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Trudeau administration hardens line on research ties to China, as academics report unsolicited approaches from intelligence agency

Raising the visibility of scientific breakthroughs with high-profile awards builds public trust and inspires the innovators of the future, says Richard Friend

At formal inauguration, former Duke provost promises new interdisciplinary push, plus sees room to protect climate while keeping Koch funding

Biden signalled new approach to scientific engagement with Asian superpower, but scholars say Trump¡¯s China Initiative is continuing under new guises

In high-profile instance of Trump administration crackdown, former Harvard nanoscientist gets leniency as he faces incurable cancer

Ministers¡¯ blueprint for Horizon alternative will be seen by Brussels as a ¡®paper tiger¡¯, warns Crick director

The India-born, CUNY-based expert on light-matter interaction discusses his work to help school students share his sense of excitement

Scientific community counts nation¡¯s economic losses from two decades of underinvestment but can¡¯t budge Trudeau government

Trailblazing physicist Donna Strickland hopes new institute will tackle waning public trust in science

Hate campaign directed towards America¡¯s chief pandemic scientist makes it harder to find permanent leader for world¡¯s biggest research funder

After claims of image manipulation in papers by Marc Tessier-Lavigne, neuroscientist promises vindication amid signs of faculty unease

New Medical Research Council funding model will undermine world-famous research centres, claim researchers

As NIH pushes for improvement on racial and gender measures, drag attributed to growing segment of non-diverse principal investigators

Science community welcomes appointment, which follows creation of dedicated Whitehall department

Answering congressional call after George Floyd killing, National Academies¡¯ expert panel sees value in pressuring those controlling resources

Rishi Sunak's plan for mathematics to age 18 would come too late to save many university departments, says Ulrike Tillmann

CAS in danger of losing relevance as university research gains ground, study finds

Mass polls of global scientists could help to debunk myths about extent of division on contested issues

Researchers analysed data from 45 million papers and 4 million patents over six decades, finding less disruption and more consolidation

Infectious disease specialist who came to national prominence during Covid will become WHO chief scientist

Sir Jeremy Farrar delivers Royal Society¡¯s annual Science and Civilisation lecture

The head of the University of Manchester discusses a lifetime of science outreach, supporting regional development and the humanities

Government plan for half of all graduates to major in sciences by 2032 ¡®difficult to realise¡¯ for private, humanities-focused institutions, academics say

Suella Braverman¡¯s threats to ¡®significantly reduce¡¯ international student numbers are a direct threat to growth, says Keith Burnett 

For two decades, Times ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø¡¯s rankings have both tracked and contributed to an ever more connected world. Now universities face an unwelcome shift in global dynamics

Appointment may reflect shift towards a ¡®harder-edged, more hawkish¡¯ attitude towards research collaboration, say experts

Trailblazers of a molecule linking technique honoured, including one who becomes a laureate for the second time

Nation¡¯s top doctor, a celebrity after Covid, says he¡¯d like a campus posting to write, lecture and share 60 years of experience

Research by Nobel laureates is now being used for encrypted communications, says Nobel Prize committee

Svante P??bo follows in footsteps of his father, a fellow Nobel laureate

University report alleges students were charged extra fees in dentistry school, but faculty see racial politics and retaliation over whistleblowing

First postgraduate students start at new HKUST campus, signalling beginning of huge changes in the area

Campaigners say academic publishers will have to ¡®figure this out pretty darn fast¡¯ as Biden sets 2025 deadline for switch to instant open access

In holdover from print-dominant era, top 330 academic science titles too often seen as banning or hindering published rebuttals of their articles

To sustain its world-leading universities and science, the next UK prime minister must listen to Tory heavyweights and move on from ¡®sugar-rush¡¯ policymaking

We need a sector-wide commitment to reforming career structures, funding strategies and publication outlets, says Ryan Truby

Specialisation is revered and rewarded, leaving teaching institutions wondering ¨C even with a promised federal infusion ¨C how to encourage more generalists

Outgoing prime minister¡¯s pro-science messaging has been ever-present during his time in Downing Street but has he delivered for research? Jack Grove considers his legacy

DFG advisory group says opposition to animal use comes from ¡®fundamental misjudgements¡¯ and that falling usage figures ¡®say nothing¡¯ about welfare

Next prime minister urged to appoint Cabinet-level minister for science and technology to show ambitious commitments are ¡®more than just words¡¯

Survey findings reflect escalating scepticism of media in all its forms

Biologist became household name during coronavirus pandemic

California continues trailblazing push with major publishers but sees fundamental cost problem still unresolved

Decade-long study of scientists¡¯ output and attitudes produces book on why structural tactics to tackle gender and race inequalities fail

Successful replication efforts heavily tied to whether original research team allowed a role, finds study of contentious psychology field

Fracturing audiences and commercial priorities are diverting resources for science communication and leaving expertise unrewarded, says Helen Jamison

A constant demand for more evidence increases the chances of discovering something nobody has been looking for, says Gerd Gigerenzer

Choice of former Darpa director to replace Lander affirms growing government-wide shift towards emphasising applied research

Clear majority of survey respondents from Poland and Italy believe ¡®making a lot of money¡¯ was an incentive for scientists working on Covid-19

Low-quality studies waste resources, abuse patients and undermine trust in science. Ethics committees should be more stringent, says Edzard Ernst

Salim Abdool Karim welcomes increased transparency of research brought about by pandemic but says it has also brought its challenges

Long timelines, siloed training and the prioritisation of drug development make life-saving advances in detection less likely, says David Crosby

Journalists and fact-checkers must be reminded that scientific concepts can be hard to render in language that is both simple and true, says David Sanders

As president vows to lower drug prices, academia sides with corporates against allowing waivers to legislation credited with driving US innovation

Tyler Prize winner talks about a career combating climate change scepticism and why he is skipping his award ceremony

Holberg Prize winner Sheila Jasanoff says policy implications of technological progress deserve far greater study

Dispute over indigenous knowledge ¡®not amenable to resolution¡¯, investigation panel finds, as New Zealand society pledges ¡®helpful and constructive¡¯ dialogue

No group should have exclusive ¡®authority to speak¡¯, New Zealand forum hears

White House tried to keep MIT-Harvard professor in top post after he apologised for belittling female colleagues

Accurate reporting of results is important, but meaning is rarely distorted by orthographic or grammatical slips, says Adrian Furnham