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Scientist imprisoned over fraudulent HIV vaccine research
Former Iowa State University researcher gets four-and-a-half years in prison for faking vaccine research funded by the NIH
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NewsBan proposed on recruitment of Russian talent to reverse brain drain
Legislation to prevent overseas ‘talent scouts’ from operating in the country has backing at the highest levels
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NewsPostdocs struggle with poor job security and stress in Europe
Career study finds flexibility of temporary contracts delivers poor returns for both employer and employee
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NewsScientists hail partial victory on efforts to block cuts to European research programme
Provisional compromise between EU politicians sees Horizon 2020 cut by €500m less than originally announced
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NewsScientists protest over political firing of Russian chemist
Leading chemist dismissed after criticising federal science agency
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NewsMetrics failed to predict REF outcomes
Predictions based on numerical measures of research quality were ‘wildly innacurate’, say mathematicians
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Time spent assessing research impact was worthwhile
Report claims wider impact of academic work was fairly determined for UK’s Research Excellence Framework
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News‘Pee power’ urinal trialled on university campus
Microbial fuel cells that run on urine could be used to light toilet blocks in refugee camps
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NewsForgotten synthetic PhD theses set to be given new lease of life
Chemical structures will be harvested from graduate work and analysed for promising drug and materials leads
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NewsUS universities warn against patent reform proposals
Congress is considering legislation that would devastate university technology transfer, more than 140 universities caution
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NewsOpen records laws used to bully, harass academics
Most US universities unprepared to deal with a deluge of freedom of information requests, report finds
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US funder mulls new emeritus award
NIH considers creating a transition award for senior investigators to help sustain the US scientific workforce
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Probe into price fixing at Russian universities
Fees have soared by more than 25% this year at some universities
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Tufts’ $2.6bn drug development figure questioned
Details sought about how university determined cost of bringing a drug to market jumped 145% since 2003
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NewsCash 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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NewsObama acts to attract non-US scientists and engineers
President takes action to make it easier for scientists and engineers born abroad to work and stay in the US
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NewsUC Davis chemist sentenced to four years over explosion
Postdoc sentenced over attempt to make explosive device and reckless disposal of hazardous waste
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NewsGrad student blamed for research misconduct at Utah
Two papers have been retracted due to image falsification at the University of Utah
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NewsWhite House tightens oversight of dangerous studies
New rules governing so-called ‘dual use’ research will take effect in a year, but there is concern that they will stymie critical studies