15 – 21 January 2018 Science in limbo as US government shuts down Scientists in US are bracing for impact after lawmakers in Congress failed to agree on a plan to fund the government, triggering its indefinite shutdown. Find source China declared world’s largest producer of scientific articles China has overtaken US in terms of …
15 – 21 May 2017 UK political parties promise science funding boost Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat), Theresa May (Conservative), and Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) have all presented manifestos that pledge to raise UK R&D spending.The announcements came in party manifestos unveiled ahead of national elections in June. Find source Lab-grown blood stem cells produced at …