to advanced mathematics. 

Geneticist launches bid for US Senate

Geneticist launches bid for US Senate

Michael Eisen hopes a victory in 2018 will bring a new scientific voice to the US legislature.

How Life (and Death) Spring From Disorder

How Life (and Death) Spring From Disorder

Life was long thought to obey its own set of rules. But as simple systems show signs of lifelike behavior, scientists are arguing about whether this apparent.