US Science Funding Faces Political Tension
The US science system faces tension regarding taxpayer-funded research and alignment with executive priorities. The chair of the House Science Committee stated this week that presidents expect advisors to serve in a manner consistent with executive and legislative priorities.
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BBC WS backup
“the science system in the US is... I think the interesting tension here is that most of this science is being funded by the taxpayer as the chair of the House Science Committee said this week”
BBC World Service
“when budget cuts are used intentionally with a political perspective to undermine certain disciplines or to undermine the autonomous functioning, according to scientific criteria, of research projects and of higher education more broadly”
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