All Universities articles – Page 12
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NewsUK seeks to scale-up Covid-19 testing but large gaps in capabilities remain
Universities and research labs are being brought in to help with testing but 100,000 tests per day by the end of April still looks overly ambitious
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NewsAnother US researcher charged with lying about Chinese ties
Physicist faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding West Virginia University while secretly working for Chinese talent programme
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NewsUniversities prepare for new normal as pandemic forces UK to shut down for three weeks
Labs and lectures wound up as students and staff are left anxious about their futures
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NewsItalian researchers fear long-lasting harm to science from coronavirus lockdown
With the entire population isolated and universities closed research has been severely curtailed
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NewsHundreds of universities closing across the US in response to coronavirus threat
Universities are moving to online classes, while research projects grind to a halt at some institutes
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NewsBig increase in research funding promised for UK
Budget puts country on course to hit spending target early but Brexit threatens business contribution to R&D figure
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NewsJunior researchers less likely to blow the whistle on research misconduct
Fear of retribution and their precarious position may be holding them back
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News‘Cultural evolution’ needed to reinvigorate academic research
Research funding and academic reward systems should get an overhaul to recognise mentoring and public engagement
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NewsWhite House science adviser taking practical line on espionage at universities
Fears over intellectual property theft have flourished in the US amid news that Harvard, Yale and MIT failed to report billions in foreign research support
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News‘Culture change’ needed in US to increase number of women in science and engineering
National Academies report urges universities and research funding agencies to update their policies to improve recruitment, retention and advancement of women
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NewsBrazil’s research community scores win on conferences over Bolsonaro government
After a new Brazilian government order forced universities to send only one faculty member to international conferences, an uproar ensued
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NewsQuestionable research practices are hurting junior researchers
Survey finds that the careers of nearly a third of PhD students and postdocs are marred by bad experiences
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News14 days of strikes underway at UK universities as disputes continue
Staff at 74 higher education institutions take action over pensions, pay and working conditions
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NewsGovernment reshuffle splits UK science minister brief
Amanda Solloway is promoted from the backbenches to become the UK’s new science minister
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NewsTrump proposes slashing basic and applied research by 9.1% in budget
White House requests big cuts to US science agencies but Congress is unlikely to back them
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NewsFinancial woes have India’s scientists worried despite budget funding pledges
Fears voiced that the promised investment in research will not materialise once more
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NewsOld mattresses and a little chemistry help Syrian refugees grow food in the desert
University of Sheffield scientists provide the spark to get displaced victims of Syria’s civil war growing their own
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NewsHarvard’s chemistry head charged with fraud for hiding ties to Chinese institute
Nanoscience pioneer Charles Lieber faces up to five years in jail for failing to disclose millions in funding from China to US funding agencies
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NewsTheft of universities’ secrets fuels US crackdown on Chinese talent programmes
Government worries that national labs and universities are complacent about the threat to intellectual property
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NewsResearchers love their jobs but toxic competition and publishing pressures take their toll
Largest survey of its kind finds research culture is struggling – results that surprise few