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Doctoral candidates and postdocs at US agency to benefit from largest pay increases since 2017
Investment will enable long-term research into what makes education effective, National Science Foundation says
This week: tracking China’s military potential, developing farming robotics and a public Covid hearing
Bill introduced to create AI Safety Institute and set up innovation challenge prizes
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Wellcome launch $300 million initiative
This week: Columbia campus protests, a Nasa technology consultation and new ocean centres
Sector leader welcomes flexibility of update but warns that meeting implementation deadline will be tricky
This week: sustainable access to space, collaboration on fusion and supporting academic diversity
Responsibilities clash with academic norms of being “always available and visibly working”
Proposal says National Institutes of Health should create dedicated programme on long-term effects of pandemic
This week: astronomy infrastructure, eclipse science and massive student debt relief
Heads of major scientific journals asked to appear before House pandemic subcommittee
Moves include reorganisation of review criteria for assessing bids for National Institutes of Health funding
Two powers reaffirm commitment to advance cooperation on emerging technologies
Science association says federal R&D funding will fall by $5 billion this year
Representatives from two powers discussed climate and health issues at dedicated meeting
UK and US institutes to work together while the two countries commit to sharing information
Coalition S acknowledges Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ditching support for article-processing charges
This week: satellite innovation, protecting the radio spectrum and investing in microchips
National Science Foundation told it should assess research risks on project-by-project basis
National Institutes of Health budget has been cut by 0.8 per cent, says advocacy group
This week: bills on campus free speech and Nasa collaboration, plus bioeconomy research centre funding
Federal agencies including National Science Foundation and Nasa asked for information on threat responses
Major biennial report highlights contribution of foreign-born researchers to US leadership
This week: medical patent concerns, environment agency recruitment and NIH success rates
Chemical and drug companies say US regulations are stifling materials and pharmaceuticals research
Proposal launches process for agreeing next budget, as 2024 NSF deal is finally signed off
This week: rare disease innovation, research into privacy and a new Nasa facility
House education committee chair vows to hold universities to account in light of student testimony
Funding for agencies including National Science Foundation among six bills in bipartisan deal
This week: humanities outreach, health research data and a sideways landing on the moon
Senate committee on health also seeks clarity over data used for research
Taskforce will produce report on risks and actions needed to advance AI
This week: student-enrollment extensions, powering marine sensors and studying living samples
US Department of Education and agencies including Nasa set out accomplishments and aims
Speakers at American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting criticise reliance on anecdote
This week: reducing methane emissions, alternatives to animal research and protecting the chemicals industry