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NSF diverts $1.4 billion in research funds
The US National Science Foundation is redirecting roughly $1.4 billion in research funding, according to reports drawing wide attention. Scientists and university researchers are voicing concern that diverted grants could disrupt ongoing projects in fields from engineering to basic science, while supporters frame the move as a reprioritisation of federal spending. The exact programmes affected and the destinations of the funds remain under scrutiny.
Why now: Researchers and science policy observers are reacting to a major shift in how a large federal research budget is being allocated.
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