Seven-year ‘supergrants’ to make Europe ‘magnet for researchers’
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 Read more
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NSF Halts New Funding and Caps Indirect Rate Costs
The National Science Foundation won’t award any new funding “until further notice.” The agency also moved to cap indirect research rates at 15 percent. Meanwhile, President Trump proposed cutting the NSF’s budget in half. Read more
As NIH Pulls Funding, Scientist Worries About ‘Frightening Implications’
The National Institutes of Health claimed that numerous canceled research grants were “antithetical to the scientific inquiry.” A clinical psychology researcher who lost her grant says that characterization smacks of ignorance. Read more
‘Environmentalists of Color Scholarship’ revised after federal complaint
The “Environmentalists of Color Scholarship” at University of California Berkeley has been renamed following a federal civil rights complaint, but this does not resolve the issue, according to the advocacy group which first raised concerns. Read more
The Trump Administration Has Canceled Millions in NSF Grants
The National Science Foundation on Friday canceled millions of dollars in grants that “are not aligned with agency priorities,” broadening the scope of research targeted by the Trump administration on ideological grounds. Read more
Taxpayers fund Northeastern professor’s book on ‘Whiteness’ of the violin
While the Trump administration continues to make cuts to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, there is no word yet on the status of a grant awarded to a Northeastern University professor for her book about the “Whiteness” of the violin. Read more
Risk of US isolationism as Canadian academics urged not to travel
Union tells scholars to avoid all but essential trips and academic conferences choose non-US locations amid ‘sea change’ in research collaboration Read more
‘Draconian’ Layoffs, Grant Terminations Come for the NEH
Critics say the deep cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities, which has supported research and learning at colleges since 1965, “will ripple across American life.” Read more
China research spending outstrips US despite faltering economy
Tariffs and further economic barriers only likely to drive spend on science and technology higher, analysts predict, amid hopes innovation can kickstart recovery Read more
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover Read more
