‘Checking privilege in the animal kingdom’: Biologists investigate animal ‘inequality’
“Squirrel privilege is real.” “Checking Privilege in the Animal Kingdom.” “Even Hermit Crabs Have Wealth Inequality.” Read more
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Antarctica: Southern Ocean floor mapped in greatest ever detail
Scientists have made the most precise map yet of the mountains, canyons and plains that make up the floor of Antarctica's encircling Southern Ocean. Read more
Social mobility prospects for young people ‘disappearing’, says research
The postwar dream of doing better in life than your parents has faded, with the UK now a country where opportunities for upward social mobility and economic advancement are increasingly limited, research has claimed. Read more
Universities warn of EU-UK research scheme ‘close to precipice’
Universities UK, which represents 140 institutions, fears ministers could be about to abandon the Horizon scheme. Read more
UK universities brace for impact of sanctions against Russia
Researchers at UK universities are bracing themselves for sanctions affecting science partnerships with Russia, including in climate science and space research, as the government seeks to isolate Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine. Read more
$350 billion science legislation advances in US
Measure to expand NSF and retain foreign scholars with scientific expertise faces showdown over Senate’s even tougher approach to China Read more
Don’t exclude technicians from decision-making, universities told
‘Unsung heroes’ of UK research are too often denied seat at the table, says major review of technical staff and skills Read more
Trial starts for Harvard prof accused of lying about ties to lab research in Wuhan
Charles Lieber, former chair of Harvard’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, is accused of lying to the federal government. Read more
Researchers raising Covid lab leak theory ‘branded anti-science’
MPs investigate role of journal publication in the early stages of the pandemic Read more
‘How dictatorship works’: Hungarian academic quits in censorship row
Andrea Pető was asked to withdraw criticism that a Europe-wide standards group had failed to confront illiberalism in Hungary and Poland Read more
