Academics protest over government's 'dual use' research programme — which received a big funding boost.

€50 million for the European Research Council (of which €16.7 million were already included in the 2017 budget).

The 44 percent drop in funding is disproportionately large compared to overall reductions in government spending.

The upcoming March for Science is frequently described as the first time U.S. scientists will take to the streets.

A proposal by President Trump to cut federal spending for biomedical research by 18 percent has run into a buzz saw on Capitol Hill, with Republicans and Democrats calling it misguided.

After years of austerity, researchers fear that the latest dramatic cut will destroy the country's science.

New research shows large spillover from the lab to commercial activity.

The Trump administration is proposing a $1.2 billion cut this year to the NIH (National Institutes of Health) budget, targeting research grants.

Emphasis on innovation overshadowed by funding freeze for key research councils.

In its new federal budget, Canada invests in machine learning and teaching kids to code, but offers no real plan for how to address workplace automation.

Support for science comes through reallocated money in “innovation” programs.

The Research Council of Norway has granted ten research groups status as Norwegian Centres of Excellence.

Academia says payments essential to high-quality research.

Crippling the US National Institutes of Health might increase resistance to other attacks on science.

NIH cuts could mean no new grants in 2018.

The outline cuts at least $7 billion for research on climate change, diseases, and energy.