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ViewSolar Orbiter mission blasts off

Orbiter will study the sun, providing a first glimpse into its poles

ViewWHO holding virus research meeting and seeking $675m

Donations needed to help vulnerable countries, intergovernmental body says

ViewUS criticises proposed terms of Horizon Europe association

Pay-as-you-go, without reciprocity or programming input, is unattractive, official says

ViewSurvey finds US citizens hopeful about genetics research

Public optimistic about potential cures despite lack of understanding of the science

ViewUS news roundup: 31 January-6 February

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ViewUS dominance of global science ending, NSF indicates

China is gaining fast in areas it has not already caught up, annual report flags

ViewUS news roundup: 24-30 January

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ViewUK stumps up £65m for new US particle accelerator

STFC will fund manufacture of major components for facility in the United States

ViewSoros pledges $1bn for international university network

Network will prepare neglected populations for global challenges and include a ‘scholars at risk’ programme

ViewNSF director ties Trump’s R&D priorities to basic research

Senate bill could increase federal funding for research on emerging technologies

ViewSupport growing for immediate open-access policy

Publishers and researchers back rumoured government plan

ViewUS news roundup: 17-23 January

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ViewFunders launch curation awards for learned societies

Up to £200,000 per society available for flagging important biomedical research outputs

ViewClinical trial sponsors ‘breaking reporting law’

Trial sponsors—including federal research centres—found to have repeatedly missed reporting deadline

ViewUS news roundup: 10-16 January

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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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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

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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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

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

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

ViewEPA accused of undermining protection with data rule

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