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<p>Created page with &quot;=====The Surprising Career Parallels Between Footballers and Researchers===== [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01928-4 Article link] | Nature Careers | Nature | June 26, 2026 Career column compares the pressures, competition, training, and uncertain career paths of professional footballers and scientists. =====Inside the new political screening that&#039;s stalling NIH grants===== [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01924-8 Article link] | Max Kozlov | N...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>=====The Surprising Career Parallels Between Footballers and Researchers=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01928-4 Article link] | Nature Careers | Nature | June 26, 2026<br /> <br /> Career column compares the pressures, competition, training, and uncertain career paths of professional footballers and scientists.<br /> <br /> =====Inside the new political screening that&#039;s stalling NIH grants=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01924-8 Article link] | Max Kozlov | Nature | June 26, 2026<br /> <br /> Nature reports that hundreds of NIH grant applications are being delayed by new political reviews and screening for disfavored terms after scientific peer review.<br /> <br /> =====US Funding Uncertainties Threaten to Sink Key Global Oceanography Projects=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01914-w Article link] | Nature | Nature | June 25, 2026<br /> <br /> Nature reports that U.S. science-funding uncertainty is threatening major international oceanography projects that depend on long-term support and global coordination.<br /> <br /> =====Nepal&#039;s New Science Ministry Must Strengthen Scientific Capacity=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01884-5 Article link] | Nature Correspondence | Nature | June 23, 2026<br /> <br /> Commentary argues that Nepal&#039;s new science ministry should build long-term research capacity, support scientists, and strengthen national science infrastructure.<br /> <br /> =====Europe as Science Superpower: What It Will Take to Rival the US and China=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01897-0 Article link] | Nature | Nature | June 23, 2026<br /> <br /> Nature examines Europe&#039;s effort to strengthen its research power as uncertainty rises around U.S. science funding and global competition increases.<br /> <br /> =====Daily Briefing: NASA to Launch Satellite-Rescue Mission=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02029-y Article link] | Flora Graham | Nature | June 23, 2026<br /> <br /> Nature briefing highlights NASA&#039;s planned satellite-rescue mission along with science-policy developments, European research ambitions, and workplace-culture research.<br /> <br /> =====ScienceAdviser: A Rising Tide Sinks All Coasts=====<br /> [https://www.science.org/content/article/scienceadviser-rising-tide-sinks-all-coasts Article link] | ScienceAdviser | Science | June 18, 2026<br /> <br /> ScienceAdviser highlights recent research and science-policy developments, including coastal risk, wildlife tracking, plant biomechanics, and other current science stories.<br /> <br /> =====Dismantling of Key Ocean &#039;Telescope&#039; Raises Fears of U.S. Retreat From Marine Science=====<br /> [https://www.science.org/content/article/dismantling-key-ocean-telescope-raises-fears-u-s-retreat-marine-science Article link] | Science | Science | June 18, 2026<br /> <br /> Researchers are pushing back against abrupt NSF cuts affecting a major ocean-observing system, warning that the loss could damage long-term marine science and climate monitoring.<br /> <br /> =====A Space Telescope Is Falling to Earth. NASA Is Racing to Rescue It=====<br /> [https://www.science.org/content/article/space-telescope-falling-earth-nasa-racing-rescue-it Article link] | Science | Science | June 17, 2026<br /> <br /> Science reports on NASA&#039;s attempt to use a robotic mission to rescue the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a space telescope whose orbit has been decaying.<br /> <br /> =====New Documentary Follows Researchers&#039; Increasingly Fraught Career Path=====<br /> [https://www.science.org/content/article/new-documentary-follows-researchers-increasingly-fraught-career-path Article link] | Science | Science | June 12, 2026<br /> <br /> Science reviews The Endless Frontier, a documentary following three researchers as they train students, pursue discovery, and navigate pressure from unstable science funding.<br /> <br /> =====Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders Rankings=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01662-x Article link] | Nature Index | Nature | June 10, 2026<br /> <br /> Nature Index presents its 2026 research-leader rankings, offering a snapshot of institutions and countries producing high-output natural-science research.<br /> <br /> =====House Spending Panel Proposes Slight Raise for NIH in 2027=====<br /> [https://www.science.org/content/article/house-spending-panel-proposes-slight-raise-nih-2027 Article link] | Jocelyn Kaiser | Science | June 4, 2026<br /> <br /> Science reports that a House spending panel proposed a small NIH increase for 2027 while rejecting parts of the administration&#039;s plan to sharply cut or restructure biomedical research funding.<br /> <br /> =====First and Last Authors More Likely to Be Men in Leading Science Journals=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01495-8 Article link] | Rachel Nuwer and Vera Nienaber | Nature | June 2, 2026<br /> <br /> Nature Index analysis finding that women’s participation in science has grown, but gender gaps remain in first and last authorship positions in leading journals.<br /> <br /> =====White House Stalls Release of Approved US Science Budgets=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00601-0 Article link] | Max Kozlov, Alexandra Witze and Dan Garisto | Nature | June 2026<br /> <br /> Weeks after Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies, Nature reports that funding to agencies including NIH, NSF, and NASA has still been slowed.<br /> <br /> =====White House Proposes Vast Overhaul of US Science Funding=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01779-z Article link] | Dan Garisto and Mariana Lenharo | Nature | June 2026<br /> <br /> Nature explains a proposed overhaul of federal science-funding rules, including concerns that political appointees could gain more control over grants, peer review, collaborations, meeting attendance, and publication support.<br /> <br /> =====What Big Ideas Will Shape U.S. Science Over the Next Decade? Here Are Some Contenders=====<br /> [https://www.science.org/content/article/what-big-ideas-will-shape-us-science-over-next-decade-here-are-some-contenders Article link] | Science | Science | June 2026<br /> <br /> Science reports on candidate big ideas for future U.S. research priorities, including projects that could shape public participation, discovery, and national science strategy.<br /> <br /> =====Science Must Be Seen as a Viable Profession for the Many, Not the Few=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01849-2 Article link] | AI Second | Nature | June 2026<br /> <br /> Commentary argues that science careers should become more accessible, stable, and inclusive so that talented people from many backgrounds can see research as a realistic profession.<br /> <br /> =====Exclusive: NSF Slashes Research Programs to Support New Tech Initiative, Insiders Say=====<br /> [https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-nsf-slashes-research-programs-support-new-tech-initiative-insiders-say Article link] | Science | Science | June 2026<br /> <br /> Science reports that NSF is reducing budgets for many traditional basic-science programs to redirect money toward a new technology initiative, raising concerns among researchers.<br /> <br /> =====Exclusive: HHS Is Now Weighing In on Science in NIH Grants=====<br /> [https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-hhs-now-weighing-science-nih-grants Article link] | Science | Science | June 2026<br /> <br /> Article on HHS involvement in NIH grant decisions, raising concerns about how political or departmental review could affect scientific independence and biomedical research priorities.<br /> <br /> =====Europe Must Seize the Moment to Lead on Free and Open Science=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01953-3 Article link] | Nature | Nature | June 2026<br /> <br /> Nature commentary argues that Europe has an opportunity to strengthen free and open science as global research systems face funding, governance, and political pressures.<br /> <br /> =====Share the Highs and Lows of Your Career in Science=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01589-3 Article link] | Linda Nordling | Nature | May 28, 2026<br /> <br /> Nature invites researchers to participate in a global survey about science careers, workplace culture, salaries, and how rapid changes in science and society are affecting researchers.<br /> <br /> =====Lawmakers Propose Banning Almost All U.S.-Chinese Research Collaborations=====<br /> [https://www.science.org/content/article/lawmakers-propose-banning-all-u-s-chinese-research-collaborations Article link] | Science | Science | May 27, 2026<br /> <br /> Science article on proposed restrictions that could severely limit U.S.-China research collaborations, with possible consequences for international science and academic exchange.<br /> <br /> =====Who&#039;s Missing? Why Underrepresentation Often Goes Unnoticed in the Workplace and Classroom=====<br /> [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-underrepresentation-unnoticed-workplace-classroom.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 25, 2026<br /> <br /> Social-science article examining why people often fail to notice when groups are underrepresented in professional or educational settings.<br /> <br /> =====In Unreleased Document, Fired U.S. Science Board Issues Stark Warning About Keeping Pace=====<br /> [https://www.science.org/content/article/unreleased-document-fired-u-s-science-board-issues-stark-warning-about-keeping-pace Article link] | Science | Science | May 14, 2026<br /> <br /> Article about the fired National Science Board and a warning document tied to the State of U.S. Science and Engineering report.<br /> <br /> =====After USDA Request, Indiana Plant Biologist Locked Out of Lab by School=====<br /> [https://www.science.org/content/article/after-usda-request-indiana-plant-biologist-locked-out-lab-school Article link] | Jeffrey Mervis | Science | May 9, 2026<br /> <br /> Science article about an Indiana University plant biologist who was locked out of his lab after a USDA request, raising questions about federal pressure and research freedom.<br /> <br /> =====Targeted termination of scientific grants and minoritised researcher status=====<br /> [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X%2826%2900108-0/fulltext Article link] | Dan Jagger | Bluesky | May 8, 2026 | Article: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas<br /> <br /> Open-access research article on grant cancellations and demographic impacts.<br /> <br /> =====NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female researchers=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01426-7 Article link] | Dan Jagger | Bluesky | May 8, 2026 | Article: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas<br /> <br /> Post links to an open-access study on targeted termination of scientific grants and minoritised researcher status.<br /> <br /> =====Massive Budget Cuts for U.S. Science Proposed Again by Trump=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01480-1 Article link] | Nature | Nature | May 8, 2026<br /> <br /> Nature news article about proposed cuts to U.S. science budgets and the possible effects on research institutions and scientists.<br /> <br /> =====The &#039;Nostalgia Effect&#039;: Scientists Produce Less Disruptive Work as They Age=====<br /> [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-nostalgia-effect-scientists-disruptive-age.html Article link] | University of Pittsburgh / Phys.org | May 7, 2026<br /> <br /> Coverage of a Science paper arguing that older researchers often cite older work and produce fewer disruptive papers, while still contributing by linking existing ideas.<br /> <br /> =====I&#039;m Burnt Out and Leaving Academia. How Do I Finish My PhD?=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00797-1 Article link] | Michael E. Mann shared post | Nature | May 7, 2026<br /> <br /> Career-focused Nature article about burnout, PhD completion, and the pressures facing younger researchers in academia.<br /> <br /> =====I researched misinformation, until the government cut the funding=====<br /> [https://x.com/Tennessean/status/2052338918696124569 Article link] | Lisa Fazio | Bluesky | May 7, 2026 | Article: The Tennessean<br /> <br /> Reflection on NSF grant terminations and how reduced funding affects misinformation research.<br /> <br /> =====Early-Career Researchers Do More &#039;Disruptive&#039; Science Than Veterans=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01466-z Article link] | Mariana Lenharo | Nature | May 7, 2026<br /> <br /> Analysis of millions of researchers&#039; publication records suggesting that younger scientists tend to produce more disruptive work, while older scientists more often connect existing ideas.<br /> <br /> =====We Asked U.S. Researchers How the Trump Administration&#039;s Science Policies Affected Them=====<br /> [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-trump-administration-science-policies-affected.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | May 2026<br /> <br /> Article summarizing responses from U.S. scientists about funding cuts, policy disruption, research delays, and career uncertainty.<br /> <br /> =====U.S. Researchers Face New Restrictions on Publishing With Foreign Collaborators=====<br /> [https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-researchers-face-new-restrictions-publishing-foreign-collaborators Article link] | Science | Science | May 2026<br /> <br /> Science report on confusion and concern among NIH and NASA grantees facing new restrictions around publication with foreign collaborators.<br /> <br /> =====Trump Fires the Entire National Science Board=====<br /> [https://www.theverge.com/science/918769/trump-fires-the-entire-national-science-board Article link] | Hiten Madhani / Ben Langmead / science community posts | New York Times | May 2026<br /> <br /> Article discussed by multiple science accounts about the dismissal of the National Science Board, the advisory body for the National Science Foundation.<br /> <br /> =====The U.S. Administration Dismissed the National Science Board=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01361-7 Article link] | Hiten Madhani | New York Times | May 2026<br /> <br /> Science-policy post about the dismissal of the National Science Board and its implications for NSF governance.<br /> <br /> =====NIH Powers the Science Behind the Healthcare We Rely On=====<br /> [https://bsky.app/profile/reichowlab.bsky.social Article link] | Reichow Lab | Science-policy commentary | May 2026<br /> <br /> Post frames NIH research funding as foundational to health care, in the context of recent policy disruptions.<br /> <br /> =====N.I.H. Reinstates Employee Put on Leave=====<br /> [https://higheredscience.substack.com/p/nih-reinstates-employee-put-on-leave Article link] | Reichow Lab | New York Times | May 2026<br /> <br /> Science-policy article concerning NIH personnel and the broader political struggle over biomedical research institutions.<br /> <br /> =====Freedom of Scientific Inquiry=====<br /> [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41577-026-01306-1 Article link] | Akiko Iwasaki / Nature Reviews Immunology | Nature Reviews Immunology | May 2026<br /> <br /> Commentary arguing that open scientific debate is important and that avoiding controversial questions can erode public trust.<br /> <br /> =====Federal Funding, NSF, and Science Governance=====<br /> [https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/cost-trump-administrations-attacks-research-funding Article link] | Science-community posts | New York Times / Science-policy reporting | May 2026<br /> <br /> Cluster of Bluesky science posts pointing to articles about NSF governance, federal science funding, and the effects of political intervention in research.<br /> <br /> =====Back to work to save science funding=====<br /> [https://astrobites.org/2026/04/16/budget-request-fy2027/ Article link] | Astrobites | Bluesky | Apr. 18, 2026 | Article: Astrobites<br /> <br /> Overview of proposed NASA and NSF budget cuts and resources for science funding advocacy.<br /> <br /> =====Increasing retention of women in professional astrophysics=====<br /> [https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.24465 Article link] | Ava Polzin | Bluesky | Mar. 8, 2026 | Article: arXiv<br /> <br /> White paper on retaining women in professional astrophysics and broadening participation in science.<br /> <br /> =====Science Funding Threats and Brain Drain=====<br /> [https://www.science.org/content/article/it-s-nightmare-us-funding-cuts-threaten-academic-science-jobs-all-levels Article link] | Doc Edge | PubMed / science-policy discussion | 2026<br /> <br /> Post connects undermining U.S. science with continued scientific brain drain, alongside research links.</div>

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