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ViewUS groups fear for 2025 education and research spending

House Committee on Appropriations bill would cut education funding and leave the NIH’s budget stagnant

ViewScientists sound alarm over impact of Supreme Court decision

Scrapping Chevron doctrine will “fundamentally change” how scientific information is used in US federal policymaking

ViewUS news roundup: 21-27 June

This week: climate adaptation plans, quantum infrastructure and a crackdown on Chinese tools

ViewBill introduced to increase support for less well-off students

US Democrats seek to “restore the purchasing power” of grant eroded by inflation

ViewSenator aims to bust cap on federal spending

Appropriations committee chair warns cap on 2025 spending “will stifle” biomedical and other research

ViewUS news roundup: 14-20 June

This week: four science bills, novel vaccine delivery and the return of Voyager 1

ViewRepublican aims to streamline ‘sprawling and siloed’ NIH

House committee chair says “uncoordinated” growth of National Institutes of Health is causing “research duplication”

ViewUS political parties split over higher education bills

Democrat leader blasts bills passed by Republican majority on House education committee

ViewUS news roundup: 7-13 June

This week: fusion energy, concerns about Noaa funding and a pilot healthcare research initiative

ViewNSF to adopt new research security measures

National security framework will balance “bold” investment with “principled” collaboration, National Science Foundation says

ViewRepublicans query funders and agencies on antisemitism actions

Committee chairs ask National Science Foundation and Nasa whether they have halted university funding

ViewUS news roundup: 30 May to 6 June

This week: geoengineering, harnessing industry for space telescopes and further probing of antisemitism on campus

ViewUS higher education ‘under attack’, claims academic group

Paper from director of American Association of University Professors warns academic freedom is being undermined

ViewNIH trials ‘often fell short’ on inclusivity

Biomedical funder agrees it needs to do more to ensure its research includes neglected groups

ViewUS news roundup: 24-30 May

This week: how NIH research benefits patients, allegations against oil companies and making computing greener

ViewExperts want accountability when AI is used in research

Group says researchers should disclose their use of artificial intelligence and evaluate its impact

View‘Fund Office of Civil Rights to combat antisemitism’

Democrat seeks funding boost as university leaders call for dialogue

ViewUS news roundup: 17-23 May

This week: research centre suspended from federal funding, South Pole science and an AI chief

ViewGaza protests continue to divide US political and academic leaders

Education committee chair calls university heads “spineless”, while academic group describes hearings as “performative”

ViewAlarm over proposed cuts to US research spending

Biomedical research organisation says move by Republican appropriations chair is “chilling”

ViewUS news roundup: 10-16 May

This week: concerns over student aid, energy innovation leadership, and pathogens with pandemic potential

ViewRepublicans question US-China university links

Committee chairs probe Georgia Tech’s partnership with Tianjin University over Chinese military ties

ViewNIH advised to fund more basic and high-risk research

Committee chair sets out suggestions for work of world’s biggest public biomedical research funder

ViewUS news roundup: 3-9 May

This week: recommendations for virus research, concerns about China and a new education research office

ViewOSTP probed over plan for Stem education

Republican committee chair says Office of Science and Technology Policy is late with science education...

ViewConcern over campus protests reaches highest levels

US president Joe Biden stresses right to protest does not give right to break law

ViewWorld’s wealthiest charities partner on global health R&D

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Wellcome launch $300 million initiative

ViewUS news roundup: 26 April to 2 May

This week: tracking China’s military potential, developing farming robotics and a public Covid hearing

ViewUS agency allocates $90m to education research infrastructure

Investment will enable long-term research into what makes education effective, National Science Foundation says

ViewNIH to boost researcher pay and childcare support

Doctoral candidates and postdocs at US agency to benefit from largest pay increases since 2017