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NIH research ‘generated over $94bn for economy last year’
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (233+ words) ISSN 3049-902X" " " " " Research Professional | Pivot-RP US National Institutes of Health funding produced "extraordinary" returns despite turmoil under Trump, study finds The US National Institutes of Health's investment in research led to $94.2 billion in new economic activity last year, according to a…...
My winning proposal: Huo bids need firm scientific foundation
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (478+ words) First-round fellow of Huo Family Foundation's mental health call discusses its expectations Since its inception in 2009, the Huo Family Foundation has awarded $100 million to education-focused projects based in the UK, US and China. Its programme to support research on the…...
African universities to lead £60m push on climate and health
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (239+ words) Wellcome-funded consortia hope to link research to policy solutions Two African universities are to anchor major new research consortia targeting the health impacts of heatwaves, floods, dust storms and drought across southern and western Africa. Backed by "20 million each from…...
France celebrates improved openness on clinical trial data
1+ week, 1+ day ago (170+ words) France celebrates improved openness on clinical trial data'Research Professional News Open Science Barometer publishes 2025 results as Japan adopts French model The proportion of clinical trials conducted in France that have openly shared their results has jumped five percentage points in…...
France news roundup: 26 February to 4 March
1+ week, 1+ day ago (88+ words) Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: research minister retains role and unions plan protests In depth:The proportion of clinical trials conducted in France that have openly shared their results has jumped five percentage points in a…...
Clinical research careers ‘not viable’ in New Zealand
2+ week, 1+ day ago (99+ words) ISSN 3049-902X" " " " " Research Professional | Pivot-RP New Zealand Medical Journal warns lack of support means country risks "irrelevance" in biomedical science Clinicians cannot build careers as clinical researchers in New Zealand because they have "insufficient" time for research, according to an editorial…...
Research ‘in jeopardy’ from MRC shake-up, warns CRUK chief scientist
2+ week, 1+ day ago (145+ words) ISSN 3049-902X" " " " " Research Professional | Pivot-RP Ketan Patel fears funding pauses will compound impact of shift in long-term model The chief scientist at Cancer Research UK has said the pause to some Medical Research Council schemes could jeopardise the "most impactful scientific…...
New Zealand news roundup: 5-11 February
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (98+ words) ISSN 3049-902X" " " " " Research Professional | Pivot-RP Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: gene tech concerns, an Antarctic science partnership and health service grants In depth:"Clinical trials in New Zealand are failing to capture data on ethnicity, making it…...
German ministry backs consortia researching contraception
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (150+ words) ISSN 3049-902X" " " " " Research Professional | Pivot-RP "Image:"RDNE Stock project, via Pexels Funding of "12 million aimed at improving women's health and family planning The German research ministry has allocated12 million to the launch of four consortia that will carry out research into contraceptives,…...
Australia news roundup: 3-9 February
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (90+ words) ISSN 3049-902X" " " " " Research Professional | Pivot-RP Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: Atec problems, Csiro health concerns, antisemitism taskforce discussions and "faked" cancer research In depth:"An unexpected pause in a National Health and Medical Research Council commercialisation scheme…...