Read article: Science elevated to cabinet position in UK government shake-up
A new department for science, innovation and technology will be led by Michelle Donelan
Read article: UK creates ‘high-risk, high reward’ research funding agency
The Advanced Research and Invention Agency will aim to identify and fund "revolutionary science"
Read article: Nobel laureates warn Ukraine crisis is bringing Europe closer to nuclear war
A petition renouncing the war in Ukraine has so far been signed by over 800 people including 14 Nobel-prize winners
Read article: Participants of China’s Young Thousand Talents programme see productivity boost
Returning scientists to China tend to receive greater funding and have larger research teams than their overseas peers
Read article: UK must embrace overseas talent to become a ‘science superpower’, says report
House of Lords inquiry finds that the UK government is not doing enough to solve the science skills shortage
Read article: Institute of Physics calls on UK government to develop ‘clear vision’ for research funding
New IOP report warns UK could be left behind if R&D funding target of 2.4% of GDP is not met
Read article: Trouble on the Horizon for UK-based researchers
Political wrangling over the UK’s status in the Horizon Europe research programme leaves scientists in limbo
Read article: The UK must stay in the EU’s Horizon research programme
Matin Durrani says it's vital that the UK remains part of the EU’s huge Horizon research programme
Read article: US seeks to recharge semiconductor industry through $280bn CHIPS act
Act seen as a response to China’s growing domination of semiconductor manufacturing
Read article: Delay joining the €95bn Horizon Europe programme puts UK science in limbo
With the UK still wrangling over joining the €95bn Horizon Europe programme, researchers warn that the impasse is accelerating brain drain, as Michael Allen finds out
