In a statement released on October 26th, The League of European Research Universities (LERU) outlines the reasons why animal-derived antibodies remain…
The award honours a discovery made in basic research on bacteria, which has led to transformative applications in the plant and medical sciences. It…
The first half of 2020 has been dramatic for higher education. The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down schools and universities across the world and its…
European Parliament: the R&I community’s last hope for an ambitious research budget
More than ever, the global Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the true value of excellent research, innovation and education. In the campaign “Seize…
Publishers commonly require authors to sign exclusive publishing agreements which restrict what authors can do with their research findings, including…
As highlighted in an April 2019 editorial in BioScience, U.S. lawmakers are increasingly concerned about foreign threats to the U.S. scientific…
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN), Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance),…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has terminated a grant supporting research in China on how coronaviruses spread from bats to humans, according…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued an advisory to bat researchers, recommending that scientists suspend some fieldwork involving…
A group of 100 research societies, professional organizations, and universities has urged President Trump to lift the ban on federally funded research…
According to the budget proposal, NSF will continue to invest in its Big Ideas and Convergence Accelerator, providing support for “bold inquiries into…
Home to both modern parliamentary democracy and the Industrial Revolution, the UK is one of the most popular study destinations for many students…
Two recent reports by the World Health Organization (WHO) have found that the pipeline for new antibiotic agents is weak and that government…
The Royal Society of Biology (RSB) - partner of VBIO - will continue to facilitate active discussion between the biosciences community and…
Many in the university sector are committed to the European idea and regret the UK’s exit from the Union. There is widespread concern about how this…
China has been aggressively using illegal and extra-legal mechanisms to acquire United States intellectual property, research and sensitive…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to propose a supplemental addition to the proposed rule “Strengthening Transparency in…
The Trump Administration has formally started the process of withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. In a November 4, 2019,…
The UK government would be left having to fill a £1.5 billion (US$1.9 billion) hole in funding for research if its Brexit strategy leaves it unable to…
