Read article: US astronomy facing ‘extinction level’ event following Trump’s 2026 budget request Policy and funding Analysis US astronomy facing ‘extinction level’ event following Trump’s 2026 budget request US president Trump sets out his budget request for 2026, which if passed, will see science hit like never before, as Peter Gwynne reports
Read article: ‘The Trump uncertainty principle’ is destroying the position and momentum of US science Policy and funding Opinion and reviews ‘The Trump uncertainty principle’ is destroying the position and momentum of US science The Trump administration is ripping US science apart, warns Robert P Crease
Read article: There’s an elephant in the room at the Royal Society – and for once, it’s not (just) Elon Musk Policy and funding Blog There’s an elephant in the room at the Royal Society – and for once, it’s not (just) Elon Musk A conference on the future of the UK space sector makes stunningly little mention of how proposed cuts to NASA funding might affect it
Read article: Leinweber Foundation ploughs $90m into US theoretical physics Policy and funding News Leinweber Foundation ploughs $90m into US theoretical physics The cash will be used to establish a Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics at five US institutions
Read article: Robert P Crease: ‘I’m yet another victim of the Trump administration’s incompetence’ Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Robert P Crease: ‘I’m yet another victim of the Trump administration’s incompetence’ Robert P Crease discovers why the National Science Foundation killed his grant
Read article: Harvard University sues Trump administration as attacks on US science deepen Policy and funding News Harvard University sues Trump administration as attacks on US science deepen Harvard University is suing the US government over its plan to block up to $9bn of government research grants to the institution
Read article: Researchers claim Trump administration is conducting ‘a wholesale assault on science’ Policy and funding News Researchers claim Trump administration is conducting ‘a wholesale assault on science’ Some 1900 members of the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have signed an open letter condemning the policies introduced by Donald Trump
Read article: Disabled people in science need paradigm shift in support, says report Policy and funding News Disabled people in science need paradigm shift in support, says report Report by the National Association of Disabled Staff Networks calls for changing attitudes towards people with disabilities
Read article: US science rues ongoing demotion of research under President Trump Policy and funding News US science rues ongoing demotion of research under President Trump US science continues to be hit hard by budget and staff cuts
Read article: Demonstrators march for science in New York City Policy and funding Blog Demonstrators march for science in New York City Robert P Crease surveys the scene at the Stand Up for Science rally in New York on 7 March
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