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Brazil’s Researchers Criticize Budget Freeze
Brazil’s Researchers Criticize Budget Freeze
Scientists have attacked the government’s spending policies after it locked down nearly half of the money that had been allocated for science funding.
Scientists have attacked the government’s spending policies after it locked down nearly half of the money that had been allocated for science funding.
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Study Finds Gender Imbalances in First-Time NIH Awards
Shawna Williams | Mar 8, 2019 | 2 min read
Overall, men received more money on average, but R01s were an exception.
Is Mandatory Retirement the Answer to an Aging Workforce?
Katarina Zimmer | Mar 1, 2019 | 8 min read
For many, it’s not a question of when senior academics should leave their posts, it’s about how to distribute scarce resources such as grants and faculty positions more fairly.
CRISPR Babies Trial May Have Been Government Funded
Shawna Williams | Feb 25, 2019 | 3 min read
Documents about the experiment challenge a Chinese government investigation’s finding that He Jiankui mostly acted alone.
Hungarian Researchers Protest Against Government Changes to Funding
Catherine Offord | Feb 13, 2019 | 2 min read
Demonstrations took place in the country’s capital on Tuesday following what many researchers see as a threat to academic freedom.
Initiative Aims to Limit Excessive Red Tape for African Science
Munyaradzi Makoni | Feb 4, 2019 | 3 min read
Research organizations and universities have typically faced burdensome paperwork to convince funders their money would not be wasted.
US Science Agencies Reopen After Shutdown
Kerry Grens | Jan 27, 2019 | 2 min read
The consequences of the partial government closure could be long lasting.
Government Shutdown Hits Funding, Resources, and Morale in Science
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 11, 2019 | 2 min read
From missing paychecks to delayed grants to canceled travel, federal research is feeling the sting.
The Open Data Explosion
Viviane Callier | Jan 1, 2019 | 8 min read
Scientists are working to maximize the benefits and minimize the costs of sharing.
Government Shutdown Affects NSF, FDA, Other Science Agencies
Catherine Offord | Dec 28, 2018 | 2 min read
The ongoing stalemate over the federal budget has forced one-quarter of the US government to begin a second week of closure.
Plan S: The Ambitious Initiative to End the Reign of Paywalls
Diana Kwon | Dec 19, 2018 | 7 min read
A funder-driven push for freely accessible scholarly literature has divided the scientific community.
Canadian Government Ending Networks of Centres of Excellence Program
Ashley P. Taylor | Dec 18, 2018 | 2 min read
The funding future is uncertain for researchers studying topics including cancer, stem cells, and the Arctic.
Steep Funding Cuts for Australian Science Announced
Carolyn Wilke | Dec 18, 2018 | 1 min read
The budget slashes research funding by $328.5 million AUD for the next four years.
Research Funders Make Secretive Overseas Investments: Report
Ashley P. Taylor | Dec 6, 2018 | 3 min read
An investigation by Science reveals that charities’ investments support activities opposed to their own missions, such as human health and environmental protection.
UCSF HIV Lab Planning to Close
Ashley P. Taylor | Dec 5, 2018 | 3 min read
The facility claims to have a federal contract involving fetal tissue research canceled. HHS denies that claim.
NSF Reverses Policy Limiting Grant Proposal Submissions
Ashley P. Taylor | Nov 19, 2018 | 1 min read
Scientists will no longer be limited to one proposal as the lead or co-lead investigator per year.
Two Big Funders Join Open-Access Movement
Ashley P. Taylor | Nov 6, 2018 | 2 min read
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust agree not to cover the fees that some hybrid open-access journals charge authors to make their work freely available.
Research Funds Reallocated to Child Immigrant Detention Centers
Kerry Grens | Sep 21, 2018 | 1 min read
Money from the NIH’s budget, among others, will be used to care for kids in federal custody.
NSF Unveils New Sexual Harassment Policy
Catherine Offord | Sep 21, 2018 | 2 min read
The measures include, in specific cases, terminating awards for researchers who have been found guilty in investigations by their institutions.
NIH Announces Plans to Update Harassment Policies
Jef Akst | Sep 19, 2018 | 2 min read
The agency also declares its intent to better educate the scientific community about sexual harassment.