Science

New funding model an example of ‘top-down’ research planning that will harm scientists’ careers, fears Nobelist

‘AI-powered’ tools used by research sleuths overplay scale of issue now weaponised to defund projects, according to Thomas Südhof

Frances Arnold says US science is ‘paying the price’ for not explaining benefits of research funding for ‘far too long’

Leading university to review admissions policies and scholarships as part of institution-wide focus on postgraduate participation

Much-anticipated package for recruiting foreign researchers follows similar moves by France and the European Union to snap up US scientists

Uptick in ‘unprecedented’, ‘exceptional’ and other grandiose terms within scientific papers can be traced to launch of ChatGPT, say scholars

MPs grill science minister on significance of new scheme that puts innovation spending in hands of mayors

With EU reviewing Israel’s Horizon Europe participation, some believe research boycott should form part of Keir Starmer’s potential ‘targeted sanctions’

Spending money on ‘hugely expensive Americans’ not a good use of limited resources when talent development structures at risk, warns report author

Fears over cuts to university-based frontier science eased by European Commission president’s speech confirming independence of Framework Programme 10

Doubling the length of time required for indefinite leave to remain in the UK will impose a considerable ‘financial and emotional toll’ on international researchers, warn experts

Science department will publish specific objectives with ‘corresponding key performance indicators’ for the £9.6 billion research funder this summer, reveals NAO report

Leading research institutions endorse experimental non-profit journal as it loses its impact factor

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen steps up efforts to attract American academics while taking aim at Trump’s ‘miscalculation’ of failing to support research

‘Strategic obstruction’ by over-possessive researchers is ‘pervasive’ in some disciplines, forcing many scientists to exit sector, paper claims

Finnish researcher Sulo Roukka’s Europop dance anthem won the long-running contest showcasing scientists’ musical and dance talents

With US academia under siege from the Trump administration, universities elsewhere are contemplating offering ‘asylum’ to disaffected researchers. Here, four former US academics now established abroad reflect on the potential culture shock that awaits US émigrés

Increased Treasury support must be accompanied by a greater risk appetite among institutions and investors, explain the University of Edinburgh scientists who recently sold their medical spin-out for millions of pounds

Recently published jobs data shows difficulties of securing Oxbridge role, plus characteristics of those most likely to be successful

Total of £8.8 billion given to UK’s main research funder a real-terms cut but likely to be viewed favourably amid Whitehall spending reductions

New consortium will seek to ‘supercharge’ efforts to address lack of black researchers in UK academia

UK research funders and philanthropists must step up efforts to incentivise disaffected academics to cross Atlantic, says Venki Ramakrishnan

Sector bodies hit out at lack of focus on cash-strapped sector crucial for driving economic growth and defence innovation

Digital fashion founder will head up £1.1 billion innovation funding agency after a year-long search for new executive chair

Board minutes show research council leaders assessing options including ‘NHS Catapult’ as they seek to meet government priorities

Arriving from outside academia means UK Research and Innovation’s new chief executive is more willing to take unorthodox but correct strategic decisions, say scientists

Lack of transparency over how excellence-based allocations are spent makes them vulnerable as Russell Group makes case for flexible research funding

All we are seeing is a necessary course correction to counter the infiltration of bad actors, say Leslie McIntosh, René Aquarius and Dorothy Bishop

Regulators vow to push ahead with ‘in-year’ submissions despite damning report on project’s impact on workloads

Nobel laureates back calls to pause new system of Medical Research Council funding which threatens future of well-established research units

Generalists are needed to help India achieve its ambitious space goals, THE summit hears

Devolving research and skills funding to metro mayors would allow universities to drive innovation-led economic growth, says Neal Juster

University of Manchester physicist hits out at critics who claim Nobel-winning discovery has not yet delivered

Forcing UKRI-backed researchers to publish their papers as preprints would save £40 million annually and ‘accelerate scientific progress’, says thinktank

Money awarded under Horizon Europe Guarantee helped scholars remain competitive as Britain returns to Europe’s research programme, says UKRI’s international champion

European Molecular Biology Laboratory boss will lead the Crick from next summer as Nobel laureate director steps back

Having brokered some of the world’s biggest pacts on global warming, MIT climate scientist Susan Solomon tells Matthew Reisz why she is optimistic that environmental damage can be reversed

A radical new manifesto for science communication is warning about the dangers of making arrogant claims that academic knowledge can explain the mysteries of the universe. Matthew Reisz meets its authors

Institutions must also raise awareness and create more welcoming environment for women, experts say

University of Miami president Julio Frenk explains how his institution is reaping rewards from the tech and finance influx to south Florida

Leading cell biologist says outstanding young researchers are missing out on funding as panellists are focusing excessively on open science contributions

Barely half of postgraduate researchers in the UK and Australia feel like they are part of a community of postgraduate researchers, according to major survey

Extensive comparison of course descriptions to actual syllabuses shows persistent silos, with highest cost for science students

Researchers will work with faculty co-led by Sir Tony Blair at huge new multidisciplinary institute funded by Oracle software magnate Larry Ellison

From dedicating time for brainstorming to taking inspiration from their dog, five writers explain how they are changing their approach to academia and life as another academic year begins in the northern hemisphere

Women are given less time on equipment and more administrative duties than men in mixed gender laboratory groups, new research indicates

Nobel-winning scientists are now using large language models, but experts say their impact on research is only just starting

Rishi Sunak hints that an agreement on the European Union’s research scheme is close as media reports claim a deal will be announced in coming days

Affordable AI-powered writing software offers some hope to scholars unfairly criticised for their imperfect English, but more radical change is required, says Natalia Kucirkova

University educators may not fully understand generative AI or its long-term impact on society, but they must seek to integrate the technology into degree courses, says Stephanie Marshall

If Stanford’s now-departed president had fully faced up to dubious practices in his lab and insisted on corrections, his infractions of research integrity could have been forgiven, says David Sanders

Additional three months of funding follow deadlock over UK’s membership of European research scheme

Creating new publications for disaffected editors could catalyse a sector-wide rethink on publishing norms, say experts

World-leading research identified by UK’s Research Excellence Framework was also found in less well cited journals

PhD candidates face ‘inconsistencies and inequalities’ in the support provided by supervisors, says British Academy-funded study

As anger mounts over cost of open access deals, moves to finance diamond journals and expand state-run digital platforms have divided opinion

‘Infinite’ research budgets have allowed industry to surge ahead of academia, but scholars will be essential for steering new technologies towards common good, say experts

Georgia State’s transformation of student outcomes has been praised by Barack Obama and Bill Gates. Jack Grove talks to its president, M. Brian Blake, about the trailblazing institution’s incredible journey and his own remarkable rise through US academia

Raising the visibility of scientific breakthroughs with high-profile awards builds public trust and inspires the innovators of the future, says Richard Friend

‘Creeping authoritarianism’ and university expansion behind Ryan Craig’s play, after academia largely absent from UK stage since 1980s