In another legal win for U.S. universities, a panel of appellate judges yesterday upheld a lower court ruling blocking the National Institutes of Health from sharply reducing the funding it gives institutions to cover the overhead costs of supporting their NIH grants. The decision maintains current reimbursement rates pending any action from Congress or President Donald Trump to change the way those payments, known as indirect costs, are calculated.

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are among the 66 international organizations the United States is exiting.

Top appropriators in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives largely reject drastic cuts to federal science budgets that President Trump proposed last year.

This year’s Open Science Conference was dedicated entirely to Open Science and AI. Participants examined both the opportunities and the challenges at this intersection, exploring how to responsibly integrate AI into research processes and, conversely, how to build trustworthy AI on trustworthy data.

Global research collaboration is evolving amid geopolitical shifts, pandemic disruptions, and strategic investments: New report reveals rising multilateral partnerships, Mainland China’s growing influence, and challenges for U.S. leadership. 

For a country often celebrated for its composers, digital statecraft and quietly radical governance, Estonia has now achieved something even more improbable; according to a new analysis of global citation data, this nation of 1.3 million has become the world’s third most scientifically wealthy country.

A new report from the Center for American Progress warns that Trump administration policies targeting legal immigration are undermining America's position as the world's leading innovation hub, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

The core concept of co-design sounds simple: bring people together and build better solutions. In practice, it’s a mindset shift from doing research about people to creating change with them.

Draft Horizon Europe plan cites lack of IP protections and Beijing's civil-military fusion strategy.

The African Union Commission (AUC) has launched a decisive effort to bridge the gap between scientific research and policy action, inaugurating the first-ever Symposium of the Africa Science and Technology Advisory Group on Disaster Risk Reduction in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. 

The public’s limited understanding of the benefits of research and development is undermining support for investment.

Science minister heads to Beijing with university leaders, pledging government will “never compromise national security”.

House of Lords committee urges government to stem exodus of science and technology companies

Some scientists hope animal work at the Biomedical Primate Research Centre can continue despite vote by Dutch Parliament to end the studies

New study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs