Read article: US president Joe Biden sets out his science agenda Policy and funding News US president Joe Biden sets out his science agenda Biden has appointed the geneticist Eric Lander as his science adviser and elevated the position to the cabinet
Read article: Joe Biden’s inauguration: why the rebuilding of trust in science is not over yet Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews Joe Biden’s inauguration: why the rebuilding of trust in science is not over yet Robert P Crease is not sure if the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th US president will automatically herald a new day for science in the US
Read article: US president-elect Joe Biden set to put science centre stage Policy and funding Analysis US president-elect Joe Biden set to put science centre stage Physicists welcome the election of Joe Biden as US president but he faces challenges to unite a divided Congress
Read article: Nobel laureates claim European Commission set to slash photonics budget by 30% Policy and funding News Nobel laureates claim European Commission set to slash photonics budget by 30% Gérard Mourou, Stefan Hell and Theodore Hänsch have warned that cuts to photonics would be disastrous for Europe's technological goals
Read article: US heads to the polls in an election focused on science Policy and funding Analysis US heads to the polls in an election focused on science From dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic to stimulating industries of the future, science policy has played a larger role than usual in next week’s US election
Read article: Nobel laureates endorse Joe Biden for US president Policy and funding News Nobel laureates endorse Joe Biden for US president Open letter from US laureates says that Biden has “consistently demonstrated his willingness to listen to experts”
Read article: Calls for UK and EU to compromise over Horizon Europe Policy and funding News Calls for UK and EU to compromise over Horizon Europe Over 100 organizations and individuals say that “rapid progress” is needed in negotiations regarding the scientific framework programme
Read article: Bipartisan bill aims to revamp National Science Foundation Policy and funding Analysis Bipartisan bill aims to revamp National Science Foundation Lawmakers are seeking to change the remit of the National Science Foundation so that it focuses more on the commercialization of research
Read article: Ministry of Recovery and Discovery Policy and funding Blog Ministry of Recovery and Discovery Peter Wright on technologies that have created more problems than solutions
Read article: Learning from Black Swan events Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Learning from Black Swan events Christopher Lavers says that when it comes to dealing with COVID-19, lessons should have been learned from previous crises
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