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Nations Expanding Their Research Programmes Impose Sweeping Penalties for Malpractice

Nations Expanding Their Research Programmes Impose Sweeping Penalties for Malpractice

India, Peru and Vietnam are rolling out policies that limit opportunities for scientists who fall foul of research-integrity guidelines.

Inside the US Military's Plan to Tap Huge Sums from the NIH

Inside the US Military's Plan to Tap Huge Sums from the NIH

An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH's institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defense.

Universities Must Stop Protecting Bullies OR More People Will Leave Science

Universities Must Stop Protecting Bullies OR More People Will Leave Science

Letting powerful academics off the hook and punishing the people they bullied sends the message that abuse is acceptable in academia.

NSF Set to Issue Lowest Number of New Grants in Four Decades

NSF Set to Issue Lowest Number of New Grants in Four Decades

The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.

Job Insecurity is Chipping Away at Me and My Cohort. Is It Us, or the State of the Economy?

Job Insecurity is Chipping Away at Me and My Cohort. Is It Us, or the State of the Economy?

The career market is difficult to navigate, and academic achievements feel like they're no longer enough.

When Physicians and AI Work Together, Who is Accountable? How to Lay out Medical Liability

When Physicians and AI Work Together, Who is Accountable? How to Lay out Medical Liability

A staging system based on how big a role AI has in patient care can help to identify who is responsible in cases in which care fails.