All Universities articles
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News
‘Deeply concerned’: Are chemistry departments across the US at real risk of closure?
Chemistry chairs warn that they face the same problems afflicting the UK with the Trump administration adding to their woes
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Opinion
If the UK wants growth fuelled by R&D, universities need relief now
The spending review has left universities struggling with deficits with few options but to hope for good news
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How I blew the whistle on a fellow chemist and colleague
Raphaël Lévy talks to Chemistry World about reporting Jolanda Spadavecchia, the backlash he faced and how misconduct should be investigated
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University of Akron calls off plan to merge chemistry-related programmes
‘Retrenchment’ strategy to combine polymer science with chemical engineering and chemistry is averted, following voluntary layoffs
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French chemist receives two-year research ban for repeated integrity breaches
Exclusion for nanomedicine researcher at CNRS will start in 2026
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Opinion
Can scientific curiosity and pressure to work long hours be balanced with well-being?
Younger researchers must beware the trap that sees their scientific fervour take over their lives
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A year on from the announcement of the dichloromethane ban, US research labs brace for change
Trump administration appears to be backing the Biden rule so universities are moving to comply
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ERC increases funding offer to support scientists moving to Europe
Move is part of global efforts to attract researchers dismayed by the funding chaos in the US
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Careers
The All-Ireland Network for Gender Equality in Chemistry is going for gold
Sharing best practices across chemistry departments to create better working environments and get Athena Swan accreditation
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Universities and academic groups join forces to fend off Trump’s attacks
Legal actions are thwarting White House attempts to pull funding from top research universities and terminate international student visas
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Materials scientist’s death at 47 from brain haemorrhage highlights long hours culture in China
Liu Yongfeng’s death isn’t the first instance of a Chinese academic with a heavy workload dying young
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Trump’s ‘skinny budget’ has plans to cut science and research to the bone
White House budget blueprint would slash funding for NSF and NIH by 55% and 40%, respectively, prompting dire warnings
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Harvard’s former chemistry chair takes new position at Chinese university
Charles Lieber, the nanoscience pioneer convicted for not disclosing his ties to China, has just joined Tsinghua University
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Research centres weather unprecedented blackout in Spain and Portugal
Backup batteries and diesel generators guaranteed the stability and security of scientific systems
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‘Exodus will require action’: chemistry laureates warn young researchers will desert US
Trump administration’s targeting of grants, funding and visas creating hostile environment for scientists
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US energy department cap on indirect research costs temporarily halted after universities file lawsuit
Universities sue DOE after agency suddenly caps indirect research costs at 15%
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Chemical engineering graduate student in US has visa cancelled without warning
Two Saudi graduate students at NCSU, including one studying chemical engineering, self-deported rather than be detained by immigration officials
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Is chemistry really dying in the US and Europe? Not so fast
Chinese universities completely dominated one recent ranking of the chemical sciences but that’s not the whole picture
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Jisc launches new line of defence to protect universities from cyber attacks
Security centre will identify unusual web traffic and threats
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Opinion
‘Real danger in this moment’ for America’s research enterprise
There are stark warnings for the US amid science agency cuts, terminated research grants and detained graduate students