Around 4% of the population suffers from ‘amusia’ – a disorder affecting the perception and production of pitch in music. Understanding this phenomenon could help a seemingly unrelated group: people with autism.
European budget chief estimates there’s now a 50-50 chance of agreeing a budget before the May 2019 parliamentary election. Without certainty of future funding, researchers will go elsewhere, he claims
New tax on activities related to immigration forces Central European University to suspend an EU funded research project on migration policy, in the latest example of government interference in academia
NSF plans to send more science envoys on foreign visits. “We’re more committed to international science than ever,” says Rebecca Keiser, head of international science and engineering
The eTOX project developed innovative strategies and novel software tools to better predict the safety and side effects of new candidate medicines for patients. In an interview, the project leaders explain how the tools developed by the project are already helping pharmaceutical companies make better-informed decisions in their pursuit of developing safer drugs for patients.
A Science|Business Network session, in partnership with the SSH Impact Conference, an event of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Government note says crashing out with no deal could mean the UK loses access to European Research Council grants, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions and the SME instrument
Unstable drinking patterns may be associated with a higher risk of heart disease and consistent moderate drinking may have a cardioprotective effect, according to research led by UCL.
More than $2.1 million will be spent over three years on three engineering physics research projects led by professors Stéphane Kéna-Cohen and Oussama Moutanabbir of Polytechnique Montréal.
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