Chu: China ‘will blow us away’ if Trump destroys US universities
Without foreign research talent pouring into leading US institutions, America will fall further behind in tech race, says former US energy secretary Steven Chu
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‘Much more funding’ needed for UK to attract US science talent
Leading light of Cambridge biotech industry Greg Winter says country should seize ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to poach American scientists fleeing Trump cuts
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Reproducibility ‘crisis’ in US science ‘overblown’, says Nobelist
‘AI-powered’ tools used by research sleuths overplay scale of issue now weaponised to defund projects, according to Thomas Südhof
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In a male-dominated field, my success became misconduct
When student complaints were made against a high-achieving female scientist, her institution launched a one-man inquiry that found her blameworthy merely ‘for doing my job’, she writes: a ‘textbook...
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To best preserve US science, Europe should focus help on junior scholars
Early career researchers are most in need of rapid support for work halted by political interference or sudden funding loss, say five scholars
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Trump’s Columbia cuts start hitting postdocs and professors
But the full extent of the slashing is still unclear as neither the Trump administration nor Columbia has shared what grants and contracts were ended
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I’m tired of the academic road to nowhere – but it’s too late to exit
For one mid-career academic scientist, precarity is becoming unbearable. But they are too experienced for entry-level industry jobs and not experienced enough for senior ones. They’ve stayed too long...
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Cancer researcher leans on own work after incurable diagnosis
Specialist in health and exercise applies years of experience working with patients as she targets completing marathon on Mount Everest
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Postdoc publications ‘more important for career than PhD success’
Academic hiring focused on star doctoral graduates should instead focus on what comes afterwards, advises longitudinal study
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Will American academics flourish if they go abroad to escape Trump?
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...
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Jobs fail to materialise as Spanish postdoc talent scheme ends
MarÃa Zambrano programme was designed to attract international talent – but many recipients say no effort has been made to retain them
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Crick scientist-turned-Labour MP on supporting academic mothers
Tropical disease researcher and parliamentarian Lauren Sullivan talks about difficulties of returning to the lab after a career break, juggling family, science and politics, and why Dundee’s life...
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Introducing the Cake-factor
Research assessment has made huge progress but measurement of community remains half-baked, say Mats Persson and Jan Ch. Karlsson
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Does the UK really need a dual-support system for research?
The value of the UK’s research block grants has fallen significantly since 2010, as policymakers have focused funding upticks on projects with compelling narratives. And in a tough financial climate...
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Trump’s assault on US universities: five views from the chainsaw’s teeth
The administration’s hostile edicts on DEI and science funding are sending shock waves through the US’ world-leading higher education system. Here, we present five takes on what is unfolding