The week ended on a Friday afternoon last spring with two emails from Northwestern University's Sponsored Research office telling a researcher that two of his National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants had been terminated.

Government shutdown, staff shortages have complicated effort to meet 30 September deadline to spend funds.

Cross-sectoral joint statement says planned introduction of political priorities risks missing out on future talent.

The rise of adjunctification in higher education around the world signals how universities have become less about a stable community of scholars.

UNESCO has officially launched its new Open Science Platform, an open-source resource designed to improve access to UNESCO-supported research and help countries monitor progress towards implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science.

Australia’s top universities are paying €12 million from their own pockets to access the EU research programme

Authoritarian tendencies, geopolitical conflicts, and growing concerns about research security are putting Open Science under increasing and unprecedented pressure. At the 10th Open Science Retreat, international experts and practitioners discussed how open research can remain resilient in times of such crises.

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, the National Academy of Sciences will convene scientific leaders, innovators, and emerging researchers to explore a central question: What discoveries will define the next 250 years?

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has slashed budgets for hundreds of its basic science programs for the remainder of this fiscal year.

A Competitiveness Fund governance exercise has left the Commission’s research directorate worried, internal memo shows.

Europe and the US initially wanted to integrate them, but numerous obstacles are now making this difficult

Increasingly stringent controls on overseas research into China have made it difficult for many academics, including those in Switzerland, to carry on their work. These scholars say Switzerland should do more to support them.

Research ethicists question how ERC approved €150,000 award despite military aims and Russia links

Robbert Dijkgraaf thinks the EU could expand on the sectoral plans idea first implemented across Dutch universities.

France could become the latest European country to set up a new innovation body after a government-commissioned report recommended it create one “within months, not years.”

The free, open-source software R has fundamentally transformed research in statistics and data science. One of the pioneers of its development is Martin Mächler and is among the laureates of the Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics.

Consultation on societal challenges and scientific solutions will inform decision-making at country’s main research funder.

AIs on their own found ways to exploit regulations and evade current safeguards.

Federation urges international efforts to support rebuilding “globally integrated” system “as cornerstone of national recovery”.

The Commission’s draft work programme update includes preparations for the next Horizon Europe and a biodiversity mega-call.

Motherhood, and the unequal childcare responsibilities that follow, explain a large share of the observed gender gap in academic employment.