government, science policy

Scientists have attacked the government’s spending policies after it locked down nearly half of the money that had been allocated for science funding.

Public health care will take a hit however Britain leaves the European Union, but a no-deal exit will cause the most harm, a new analysis shows.

Demonstrations took place in the country’s capital on Tuesday following what many researchers see as a threat to academic freedom.

The ongoing stalemate over the federal budget has forced one-quarter of the US government to begin a second week of closure.

Appointed by Ronald Reagan, Heckler led the agency from 1983 to 1985, and helped promote research into AIDS.

Republicans and conservative media outlets are turning on the agency administrator as allegations of ethical misconduct and excessive spending pile up.

Sara Brenner discusses why she took a break from academia to join the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, and what she hopes to accomplish there.

The federal budget, expected before the end of March, may substantially raise funding for research.

Only 12 positions out of 44 have received nominations, and half of Trump’s nominees have strong ties to the industries they would oversee, a new report shows.

Energy researcher Daniel Kammen criticized President Trump’s response to events in Charlottesville, as well as the administration’s decision to leave the Paris Climate Accord.

The “HONEST” Act, passed by the House this week, would restrict the nature of the research that can inform new regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency. Meanwhile, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt overrules the agency’s previous recommendation on chlorpyrifos. 

Immunologist Mark Walport will shift from his position as chief science advisor to the UK government to head its new science funding agency.

An independent reviewer suggests that England’s seven research councils, which award government research funding, should be put under the umbrella of a new agency that would manage the grant money.

The US government releases its policy on so-called dual-use research involving dangerous pathogens that could be used for biological terrorist attacks.

How to successfully inform policy when scientific evidence is not plainly evident.

How the US government impacted life science research in 2013

A two-way bridge between science and policy is desperately needed.

The biomedical research community is due for some self-reflection.

On winning hearts, minds, and votes for science