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An analysis of new awards suggests that as of 26 August 2026, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued 57% fewer awards in the astronomical sciences in the current fiscal year compared to the ...

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To Executive members of the University of Exeter, including Vice Chancellor Prof. Lisa Roberts, Senior Vice-President and Provost Prof. Dan Charman, Pro Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean Prof. Sallie...

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Government shutdown, staff shortages have complicated effort to meet 30 September deadline to spend funds

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Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.

Even with federal grants largely restored, scientists say the Trump administration is still preventing those funds from reaching them. The consequences, they say, are already becoming clear.

The NIH’s spending on new medical research is significantly slower than in previous years, leaving confused scientists in the lurch.

Some units at the US funding giant are so understaffed, they are focusing on mandated grant renewals rather than new awards.

Cambridge Core - Neurosciences - Scientific Theories of Consciousness

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The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next.

A writer grapples with neuroscience’s hardest problem

Thirteen of the agency’s advisory councils, which must review grant applications before funding is awarded, are on track to have no voting members.

Lawmakers announce legislation that would actually increase funding for basic research by more than 2%.

A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

Federal research funding to universities has fueled breakthroughs for years. The White House is pressuring universities to align with the president's political agenda, or risk losing their funding.

Philosopher John Searle, well-known for his work on philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, has died. John Searle wrote extensively consciousness and the mind, intentionality, and speech act th...

An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program