News at a glance: Domestic U.S. postdocs, edited pig organs, and the Milky Way ’s central black hole
FUNDING
South Korea joins Horizon Europe
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (center) and EU leaders announced a research funding deal.
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South Korea will participate in the €95.5 billion ($104 billion) Horizon Europe R&D program, the first East Asian country to do so, the European Commission announced last week. South Korean scientists will compete for grants on an equal footing with their European counterparts; in return, South Korea will contribute an as-yet-undisclosed amount to the 7-year program, which expires in 2027. The deal comes less than a year after New Zealand became the first country from outside of the European region to join Horizon Europe, as the European Union seeks to internationalize the program. Canada’s official entry is also pending; Singapore and Japan are in early stages of discussions to join. Some EU scientists worry the program’s expansion could make it harder for researchers from smaller European countries to successfully compete for grants.
WORKFORCE
Domestic U.S. postdocs drop
The number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents working as postdoctoral researchers in the United States, especially in the biological and biomedical sciences, fell sharply in 2022, the National Science Foundation said last week. The 8% decline, from about 30,000 to 27,000, is the largest year-to-year percentage-wise drop ...
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