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ViewMy winning proposal: Global scholarship focuses on upskilling

Canadian funder looks for scientists keen to break down barriers for its Azrieli Global Scholarships

ViewAcademies call for ‘bioeconomy’ body at heart of US government

Lack of coordination among agencies could threaten US global leadership, says report

ViewResearchers ‘underestimate value of data-sharing contracts’

Inefficiencies in crafting data use agreements are a bigger problem than ‘overlawyering’, survey finds

ViewUS news roundup: 20 December-9 January

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ViewWorld news roundup: 1-9 January

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ViewMost predatory publisher papers are never cited

Study author suggests concern over rogue journals may be overblown

ViewOpportunity profile: Leukaemia funder provides steely resolve

The Lady Tata Memorial Trust offers small grants to young leukaemia researchers each year

ViewPraise for Trump’s pick as next NSF director

Experienced adviser set to lead National Science Foundation

ViewResearchers angry at societies’ opposition to open-access shift

Rift over rumoured plans to require immediate open access to federally funded research

ViewDNA sequencer firms abandon takeover deal

Proposed $1.2bn move was under scrutiny by competition watchdogs in the UK and US

ViewChinese researcher jailed over gene-edited babies

He Jiankui sentenced to three years and fined 3 million yuan, according to state media

ViewMy winning choreography: Science gets into the groove

Dance Your PhD competition entrants learn more than just how to refine their rhumba

ViewPunish secret foreign links like research misconduct, NSF told

Jason committee says foreign conflicts of interest are integrity issue for National Science Foundation

ViewUS news roundup: 13-19 December

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ViewIndian university pursues inquiry after ‘brutal assault’ on students

Jamia Millia Islamia calls for official investigation into police behaviour

ViewMen ‘spin’ their studies more than female colleagues

Male researchers significantly more likely to say work is novel or unique in papers

ViewUS news roundup: 6-12 December

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ViewUS justice department weighs in on campus free speech lawsuit

Mississippi college accused of ‘unconstitutional’ policies in case brought by ex-student

ViewOpportunity profile: Climate adaptation in Europe

Ten European countries have joined up to support humanities and social science led bids

ViewNIH researchers report 8,000 ‘significant’ financial conflicts

Conflicts of interest worth ‘at least $188m’ listed in NIH database are now made public

ViewGates foundation names new CEO

Humanitarian behemoth appoints long-serving lobbying lead as head

ViewBrouillette confirmed as energy secretary

Former deputy approved by US Senate for top job at Department of Energy

ViewAdult learning opportunities labelled ‘shockingly unequal’

Universities must step up to drive global progress on adult education, says UNESCO expert

ViewUS ‘still in’ UN climate push, Democrats say at Madrid meeting

United States opposition politicians have pledged their support at the UN’s flagship climate event

ViewWorld news roundup: 22-28 November

The latest updates in global research policy and funding

ViewMy winning proposal: Unlocking the Smithsonian’s secrets

The Baird Society Resident Scholar Programme supports scholarship on rare books and special collections

ViewPan-Arab ethics charter ‘will protect academic freedom’

‘Best democracies based on science’, princess of Jordan says

ViewEPA accused of undermining protection with data rule

Journal editors say rule on data publication could be a ‘catastrophe’ for public health

ViewDrugs regulators need to work together, report says

National regulators should share data underlying decisions and trust each other’s verdicts, panel recommends

ViewUS news roundup: 22-28 November

The latest news in United States research policy and funding