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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

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

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

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

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

ViewUS news roundup: 8-14 April

This week: ‘workhorse’ research bills, declining real researcher wages and progress on the Competes Act

ViewAcademies call for revamp of education statistics agency

National Center for Education Statistics faces challenges to adapt to education changes, report says

ViewMake science great again

The Scientific Integrity Task Force and Biden’s push to “restore trust in government”

ViewUS news roundup: 1-7 April

This week: EPA working conditions, ocean priorities and more China concerns

ViewBiden’s 2023 budget request receives mixed reaction

Science agencies hail proposals, but university and research groups raise concerns

ViewSpecial Report: Research Funding’s Big Players

Insight and analysis on how some of the world’s biggest research funding agencies distribute their...

ViewGreen greenbacks

The Biden administration’s calls for investment in clean energy are heating up

ViewUS news roundup: 25-31 March

This week: EPA staff shortages, professors protest legislation and Covid-19 spurs record US R&D spending

ViewUS foundation provides millions of dollars for Ukrainian research

Breakthrough Prize Foundation channels $2.5 million for Ukraine through European and US academies

ViewBiden doubles down on R&D priorities for 2023 budget

US president requests boosts for fledgling R&D initiatives but is criticised for flat NIH spending

ViewEU and US reach agreement ‘in principle’ on data flows

New bilateral deal would facilitate exchange of data for activities including research

ViewInternational insecurity

How should researchers react to the end of the Department of Justice’s China Initiative?

ViewUS news roundup: 18-24 March

This week: regional R&D inequalities, Arpa-H arguments and support for bomb-threatened Black institutions

ViewUS National Science Foundation technology wing takes flight

Long-awaited technology directorate launches, promising to engage with society in commercialising research outcomes

ViewUniversities urged to cut research ties with fossil fuel companies

Letter signed by 500 academics likens fossil fuel industry research funding to tobacco company tactics

ViewAnticipating Arpa-H

The Biden administration’s plans for a radical research agency devoted to health are taking shape

ViewUS news roundup: 11-17 March

This week: semiconductor production, a Russian patent row and Harvard support for ‘diamond’ open access

ViewUS lawmakers finally pass 2022 spending bill

Bigger budgets for federal research agencies welcomed by sector