The Medical Research Council’s (MRC) prizes recognises the breadth and diversity of skilled people needed for the future biomedical research and development workforce. MRC Impact Prize The MRC Impact Prize celebrates outstanding individuals and teams across a broad career stage who have made transformative impacts in three areas: open science impact outstanding team impact early career impact Dr Joan Chang from The University of Manchester was awarded the Early Career Impact Prize for her work championing the institutional postdoctoral community since 2017. Professor Paul Denny from Durham University accepted the Outstanding Team Impact Prize on behalf of the Global Network…
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The previous Conservative administration under Rishi Sunak had referred to China as an “epoch-defining challenge” but resisted calls from backbench Tory MPs to formally label Beijing as a “threat.” Back in the game Robertson is one of several New Labour figures that have been moved to top jobs under Starmer in his first week in office. Cabinet Office chief Pat McFadden, part of the prime minister’s inner circle of top ministers dubbed the “gang of four,” served under both Blair and Gordon Brown, while newly elected MPs returning to the party after years of absence, such as Douglas Alexander, the…
Over the past few decades, animal sounds have seen a huge surge in research. Advances in recording equipment and analysis techniques have driven new insights into animal behaviour, population distribution, taxonomy and anatomy. In a new study published in Ecology and Evolution, we show the limitations of one of the most common methods used to analyse animal sounds. These limitations may have caused disagreements about a whale song in the Indian Ocean, and about animal calls on land, too. We demonstrate a new method that can overcome this problem. It reveals previously hidden details of animal calls, providing a basis…
Today at the launch event of the 2024 Aid Transparency Index (ATI) in Washington DC, it was announced that the Directorate General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) joined the league of most transparent donors and now ranks in the “top 10”. This is the first time since the creation of this Index that DG INTPA (and a European Commission service) ranks this category. European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, commented:” According to Aid Transparency Index, DG INTPA is one of the top-ranking donors. Accountability and transparency are crucial to the legitimacy of our work, including investment strategy Global Gateway. This…
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today in Washington with Foreign Ministers and representatives of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. They reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine and addressed key deliverables arising from the 2024 NATO Summit, including accelerating Ukraine’s interoperability with NATO and providing a bridge to membership. They also emphasized the urgency of reaching a ceasefire in Gaza that secures the release of hostages and facilitates the increased delivery of humanitarian aid and discussed ongoing work to establish security, governance, and reconstruction for…
For the past few weeks, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) after the first crewed voyage of Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft hit a snag. Concerns raised by Boeing and Nasa over thruster problems and several helium leaks (helium is used in Starliner’s engine system) have prevented the craft from making the return journey as scheduled. Nasa has now said the astronauts may have to stay put until the next scheduled crew switchover in August – potentially on another ship. Boeing and Nasa are trying to put a positive spin on…
After months of gamesmanship and speculation, JD Vance has emerged as Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate and the heir apparent to the America First movement. With less than two years in Congress under his belt, the first-term senator from Ohio has very little experience in politics, let alone conducting foreign policy. Yet Vance represents a clear departure from the Ronald Reagan-era foreign policy views that characterised Trump’s previous vice president, Mike Pence. Pence spent much of his time in office making trips to reassure US allies and partners overseas, delivering speeches aimed at providing strategic clarity to Trump’s often unpredictable…
Roughly 6 in 10 voters describe both Biden and Trump as ‘embarrassing’ Former President Donald Trump was in Philadelphia for a campaign rally on June 22, roughly three weeks after President Joe Biden held one in the same city May 29. (From left: Anna Moneymaker and Andrew Harnik, both Getty Images) Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ views of the 2024 presidential election campaign. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,424 adults – including 7,729 registered voters – from July 1-7, 2024. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel…
GUAYNABO, PR – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $238,746 in overtime wages owed to 1,024 solar panel and system installers employed by a renewable energy company in Puerto Rico that failed to include various bonuses in their salaries and calculated overtime wages incorrectly.The department’s Wage and Hour Division determined that Windmar Home/Windmar P.V. Energy Inc.’s actions caused a significant shortfall in the employees’ wages and violated the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. In a settlement agreement with the division, the employer agreed to pay the back overtime wages and to future FLSA compliance.“Our investigators identified that more…
For a brief window of time, the Parliament — generally considered the weakest of the EU’s main institutions — is vital for von der Leyen, the most powerful leader of an EU institution: She needs to convince at least 361 MEPs to vote for her to get a second five-year term at the helm of the European Commission, in a vote scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday in Parliament’s Strasbourg base. In the negotiations von der Leyen has been holding with MEPs, including in ‘t Veld’s own liberal Renew Europe group, MEPs should not be focusing that much on legislation, but…