With this new system, scientists never have to write a grant application again By Jop de VriezeApr. 13, 2017 An approach that may be tried in the Netherlands would do away with peer review and just let researchers give each other money
Review of Canadian science calls for better oversight, coordination—and more money By Brian OwensApr. 10, 2017 Panel recommends hefty boost for curiosity-driven research
Trump wants 2018 NIH cut to come from overhead payments By Jocelyn KaiserMar. 29, 2017 HHS Secretary Price tells Congress the goal is a “bigger bang for our buck”
Global biodiversity group confronts cash crunch By Erik StokstadMar. 29, 2017 Budget cuts threaten effort to help nations document biodiversity and curb losses
Research stays frozen in Canadian budget By Wayne KondroMar. 22, 2017 Support for science comes through reallocated money in “innovation” programs
Research is an afterthought in first Trump budget By Jeffrey MervisMar. 20, 2017 What few details appear in 2018 blueprint shock Congress and community
Advocates say bump-up for Census Bureau won’t keep it on track for 2020 By Jeffrey MervisMar. 20, 2017 Preparation for head count costs more than Trump requested in 2018
Trump’s NIH budget may include reducing overhead payments to universities By Jocelyn KaiserMar. 17, 2017 Academia says payments essential to high-quality research
NIH, DOE Office of Science face deep cuts in Trump's first budget By Science News StaffMar. 16, 2017 Other research agencies also hit hard
Data check: U.S. government share of basic research funding falls below 50% By Jeffrey MervisMar. 9, 2017 Spike in drug company spending pushes federal share below 50%
Tech and talent win big in U.K. science budget By Erik StokstadMar. 8, 2017 Government unveils first details of £4.7 billion R&D boost, targeting technology and drawing more students and scientists to the lab
Trump’s 2018 budget will squeeze civilian science agencies By David MalakoffFeb. 27, 2017 Research and other domestic programs could have to shrink by 10.5%
U.S. researchers guilty of misconduct later won more than $100 million in NIH grants, study finds By Alison McCook, Retraction WatchFeb. 24, 2017 Analysis sheds new light on impact of federal sanctions
Gates Foundation strikes deal to allow its researchers to publish in Science journals By Dalmeet Singh ChawlaFeb. 15, 2017 Arrangement could be sign of things to come
U.K. cancer charity awards £71 million for four major research challenges By Jocelyn KaiserFeb. 9, 2017 Ambitious effort aims to tackle some of the most important problems in cancer biology
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub funds first crop of 47 investigators By Jocelyn KaiserFeb. 8, 2017 Facebook couple’s San Francisco, California, biomedical research institute awards more than $50 million in funding for high-risk research