Returning scientists to China tend to receive greater funding and have larger research teams than their overseas peers
Read article: Participants of China’s Young Thousand Talents programme see productivity boost
House of Lords inquiry finds that the UK government is not doing enough to solve the science skills shortage
Read article: UK must embrace overseas talent to become a ‘science superpower’, says report
New IOP report warns UK could be left behind if R&D funding target of 2.4% of GDP is not met
Read article: Institute of Physics calls on UK government to develop ‘clear vision’ for research funding
Political wrangling over the UK’s status in the Horizon Europe research programme leaves scientists in limbo
Read article: Trouble on the Horizon for UK-based researchers
Matin Durrani says it's vital that the UK remains part of the EU’s huge Horizon research programme
Read article: The UK must stay in the EU’s Horizon research programme
Act seen as a response to China’s growing domination of semiconductor manufacturing
Read article: US seeks to recharge semiconductor industry through $280bn CHIPS act
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
Read article: Delay joining the €95bn Horizon Europe programme puts UK science in limbo
Michael Riordan worries that the glory days of international co-operation in particle physics could be endangered following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Read article: High-energy physics: are the days of international collaboration coming to an end?
Study finds that philanthropic funding in the US is now on a par with that of major government funding bodies
Read article: US philanthropic organizations spend over $30bn a year on science
Prabhakar is also the first immigrant and person of colour to take up the role
Read article: Applied physicist Arati Prabhakar becomes first female US science adviser
