Research funding

Science minister tells researcher conference to ‘watch this space’ on plans for longer fellowships to rival Max Planck’s decade-long offers

Journalists and scientist bloggers poke and point to dodgy bits of literature using limited resources. Is there a better way to support them, and defend them against multimillion-dollar lawsuits?

Folasade Ogunsola discusses her country’s battle with brain drain and universities’ search for ‘creative’ ways to combat funding shortfalls

UK funder will support fewer PhD studentships as cost pressures from reduced funding and higher doctoral stipends bite

After the celebrations, German and UK research universities have immediately begun to swap notes on how the latter can best shape proposals for the programme’s remaining calls

Drop in success rates for competitive research funding at many UKRI councils highlighted by Innovate UK’s improved hit rate

Proposed research priorities focus more on broad societal goals than on the mechanisms for achieving them

British Academy also reports awarding cash to researchers from a wider range of institutions

Country tumbles from second to fifth in winners’ table as dithering over Horizon Europe association continues

As high-profile event to deliver ‘major support’ fades, scientists already desperate for funding explode in disgust

Academics say largest US research funder’s policy aimed at stopping ideas theft could also apply to search engines

Figure emerges as Intergenerational Report highlights research’s role in arresting productivity plunge

While the removal of opportunities for political ‘meddling’ has drawn widespread approval, research advocates want more funding

Canberra also confirms plans to overhaul research assessment exercise and ‘take the politics out’ of grant decisions

Minister hints at punishment with unprecedented letter to National Science Centre over project exploring the role of bondage and domination in the development of trans identities

Estonian minister says Brussels must drop idea that ‘big is beautiful’ and argues that being ‘agile’ results in faster responses to advances in research

Science Card will allow its users to contribute towards a range of scientific research projects through their daily spending

Gender gap reflects workforce patterns, not success rate bias, as women gradually boost their share of the spoils in an increasingly competitive ‘game’

Research funding needs attention in higher education review, representative body warns, as survey reveals upbeat Antipodean attitude to science

Deputies of Bulgaria’s Iliana Ivanova likely to have outsized influence on Horizon Europe and its successor, according to a national official unhappy that the planning process belongs to Brussels

Leading science funder warns institutions that faculty who mistreat staff can’t remain as grant supervisors

Ex-ministers back thinktank’s call for revised science spending targets, reduced bureaucracy, and DSIT oversight of universities

By creating one large, centralised research funder, Indian government is ‘pouring old wine into new bottle’, say academics, who doubt it will be able to solve the plethora of issues facing science in the country

Female researchers given additional three years to apply to reflect childbearing and caring responsibilities

Light-touch treatment of one of universities’ fundamental roles leaves too many questions hanging, observers worry

Over 1,000 professors will get €30,000 a year to spend as they please as a remedy to the low success rates of national and international competitions

Dithering by Downing Street raises concerns that more funding for research will be clawed back by the Treasury

Fears that UK scientists will be frozen out of networks once association is agreed are overblown, say leading researchers

More than 20 public agencies could be turned into just three, but sector leaders are wary of the government’s intentions

In apparent attempt to persist with Covid-related campaign against Fauci, House members argue procedural flaw endangers $25 billion in medical funding

ARC responds to allegations that assessors were using chatbot to write feedback on applications

Oxford’s vaccine success shows what universities can do in a crisis, but following up with climate solutions means being proactive with funders, Irene Tracey tells THE summit

Latest impasse with European Commission over UK push for ‘correction mechanism’ to avoid being major net contributor 

Applicants to one of Australia’s major funding streams report spotting tell-tale signs of chatbot use

Calls for EU politicians to trim fat from next framework programme, better protect its budget from raiding for pet projects and create a new category for Switzerland and the UK

Designers say pre-application lottery is the best way to reduce costs without compromising on the quality of projects or the diversity of grantees

Leading US science funding agency reports three straight years of record levels of awards to its early-stage applicants, with some gender and racial gains

Policies to curb university expenditure on research assessment exercise failed to stop soaring costs, report finds

While national budget includes big increase to tertiary education funding rates, it still falls short of inflation

After brief term leading NIH’s biggest division, former Harvard surgeon embraced as established talent at time of turmoil

Australian universities push responsibility for casualisation onto Canberra’s funding arrangements

Figures indicate ‘crisis point’ for spending on science and innovation, learned academy warns

Review calls for reduction in ministerial veto powers, highlights ARC’s role as ‘guardian of basic research’, but keeps applied research in the mix

Kenneth Griffin’s $300 million donation to Harvard is unusual in not being tied to pet ideological causes, says Naomi Oreskes  

While few dispute the need to increase the quantum, opinions differ over how to share the spoils

Irene Tracey warns that ‘everybody is suffering’ under the current model

Jeremy Hunt uses spring budget aiming to harness potential of R&D to boost economic growth

Postgraduate training likely to be concentrated in larger universities as EPSRC and Wellcome make cuts

Major funding pledges on AI, quantum computers and engineering technology are among 10 key actions to ‘cement science superpower status by 2030’

As Kiwi researchers celebrate ‘equal’ access, sector leader warns that winning an uphill battle for grants from the ‘baffling’ programme could exacerbate funding inequalities

New Medical Research Council funding model will undermine world-famous research centres, claim researchers

Science minister says Treasury should release Plan B funding to ensure UK science does not suffer if negotiations take months

Sector must show tangible benefits of funding or public will prioritise other things, poll finds

Stian Westlake will take helm after two-year delay in appointing a permanent executive chair

Association of Commonwealth Universities survey also highlights gender inequalities in academic appointments

Trudeau administration imposes broad halt on federal research funding agencies supporting projects involving foreign nationals with possible security risks

More details emerge of how sharp rise in quality outputs and tweak to funding formula are hitting institutions

US’ leading basic research funder says links in grant applications compromise security and fairness, but scientists call the ban antiquated

Vice-chancellors say 60 research projects will come to an end this year without bridging funding

NSF Regional Innovation Engines scheme is place-based push to secure US strength in key technologies