All government grants articles – Page 4
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UK announces £40m fund for synthetic biology
The government has committed £40 million to set up new research centres and fund the development of synthetic DNA
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NewsBillion dollar package unveiled to fight antibiotic resistance
President Obama wants to almost double US funding to fight antibiotic resistant bacteria in 2016
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‘Research bank’ idea floated to support US science agencies
Establishment of a public–private bank mooted to smooth out fluctuations in America’s government support for research
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NIH institute looks to end funding monopolies
New guidelines aim to spread grant money more evenly to avoid it accumulating in the hands of research superstars
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US science funder updates policy on same sex partners
National Institutes of Health now recognises same sex marriages in its grants policies
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Can research quality be predicted by metrics?
Prognostications unveiled for how UK universities will fare in latest assessment exercise
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Cash for science in autumn statement given cautious welcome
UK chancellor plans to create a ‘nothern powerhouse’ for research while the community awaits further details
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Feud opens up over value of some US research
Top science committee Republican in fight with university association over NSF grant review process
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Research to make pathogens more dangerous halted
US agencies temporarily suspend funding certain ‘gain-of-function’ research until new government policy is in place
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Quotas proposed to back younger US researchers
Legislator wants National Institutes of Health to reduce median age of first-time grantees to 38 by 2025
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US ramps up rare diseases research
National Institutes of Health spends $29 million to study more than 200 rare diseases
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US research agencies in limbo
A question mark remains over funding for NIH and other science agencies as new fiscal year begins without proper budgets
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UK backs £52m science industry training fund
Government and employers will jointly fund vocational training
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UK government announces £400m innovation fund
Businesses will have access to grants through competitions
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Public money for science pays off
Every £1 the UK government puts into R&D boosts private sector research by 20p per year in perpetuity
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EPSRC announces £83.5m boost for PhD training
Funds will be split between 38 UK universities depending on research grant income
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London launches Europe-wide hydrogen vehicles project
The city will get a hydrogen fuel station, and new fuel cell powered cars will be market-ready by 2015
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Science ‘ecosystem’ needs diversity to flourish
Study concludes that more, smaller grants have a greater impact than fewer, bigger ones
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Duplicate grants could be costing US science agencies millions
Analysis claims that since 1985 major science agencies may have spent $5.1 billion on research that had already received funding
