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Thanks to all our readers and contributors in 2021—our regular coverage will return in 2022

ViewUS news roundup: 10-16 December

This week: acting NIH director welcomed, foreign talent ban removed and blockchain’s educational potential mooted

ViewUS universities asked to do more for women of colour in tech

National academies say efforts needed to increase student and staff numbers in technology-focused academic departments

ViewUS news roundup: 3-9 December

This week: threat to abolish tenure slammed, US space policy priorities and big data woes

ViewStalemate in Congress stymies rise in US R&D spending

Lawmakers forced to pass stopgap legislation as Republicans dig in over defence funds

ViewUS news roundup: 26 November to 2 December

This week: Covid patent waiver, Nasa asteroid mission and White House energy advisors

ViewClarivate buys ProQuest for $5.3bn

Deal will “build a world leader in research and innovation”, says innovation information company

ViewNSF director backs ‘lab to market’ commercialisation schemes

Sethuraman Panchanathan outlines pivot to innovation as national funder expects major investment in new directorate

ViewUS news roundup: 19-25 November

This week: US-Canada science collaboration, science lawmaker retires and Congress works to pass R&D legislation

ViewContested $1.75tn spending bill passes hurdle in US Congress

Legislation including billions for research voted through House of Representatives but faces challenge in Senate

ViewUniversity of Oxford vice-chancellor to leave in 2022

Louise Richardson will become president of New York-based foundation after her term ends next year

ViewUS news roundup: 12-18 November

This week: Biden’s FDA pick, stable R&D funding and an appeal for protected spectrum access

ViewForeign student numbers in US rebounding from historic drop

Fall of 15 per cent in pandemic-hit 2020 partly recovered by 4 per cent rebound

ViewGlobal academy group calls for equitable Covid-19 recovery

Academies of sciences and humanities from G7 nations warn pandemic has exacerbated inequalities

ViewUS astronomy seriously lacks funding, say National Academies

Funding boosts urged for basic grants, career development and diversity, alongside new Nasa mission programme

ViewUS news roundup: 5-11 November

This week: NIH defends diversity actions, senator pushes biosecurity and $1 trillion bill passes Congress

ViewUK and US to strengthen quantum R&D ties

Nations sign joint statement of intent to boost collaboration on quantum technologies

ViewUS news roundup: 29 October to 4 November

This week: falling student enrolments, pre-PhD publication rates and long-term Covid impacts on women

ViewBillions for education and R&D in slimmed-down US spending plan

White House forced to reduce $3.5 trillion package to $1.75tn after opposition from Democrats

ViewUS news roundup: 22-28 October

This week: the 2022 federal budget, a new NIH programme and concern over Covid policymaking

ViewAcademies call for committee to shape antimicrobials research

Report from US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine was requested by Congress

ViewNIH awards $75m to African data science projects

Five-year grants aim to strengthen continent’s ability to manage and analyse health data

ViewEuropean and US research leaders make joint climate pledge

Leaders of 25 research organisations promise greater collaboration and knowledge sharing

ViewUS news roundup: 15-21 October

This week: $2 billion for diversity in science, coal research and more

View‘Traditional disciplines in good health at US universities’

Analysis suggests “conventional wisdom” of decline in humanities and social science departments may be wrong

ViewDemocrats propose hikes for health and science

Republicans say they will fight plans unless defence spending increases

ViewAwards: Nobel Prizes by the numbers

Research Professional News explores how equality among Nobel Prize winners could change in future

ViewBill Gates and Boris Johnson launch £400m climate tech fund

UK deal with Breakthrough Energy’s Catalyst aims to commercialise and lower cost of decarbonisation technologies

ViewUS news roundup: 8-14 October

This week: reactor failure concerns, racism in Stem organisations, high-risk grants and peanut butter espionage

ViewNSF ‘overwhelmed’ by allegations of undisclosed foreign ties

Funder’s office of investigations says it has seen huge surge in referrals from FBI