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Does US Science Have a Future in Antarctica? Trump Cuts Threaten to Cancel Fieldwork and More

Does US Science Have a Future in Antarctica? Trump Cuts Threaten to Cancel Fieldwork and More

Funding for the National Science Foundation, which finances research at US bases on the icy continent, has already been reduced, and the agency faces steeper cuts soon.

Director Angelika Kalt Steps Down After 17 Years at the SNSF

Director Angelika Kalt Steps Down After 17 Years at the SNSF

A new chapter has begun at the SNSF with the retirement of its Director, Angelika Kalt. Over the past 17 years, she has played a central role in developing the institution and tackling the challenges it faces.

Thousands Join 'Stand Up for Science' Rallies Across the US

Thousands Join 'Stand Up for Science' Rallies Across the US

Researchers and other advocates for science gathered at Stand Up for Science rallies around the US and the world to protest the Trump administration's cuts to scientific research.

ARC Redesign ‘Will Set Funding Direction for Next two Decades’

ARC Redesign ‘Will Set Funding Direction for Next two Decades’

Chair explains why Australian Research Council is rejecting defined splits between basic and applied funding.

Analysis Reveals Ethnicity Bias in EPSRC Funding

Analysis Reveals Ethnicity Bias in EPSRC Funding

White and Chinese reviewers “appeared to give higher scores to applicants that share their ethnicity”.

Leptin Calls for a Doubling of the ERC Budget

Leptin Calls for a Doubling of the ERC Budget

With concern for the future of the European Research Council (ERC) still in the air, its president Maria Leptin has called on the European Parliament to protect the council from attacks on its freedom and its resources. "My message today is simple: an independent ERC with a doubled budget in the next MFF [Multiannual Financial Framework] is a strategic investment," she told MEPs on the Industry, Research and Energy Committee on February 19. 

National Science Foundation Fires 168 Probationary Employees on Trump Administration's Orders

National Science Foundation Fires 168 Probationary Employees on Trump Administration's Orders

The federal agency that funds science research says the staff reduction came in response to a White House directive.

Commission R&I Chief Declines to Confirm Standalone FP10

Commission R&I Chief Declines to Confirm Standalone FP10

Marc Lemaître expects “radical reduction in the number of instruments under the EU budget”.

US Scientists Feeling "Stress and Fear" As Sweeping Trump Orders Hit Funding

US Scientists Feeling "Stress and Fear" As Sweeping Trump Orders Hit Funding

Work and payments at universities, businesses and non-profits disrupted nationwide after executive orders.

Trump Threatened College Research, Culture and Funding. Confusion Reigns.

Trump Threatened College Research, Culture and Funding. Confusion Reigns.

An NIH announcement Friday cutting billions in biomedical research, a federal funding review and DEI prohibitions have left colleges scrambling for answers.

Trump Administration Cuts Put Medical Progress at Risk, Researchers Say

Trump Administration Cuts Put Medical Progress at Risk, Researchers Say

Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. A planned $4 billion cut would leave colleges with large budget gaps.

Trump’s Freeze on NIH Causes Alarm

Trump’s Freeze on NIH Causes Alarm

World’s largest public biomedical funder “cancels grant meetings”, while WHO pauses recruitment after US withdraws

‘Absolutely Crucial’ to Increase ERC Budget in FP10

‘Absolutely Crucial’ to Increase ERC Budget in FP10

Czech Republic paper on Framework Programme 10 also criticises overly large projects and personnel costs

The Impact of Winning Funding on Researcher Productivity, Results from a Randomized Trial

The Impact of Winning Funding on Researcher Productivity, Results from a Randomized Trial

In 2013, the Health Research Council of New Zealand began awarding funding using a modified lottery, with an initial peer review stage followed by funding at random for short-listed applicants.