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View‘Stagnant’ US R&D spending sparks competition concerns

Report from American Association for the Advancement of Science underscores fast rise of Chinese R&D

ViewReconciliation begins for bipartisan innovation act

Senators and representatives will attempt to reconcile bitterly divergent views

ViewNew UK development strategy promises targeted R&D funding

Refreshed approach highlights women and girls, climate change and global health as key issues

ViewComputing conundrums

Who should oversee research’s role in the AI revolution?

ViewUK-US deal to help ‘cut red tape’ on spaceflight

Partnership to launch “cheaper, quicker and more streamlined” space flight operations in both countries

ViewFrom the archive: Best left unspoken

The thoughts that even successful academics must keep to themselves

ViewJapan enters informal talks on joining EU R&D programme

Country joins South Korea in expressing intent to join Horizon Europe at EU-Japan summit

ViewFunding trends: Doubling down on discovery

Why the Wellcome Trust changed direction, and what this means for researchers

ViewUS news roundup: 6-12 May

This week: energy research leadership, defence research capacity and the end of a space mission

ViewUS considers easing visa rules for Russian scientists

Request from president Biden is intended to bolster US research while undermining Russia

ViewBiden pushes Congress to pass innovation bill

House and Senate must reconcile their differences to bolster US competitiveness, president says

ViewSpeaking out

Political interference in scientific decision-making is back on the agenda yet again

ViewFunding trends: Bloc buster

Examining funding fluctuations over the ERC's 15-year existence

ViewUK to support Chinese R&D collaborations via ‘targeted funds’

Sector leader says UK will “have to walk away” from certain areas of research collaboration

ViewKorean and UK health agencies to cooperate on disease control

UK Health Security Agency signs agreement with Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

ViewUS news roundup: 29 April to 5 May

This week: data storage R&D strategy, Nasa funds small businesses, and funds for battery manufacturing

ViewRepublican concerns grow over White House science advisers

Politicians demand answers over alleged conflicts of interest at Office of Science and Technology Policy

ViewThe importance of the co-investigator (part 2)

Why universities undervalue co-investigators, why they shouldn’t—and what to do about it

ViewIndustry calls for EU-US cooperation on tech research

Business groups urge closer regulatory alignment for emerging technologies and coordination against “discriminatory” Chinese policies

ViewAmerican Chemical Society and Jisc agree open-access deal

Three-year transitional agreement means articles can be made open access at no cost to researchers

ViewThe importance of the co-investigator (part 1)

Why co-investigators are crucial and how to be an effective one

ViewFrom the archive: Where violence is interrogated

The specialist funder perfect for pilot studies related to human aggression

ViewUS news roundup: 22-28 April

This week: energy spending under fire, combating sexual harassment, and cutting red tape

ViewUS urged to reverse decline in spending on planetary science

National Academies call for suite of space missions and a focus on the scientific workforce

ViewRole of US and Chinese big tech worrying EU’s R&D future-gazers

Report suggests Europe needs more collaboration on research and innovation in light of global trends

ViewThe Tip of the iceberg

A first new directorate in three decades has been launched at the National Science Foundation

ViewUK-India links ‘just scratching the surface’

CBI wants more as Boris Johnson touts research partnerships on trip to India

ViewUS news roundup: 15-21 April

This week: student loan changes, fairness in grant evaluation, and evaluating scientific teaching

ViewUS agencies announce plans to tackle inequality

Measures include revamped grant processes, support for minority-serving institutions and better demographic data collection

ViewUK and Indonesia commit to strengthen R&D ties

Roadmap sets out nations’ joint aim to build academic collaborations and science and technology partnerships