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Results for 'National Science Foundation'

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  How Brexit threatens Irish science’s cross-border collaboration

  Peace and common membership of the European Union have allowed scientists in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to build a unique, cross-border research system.

  • Declan Butler

  News 31 Jan 2019
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  China's place among the stars

  The FAST telescope dish, stretching half a kilometre, will thrust China’s radio astronomers into a role of global leadership.
  

  • Mark Zastrow

  8 Jan 2019
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  China: Quality deficit belies the hype

  Few Chinese researchers are regarded as global leaders, as the pressure for rapid output prevails.
  

  • Futao Huang

  24 Dec 2018
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  The top rising stars in the Nature Index

  Although China leads the pack, fast-moving institutions are building their research reputations the world over.
  

  • Anja Krieger et al.

  Listings 5 Oct 2018
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  Industry links boost research output

  New findings suggest corporate collaboration encourages academic productivity.
  

  • Neil Savage

  News 18 Dec 2017
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  Students in research: Cost or investment?

  Undergraduate research programmes are expensive, and the benefits can be hard to measure.

  • Sujata Gupta

  Q+A 28 Nov 2017
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  Look west for resistance

  With the most to lose from looming federal funding cuts, California's researchers take a stand.

  • Katharine Gammon

  News 3 Nov 2017
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  Mouse pee, spider poison, and wasps' nests: 2017 Nobel research faces earthly problems

  The committed team behind the observation of gravitational waves is up against nature.

  • Katherine Bourzac

  News 4 Oct 2017