The Latest Breaking News on Prizes

Ashton Kutcher steps down from anti-child sex abuse organisation over Danny Masterson support backlash

Kutcher’s wife, Mila Kunis, is also stepping down from board

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Supreme Court has prepared a ‘platform’ to assess ‘top’ 50 judges before appointment in the apex court: CJI

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has disclosed that the court had prepared a platform to assess ‘top 50 judges’ in the country who would be considered for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court

The Hindu · Sep 15, 2023

Reanimated spiders and smart toilets triumph at Ig Nobel prizes

Electric chopsticks and ‘jamais vu’ studies also scoop awards recognising research that makes people ‘laugh, then think’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023

Robert Adams obituary

Other lives: Researcher and statistician who loved singing and cricket, and was a keen crossword solver

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

‘Only the great writers are misquoted’: Dublin marathon medal has wrong Yeats quote

‘There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t met yet’ is engraved beneath an image of the Nobel-winning Irish poet. Only he didn’t write it

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

After year’s delay, CSIR’s Bhatnagar awards for 2022 announced

The winners of the 2022 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize awarded for Science and Technology were announced on Spetember 11, 2023.

The Hindu · Sep 11, 2023

‘It redefined my values’: should you go on a year abroad?

Most universities now offer students opportunities to study, work and live abroad, no matter what course you’re studying.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023

In forcing a U-turn on Horizon, scientists are showing that the flaws of Brexit can be overcome

Where science leads, British industry must speak with one voice to force politicians to re-establish vital links with the European Union

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023

Research and ethics

Academics face immense pressure to publish research papers to maintain their position and salary. This has led to a culture of rewards and recognition, where data is fabricated and ethical practices are disregarded. Research should be driven by social responsibility and creativity, not market forces. We must adopt sensible policies…

The Hindu · Sep 9, 2023

British science still behind even after re-joining EU programme

It will take a “long time” for British science to recover its dominant position in Europe even after re-joining the EU’s £85 billion Horizon research programme, according to one expert in the field.

Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2023