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Moves to Stop EU Researcher Mobility Promoting One Way - East to West - Flow of Skills

Moves to Stop EU Researcher Mobility Promoting One Way - East to West - Flow of Skills

Academic mobility has long been trumpeted as the secret to forming international research networks, but support has led to one-way flows. Now, the EU is considering how to balance out the movement of researchers around the bloc.

Parliament Gets Council to Agree on Slight Increase to 2022 Horizon Europe Budget

Parliament Gets Council to Agree on Slight Increase to 2022 Horizon Europe Budget

This year's budget waltz is over. After months of haggling, MEPs scored a last-minute deal last night on the 2022 budget, convincing member states to allocate some extra cash to Horizon Europe, though in the end the increase was far lower than the European Parliament was bidding for.

No Clear Path to Swiss Association in Horizon Europe After Bilateral Meeting in Brussels

No Clear Path to Swiss Association in Horizon Europe After Bilateral Meeting in Brussels

Switzerland should agree to a timeline for ironing out broader political disagreements with the EU, the European Commission announced on Monday, signaling a long road ahead for Swiss association to Horizon Europe.

Study Finds Psilocybin Can Relieve Depression, but Raises Warning Flags

Study Finds Psilocybin Can Relieve Depression, but Raises Warning Flags

The largest psilocybin treatment trial to date suggests that the psychedelic drug can help people with treatment-resistant depression.

Russia Accuses US of Hypocrisy over Satellite Destruction

Russia Accuses US of Hypocrisy over Satellite Destruction

Russia has acknowledged destroying a satellite in a missile test, as the US had reported. But the Kremlin denies creating a risk to others in space - and says the US is being hypocritical on space safety.

New Mission to Scour Our Interstellar Neighbourhood for Planets That Could Sustain Life

New Mission to Scour Our Interstellar Neighbourhood for Planets That Could Sustain Life

Privately funded Toliman telescope to be launched into low-earth orbit to search Alpha Centauri star system.

Caltech Confronted Its Racist Past. Here's What Happened

Caltech Confronted Its Racist Past. Here's What Happened

With a push from students and alumni, the university faced up to a legacy of support for eugenics. As it renames buildings and programmes, can its story serve as a model for others?

COP Architects Furious at Lack of Climate Justice at Pivotal Summit

COP Architects Furious at Lack of Climate Justice at Pivotal Summit

Scientists who worked on the original UN climate convention doubt that COP26 will deliver for low income countries.

'Science and Solidarity': Why Puerto Rico Leads US in COVID Vaccinations

'Science and Solidarity': Why Puerto Rico Leads US in COVID Vaccinations

Puerto Rico has an underfunded health care system, high levels of poverty and its infrastructure remains devastated by a major hurricane that swept through the island in 2017.

Astrophysicists Unveil Glut of Gravitational-wave Detections

Astrophysicists Unveil Glut of Gravitational-wave Detections

The latest bounty of 35 events features oddball black holes and a miniature neutron star.

Nasa Bumps Moon Landing Back to 2025 at the Earliest

Nasa Bumps Moon Landing Back to 2025 at the Earliest

Agency says funding issues, along with delays tied to Bezos legal challenge, will push back first landing in a half century

How the Coronavirus Stays One Step Ahead of Us

How the Coronavirus Stays One Step Ahead of Us

At first, no one looked twice at the new variant. Detected in South Africa in January 2021, the novel coronavirus lineage, called C.1, appeared similar to other variants. 

Minority Among Elites: Female Astronauts of Color

Minority Among Elites: Female Astronauts of Color

The first female astronaut of color was African-American Mae Jemison - 30 years after the first men and white women flew in space.

Earth's First Continents Emerged from the Ocean 700m Years Earlier Than Thought

Earth's First Continents Emerged from the Ocean 700m Years Earlier Than Thought

Ancient rock forms suggest world's first stable cratons rose above sea level more than 3bn years ago

Scammers Impersonate Guest Editors to Get Sham Papers Published

Scammers Impersonate Guest Editors to Get Sham Papers Published

Hundreds of junk-science papers have been retracted from reputable journals after fraudsters used 'special issues' to manipulate the publication process. And the problem is growing.

Empathy Is The Most Important Leadership Skill According To Research

Empathy Is The Most Important Leadership Skill According To Research

You always knew demonstrating empathy is positive for people, but new research demonstrates its importance for everything from innovation to retention.

America Needs a New Scientific Revolution

America Needs a New Scientific Revolution

Fast Grants aimed to solve the slowness of the scientific grant evaluation procedure in several ways. This wasn’t business as usual. It was Operation Warp Speed for science.

Few Willing to Change Lifestyle to Save the Planet, Climate Survey Finds

Few Willing to Change Lifestyle to Save the Planet, Climate Survey Finds

Poll of 10 countries including US, UK, France and Germany finds people prioritising measures that are already habits.

Astro2020 Decadal Survey Calls for 'great Observatory' to Succeed Hubble - Physics World

Astro2020 Decadal Survey Calls for 'great Observatory' to Succeed Hubble - Physics World

Influential US Astro2020 panel recommends a space-based telescope operating from ultraviolet to near infra-red to be launched in the mid-2040s.

EU Teams Up with Bill Gates in €820M Climate Tech Investment Deal

EU Teams Up with Bill Gates in €820M Climate Tech Investment Deal

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are to join the Bill Gates Breakthrough Energy initiative, in a €820 million deal intended to put some impetus behind the scale-up of critical climate technologies developed in the EU and create markets for them.