Tip Sheet: How To Cover Ongoing Chaos in Science Funding

Science Writing News Roundup #275: Fellowships, Career Transitions, and Industry Support

The Science Writing News Roundup #275 covers several key developments in science journalism: seven U.S. journalists have been awarded Taylor

How to advance revolutionary science: high turnover, high risk and a licence to fail

NSF funding reaches historic lows not seen since the 1970s

The article discusses the dire state of NSF (National Science Foundation) funding in 2026, describing it as at historically low levels not s

NSF Grantmaking Pause Breaks Decades of Uninterrupted Funding History

The National Science Foundation (NSF) halted grantmaking from June 4 through June 12, marking an unprecedented disruption in the agency's mo

NSF tightens conflict-of-interest rules for grant reviewers amid workforce shortages

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is implementing stricter conflict-of-interest rules for its staff and peer reviewers who assess g

NSF resumes grant terminations and suspends 18 UC Berkeley research grants

The article reports on new disruptions to science grants at the National Science Foundation (NSF), following earlier mass terminations at NS