Spanish scientists have voiced their concern about the scale of spending cuts outlined in the country’s draft 2011 science budget, which was presented to Spain’s Congress on September 30. In 2011, the Science and Innovation Ministry’s draft budget will decrease 1.65%, according to Science Minister Cristina Garmendia, who added the budget would be similar to […]

Companies and charities will not likely compensate for the government’s looming science budget cuts. They say that it is not their responsibility to make up for the difference in university research if the proposed cuts are approved. UK R&D spending from the private sector totals about £13 billion ($20.6 billion) a year. Much of that […]

Singapore plans to reduce guaranteed funds for biomedical scientists in order to increase the return on investments. Currently, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research guarantees 100% funding. Under the new policy, which takes effect April 1 and will be in place for at least a year, Singapore’s biomedical research institutes will vie for 30% […]

Chinese researchers’ initiatives could put them ahead in international efforts to build a complete catalog of human proteins. In January, the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) made strides toward the effort by coordinating the Human Proteome Project (HPP), whose goal is to identify the approximate 21,000 proteins encoded by the human genome, offer a detailed description […]