funding, careers

Projects funded by the National Institutes of Health increasingly employ subjective and promotional language in describing research, a study finds.

A researcher’s existential crisis led to a scientific breakthrough.

Scientists face the ramifications of the country’s departure from the European Union, from delays in laboratory supplies to difficulties hiring international students and faculty.

Tired of dancing to the tunes of international funders, and doubtful that long-promised national grants will come, a handful of African biomedical scientists have turned to private investors to bankroll their dreams of autonomy in the lab.

The 46-person panel will identify instances when politics got in the way of science since 2009.

After resigning from the University of New England last year, Geoffrey Bove continues to study the effects of massage on rats in a facility he set up in his house.

Tying federal research funding to scientists’ efforts to inform and engage the public can help fix widespread indifference to science.

These new initiatives would tackle problems relating to health and climate.

Investigators from underrepresented groups have borne the brunt of the disruption to science from the pandemic, according to an opinion piece that outlines ways in which institutions can lessen the damage.

The program, known as ARIA, will be independent and scientist-led.

Government leaders claim the reductions are necessary to free up assets to deal with COVID-19 and address corruption in research.

Early career researchers face unique challenges when a senior collaborator becomes embroiled in allegations of scientific malpractice.

A new report from the National Science Board identifies changes in the US’s global R&D investment and output, as well as in the country’s science and engineering workforce in recent years.

Many early-career clinical scientists receiving support through the NIH’s Loan Repayment Program have accepted disallowed industry funding, Science reveals.

A new analysis finds that black scientists tend to propose projects that have lower rates of funding from the National Institutes of Health than other fields.

Funding cuts provoke concerns about job losses, cancelled research programs, and closed departments.

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has focused attention on funding of higher education institutions by patrons with disgraceful behavior.

Researchers continued to meet and accept funding from the wealthy donor even after he was convicted of sex crimes in 2008.

Two scholars resign after learning that their employer accepted donations and investments from the billionaire and alleged serial pedophile who recently died by suicide in jail.