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Funding research for economic return sounds good – but that’s not how science really works

The announcement by Science Minister Judith Collins this week that half of New Zealand’s sole fund for fundamental science will now go to research with economic benefits – with social sciences and the humanities no longer supported – came as a shock to many.

The Conversation

Iran Frees Nobel Winner For Three Weeks, Sparking Calls For 'Permanent' Release

Iranian authorities on Wednesday freed Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi from prison for three weeks on medical grounds, a move supporters decried as "too little too late" with the Nobel committee urging a permanent release.

International Business Times

Iran Releases Nobel Peace Laureate Mohammadi On Medical Leave: Lawyer

Iran has released Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi, jailed since November 2021, for three weeks on medical grounds, her lawyer posted on social media.

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30-strong Japan A-bomb Delegation To Collect Nobel Prize

Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo said Monday a 30-strong delegation will collect its Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo after a crowd-funding campaign to pay their travel costs.

International Business Times

Hoshyar Nooshin obituary

Other lives: Professor whose research focused on the mathematical basis of spacial structures

The Guardian - UK

Concerns grow for imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi's health in Iran

Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has undergone a complex surgery in Iran that saw part of a bone in her right leg removed over cancer fears

The Independent UK

The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel review – the great scientist who created her own school

A fresh and feminist study of the pioneering Nobel laureate reveals her impact on the women she mentored and set on the path to prominence

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Prince William gave a rare personal update on the 'hardest year of his life'

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Kate has been 'amazing this whole year' says Prince William as he shares update after her cancer treatment

Prince of Wales also reveals how he has travelled to South Africa with a special gift from his daughter Princess Charlotte

Evening Standard

William’s visit to South Africa will highlight Earthshot Prize

The Prince of Wales will have a high-level meeting with South Africa’s president.

Evening Standard

Africa holds ‘special place in my heart’ says William before Earthshot ceremony

Cape Town’s Table Mountain and other landmarks will be lit up green during Earthshot Week.

Evening Standard

Prince of Wales' environmental roadshow to arrive in Africa next week

Prince William’s roadshow for environmental innovation will arrive in South Africa next week as the heir to the British throne announces the winners of his annual Earthshot Prize, aimed at finding new ways to combat climate change and other threats to the planet’s air, water and wildlife

The Independent UK

Eco-dome to stage William’s Earthshot Prize ceremony in South Africa

The finalists, from countries including France, Ghana, Indonesia and Nepal, are vying for a £1 million prize pot awarded to five category winners.

Evening Standard

UK scientists fear £1bn funding cut for new research

Concerns that future projects may be axed in budget to help pay for rejoining EU’s Horizon programme

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Evening Standard

Star-studded line-up set for fourth annual celebration of Earthshot Awards

The Earthshot Prize gives five finalists £1 million each to help grow their environmental projects.

The Guardian - US

Nobel prize winners endorse Harris and warn Trump would endanger future of science

Open letter by 82 laureates commends Harris and calls Trump a potential threat to progress on climate crisis

Salon

Nobel Prize winners endorse Harris

Nobel Prize laureates including 23 economists say that Harris' economic plan is "vastly superior" to Trump's

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Venezuelan opposition leaders Machado, Gonzalez win EU’s top rights prize

Pair honoured three months after election they say was rigged in favour of President Nicolas Maduro.

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The Conversation

‘Childless cat ladies’ have long contributed to the welfare of American children − and the nation

Parenting, single people and the U.S. birth rate have assumed a greater place in the 2024 presidential campaign than any race in recent memory.

The Guardian - UK

Shomie Das obituary

Other lives: Educationist who set up schools in India based on his formative experiences as a teacher at Gordonstoun

Inverse

70 Years Later, Godzilla Continues To Give A Clear And Urgent Warning To Humanity

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize reminds us of Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations — and Godzilla.

Inverse

Why Predictions Of A Decline In Scientific Research Never Came To Be — Not By A Long Shot

Millions of scientific papers are published globally every year at a pace that was once thought unsustainable for the scientific community.

The Guardian - UK

The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel review – lessons in chemistry

An artful account of a scientific genius and her female disciples leaves Marie Curie’s inner life an enigma

The Guardian - UK

UK’s Alan Turing Institute launches redundancy consultation process

Institute for AI and data science sends memo saying it will concentrate on fewer projects

The Independent UK

Trump's economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say

Donald Trump has vowed that if voters return him to the White House, “inflation will vanish completely.”

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