All Research institutions articles – Page 3
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NewsUS accelerator accident hospitalises worker, delays XFEL startup
The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory lab director has stood down after the latest in a series of safety incidents and complaints
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NewsTensions between University of California and unions flare up again over possible cuts to PhDs
Academic unions are concerned by potential enrolment cuts to graduate programmes to offset the cost of pay rises
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NewsUK universities facing 18 days of strikes as dispute over pay and conditions intensifies
70,000 staff members to walk out starting on 1 February
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NewsNIH’s new data sharing policy is coming, and it’s a ‘big cultural shift’
The world’s largest public funder of biomedical research will impose broader, deeper, more detailed data management rule on 25 January
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NewsUniversity of California strike ends as employees secure significant pay rises and new contracts
Victory for striking student employees after 40-day walkout that disrupted teaching and research could have repercussions across academia
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NewsEurope’s largest, hi-tech life sciences building is planned for UK
With lab space in the UK in short supply, a British property firm and Dutch real estate developer are building a massive vertical campus in London
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NewsStrike continues as University of California reaches partial agreement with union
Historic wins on pay and working conditions secured, but student employees and researchers still waiting
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NewsAdditional support for UK R&D amid Horizon Europe impasse
Government commits almost £500 million to ease pressure on research sector
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NewsUK government upholds £20 billion commitment to research and development
But a longer-term pledge of £22 billion has quietly disappeared in Jeremy Hunt’s first autumn statement as chancellor
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NewsTwo thirds of academics have experienced gender violence
But only 13% report it, survey of 42,000 researchers and students across Europe shows
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NewsMassive strike at University of California over low pay and poor benefits
Research at 10 campuses comes to a standstill as 48,000 academic workers walk off the job over what they deem unfair labour practices
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NewsResearchers in Brazil welcome Lula’s return to power
After four years of Bolsonaro, researchers and academics across the country are optimistic that things will now improve
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NewsChemists want help to cut the environmental footprint of their labs
Royal Society of Chemistry launches seed funding to improve lab sustainability after survey finds that 85% of respondents want to make their labs greener
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NewsWhat next for scientific collaboration as stand-off between China and the west heats up?
Fears over espionage and links to the Chinese military is disrupting long-running collaborations
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NewsUK science minister finally appointed, as universities face funding squeeze on budgets
Nusrat Ghani given science brief during period of considerable uncertainty with Horizon Europe membership still not finalised and soaring energy prices
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ResearchLabs’ carbon footprint under scrutiny as tool calculates impact of buildings and scientists
Software reveals environmental impact of over 500 French labs
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CareersPhD students should be classed as employees
With planned stipend increases barely covering increased costs, postgraduates need better employment protections
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NewsAccess to chemical database Reaxys under threat in UK as fees spiral
Universities are holding off renewing access to the database while Jisc negotiates with Elsevier
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NewsAfghan scientific expertise scattered, one year on from Taliban takeover
Afghanistan’s research infrastructure may be idling, but students and researchers who managed to escape abroad continue their work and plan to return to help rebuild their homeland