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Royal Society head calls for 'underwriting' of research

Royal Society head calls for 'underwriting' of research

The president of the Royal Society has called for the UK government to underwrite the research of all UK-based researchers who apply for EU funding now.

Petition: We require any BRexit deal preserves UK access to EU collaborative R&D programs

Petition: We require any BRexit deal preserves UK access to EU collaborative R&D programs

UK access to EU R&D programmes stimulates £billions of investment and gives the UK access to skills and technologies that it does not have. Ending our access to these programmes will weaken our economy which depends on exploitation of innovative science and technology.

Commission to invest €8.5 billion in research and innovation in 2017

Commission to invest €8.5 billion in research and innovation in 2017

Today, the European Commission announced an investment of €8.5 billion to be released during 2017 into research and innovation, following an update to the Work Programme of Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding programme.

Erasmus scheme may exclude British students after Brexit

Erasmus scheme may exclude British students after Brexit

Head of exchange programme between European universities says its future cannot be guaranted beyond 2017

Brexit watch: UK researchers scramble to save science

Brexit watch: UK researchers scramble to save science

Uncertainty reigns as the UK struggles with how to sever its relationship with the EU.

Science under siege: how Venezuela’s economic crisis is affecting researchers

Science under siege: how Venezuela’s economic crisis is affecting researchers

Chemist Claudio Bifano tells Nature about daily life in a country gripped by hunger, scarcity and violence.

Turkish academics targeted as government reacts to failed coup

Turkish academics targeted as government reacts to failed coup

Recall of those studying abroad is latest step after forced resignations and firings.

Race, not gender, is key factor in NIH awards

Race, not gender, is key factor in NIH awards

Race not gender appears to be the most significant factor influencing the award of a National Institutes of Health Research Project Grant, according to a new study led by a University of Kansas economist.

First Greek science agency is rare source of joy for beleaguered researchers

First Greek science agency is rare source of joy for beleaguered researchers

European Investment Bank provides surprise loan to halt startling brain drain.

Science's status shifts in new Brexit government

Science's status shifts in new Brexit government

Reshuffled UK administration signals change for research and science policy.

The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists

The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists

These are dark times for science so we asked hundreds of researchers how to fix it.

After protest, Canada’s health science funder reverses course on peer review changes

After protest, Canada’s health science funder reverses course on peer review changes

Researchers had rebelled against shift to online-only reviews.

Thomson Reuters to sell IP & science unit for $3.55 billion

Thomson Reuters to sell IP & science unit for $3.55 billion

Thomson Reuters agreed to sell its intellectual property and science business to private equity firms Onex Corp and Baring Private Equity Asia for $3.55 billion in cash.

Canadian researchers who commit scientific fraud are protected by privacy laws

Canadian researchers who commit scientific fraud are protected by privacy laws

The publicly funded agency responsible for policing scientific fraud is keeping secret the details surrounding these researchers. Their names, where they worked, and what they did wrong is protected under privacy laws.

UK scientists dropped from EU projects because of post-Brexit funding fears

UK scientists dropped from EU projects because of post-Brexit funding fears

Doubts over the UK’s ability to win future project grants mean some EU partners are avoiding working with British researchers.

Beat it, impact factor! Publishing elite turns against controversial metric

Beat it, impact factor! Publishing elite turns against controversial metric

Senior staff at Nature, Science and other journals want to end inappropriate use of the measure.