U.K. science seeks ‘a new and special relationship with the EU’
Top science officials in United Kingdom hedge on the future relationship with European research programs
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U.S. House approves 2018 spending bills, but process far from finished
Lawmakers generally reject Trump’s proposals for deep science cuts -
NIH quietly shelves gun research program
Agency says it might still renew funding opportunity, which answered Obama call after school shooting -
Senate panel seeks middle ground on human fetal tissue research and abortion
Spending bill directs National Institutes of Health to study collecting tissue from miscarriages and stillbirths -
Italian scientists welcome surprise €400 million boost for basic research
Government takes back reserves amassed by the Italian Institute of Technology -
Researchers thought peace in Colombia would mean more science funding. They were wrong
Scientists take to the streets to protest a proposed 42% funding cut -
New 3D scanning campaign will reveal 20,000 animals in stunning detail
NSF funds a plan to CT scan museum specimens representing most vertebrate genera -
Trump’s first list of science priorities ignores climate—and departs from his own budget request
Guidance memo for 2019 budget marks sharp break from Obama priorities -
Australia to ax support for long-term ecology sites
Threat leaves scientists scrambling to find alternative funding -
Senate spending panel would squeeze science agencies but exceed Trump request
Budgets of NSF, NASA, NIST, and NOAA would dip slightly in 2018 -
Researchers think they’ve found a much better way to conduct the 2030 U.S. census
JASON report recommends starting with people, not addresses -
Money, politics, and abandoned homes: Why the 2020 Census might be in jeopardy
Tight budgets are undermining plans to save $5 billion -
French funding agency president resigns amidst tensions
Researchers had complained about proposal review process, success rates -
Senate budgetmakers move to keep ARPA-E, bump up DOE science spending
House bill, meanwhile, would eliminate ARPA-E and keep science funding flat -
Relatively few NIH grantees get lion’s share of agency’s funding
Top 10% of grantees get 37% of the money -
Cuts imperil Brazil’s stake in astronomy observatories
Other disciplines also reeling from another budgetary body blow
