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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.
The Rise of Large Language Models and the Direction and Impact of US Federal Research Funding
White House Plan for a 'Golden Age' of Science Ignores the Structures That Made the US a Scientific Superpower
White House Plan for a 'Golden Age' of Science Ignores the Structures That Made the US a Scientific Superpower
Physics PhDs Are Leaving the US at a Record-high Rate
White House Calls for Science Funding Shake-Up
The US ‘Golden Age’ Science Strategy: What Europeans Need to Know
The US ‘Golden Age’ Science Strategy: What Europeans Need to Know
Is it a good faith attempt to fix problems in academia, or a smokescreen for cuts to universities and political control over science?
NSF Partners with Universities and Industry on Pilot Initiative for Four-year Ph.D. Programs with Real-world Research Placements
NSF Partners with Universities and Industry on Pilot Initiative for Four-year Ph.D. Programs with Real-world Research Placements
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a $47 million investment over five years, along with additional financial commitments from nearly three dozen universities and private industry.
International PhD Students to Face Strict Limits on Time in the US
International PhD Students to Face Strict Limits on Time in the US
European Researchers Sound the Alarm that Trump Rule Changes Will Hit Cooperation
European Researchers Sound the Alarm that Trump Rule Changes Will Hit Cooperation
New conditions on US federal research funding will make transatlantic projects less attractive, universities fear
Scientific Merit, Not Political Priorities, Should Guide Research Stewardship
APS Comment on Office of Management and Budget Proposed Rule for Federal Financial Assistance
APS Comment on Office of Management and Budget Proposed Rule for Federal Financial Assistance
The American Physical Society (APS) provides public comments regarding the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) proposed guidance, and expresses its unequivocal opposition to this proposed rule change.
China's Tech Rise Reshapes the Global Space Race
Science, Interrupted: The Lasting Impact of Terminated Grants
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.
A Year In, the Trump Administration is Exercising "Gold Standard" Suppression of Science
The Brain Drain that Stalled: Russian Scientists Struggle to Leave and Settle Abroad
The Brain Drain that Stalled: Russian Scientists Struggle to Leave and Settle Abroad
Europe and the US initially wanted to integrate them, but numerous obstacles are now making this difficult
New Rules for Federal Research Grants Will Limit Their Reach and Leave US Research Isolated
New Rules for Federal Research Grants Will Limit Their Reach and Leave US Research Isolated
A proposed overhaul of US federal grant rules has been debated mainly as a fight over political control of science. But, Rob Johnson argues, it would also reshape how publicly funded research is communicated and shared across borders, with consequences far beyond the United States.
Trump Proposes Putting Political Goals Above Objective Criteria in Deciding Who Gets Government Grants
Europe is Ditching US Tech - What Does This Mean for Researchers?
International Researchers React to NIH Scrutiny of Foreign Coauthorship
International Researchers React to NIH Scrutiny of Foreign Coauthorship
Scientists in China, Europe, India, and South Africa say uncertainty surrounding US research policies is beginning to reshape international scientific partnerships.
White House Proposes Sweeping Changes to Grantmaking Process
A new rule would give political appointees approval power over scientific grants, reduce support for international collaboration, limit funding for publication fees, and make other alterations to the funding review process.