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May 22, 2025 Kelly S. Mix, _University of Maryland_ A scholar reveals the ins and outs of how research gets funded, including the checks and balances that ensure high scientific standards
and financial integrity at every stage of a grant’s lifecycle. May 20, 2025 Nicola Gaston, _University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau_ New Zealand trails far behind other wealthy countries
in research funding and strategy. This inhibits the innovation that could drive a more productive economy. May 1, 2025 Gemma Ware, _The Conversation_ Stories from the front line of the US
government’s attack on federal science funding. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast. April 28, 2025 Jeffrey MacKeigan, _Michigan State University_ Since 1971, the US has led the world
in funding cancer research and developing new treatments that have driven down death rates. This may soon no longer be the case. March 28, 2025 Deborah Fuller, _University of Washington_ and
Patrick Mitchell, _University of Washington_ The National Institutes of Health has been integral to scientific progress in treating countless human diseases. Without its support, patients
will ultimately pay the price. March 21, 2025 H. Colleen Sinclair, _Louisiana State University _ From HIV treatments to school desegregation, research into topics now considered DEIA have
benefited Americans throughout history. February 17, 2025 Chris Impey, _University of Arizona_ The jury’s out on whether the US is still at the top of global science. Proposed cuts to major
agencies could mean completely ceding that title. January 28, 2025 Aliasger K. Salem, _University of Iowa_ A member of a grant review panel explains the ins and outs of applying for research
funding – and the consequences of when the process suddenly stops. January 23, 2025 Louis Shekhtman, _Bar-Ilan University_ Nearly 40% of all gifts and grants and 60% of the total number of
dollars given backed initiatives based in the foundation’s own state. January 17, 2025 Arthur Daemmrich, _Arizona State University_ Biden’s legacy includes elevating science’s influence in
federal decision-making and considering the social and ethical effects of research. January 15, 2025 Mark Zachary Taylor, _Georgia Institute of Technology_ Entering office in the thick of
the pandemic, Joe Biden faced science-related challenges on Day 1. October 8, 2024 Kenneth Evans, _Rice University_ Based on federal budgeting requests from the past 2 administrations, Trump
and Harris placed different values on science research funding. June 28, 2024 Chris Impey, _University of Arizona_ Research funding is down in recent years despite promises made with the
CHIPS and Science Act. September 8, 2023 Sarah Chaytor, _UCL_ and Lucy Shackleton, _UCL_ The deal will bring relief to UK scientists after Brexit led to uncertainty over funding and
collaborative projects. July 6, 2023 Ina Ganguli, _UMass Amherst_; Michael E. Rose, _Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition_; Oleksandra Ivashchenko, _Netherlands Cancer
Institute_, and Stefano Horst Baruffaldi, _Polytechnic University of Milan_ The war in Ukraine has led to the destruction of scientific infrastructure, caused many Ukrainian researchers to
leave the country and disrupted the work of those who have stayed. August 11, 2023 Isabelle Kingsley, _UNSW Sydney_; Emma Johnston, _University of Sydney_; Eve Slavich, _UNSW Sydney_; Lisa A
Williams, _UNSW Sydney_, and Lisa Harvey-Smith, _UNSW Sydney_ Overall, women receive a smaller share of research funding – but it’s not due to how applications are weighed up. The problem
starts with the workforce itself. May 10, 2023 Kylie Walker, _Australian National University_ Commitments have been made to cybersecurity, defence and certain gaps in STEM education and
workforce – but much remains to be seen this year once we review the national priorities. March 17, 2023 Eerke Boiten, _De Montfort University_ AI was mentioned several times in the spring
budget, but the science that might deliver the next generation of technologies was mostly absent. March 5, 2023 Oyewale Tomori, _Nigerian Academy of Science_ Here’s what Nigeria’s new
president should do to elevate science in the country. February 16, 2023 Stephen L Archer, _Queen's University, Ontario_ Researchers are key to Canada’s capacity to create a high-tech
economy, build the biomedical sector and seed entrepreneurial activity, but they can’t do it without research funding.