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NSF–UKRI metascience statement

Published: 8 October 2026
Categories: National Science Foundation

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The United States National Science Foundation (NSF) and United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) have long advanced knowledge through the ingenuity of our researchers and the institutions that enable them.

Both UKRI and NSF intend to build on the metascience principles that the United States have outlined in the Kyoto Vision for a Golden Age of Science, and that both agencies have articulated in, respectively, the “NSF Leadership in a New Golden Age of Science” memorandum and the UKRI Strategy 2026-31.

The NSF and UKRI will collaborate on metascience, to apply the experimental and analytical process of science to the funding, practice, and orchestration of our respective science and technology enterprises. The NSF and UKRI recognize that the methods by which research is funded, conducted, and evaluated can themselves be studied and improved, and we can learn from our respective programs, data, and institutional experience. We intend to explore metascience cooperation in areas including:

Measuring research productivity and impact;Improving research review and funding;Assessing how new methods and tools are used in research; andEnabling responsible analysis of metascience-relevant data.

The partnership between the NSF Office of Metascience and the UK Metascience Unit also supports the development of an international network of metascience units, which will bring together like-minded countries to exchange ideas, share best practices, and explore coordinated experiments and challenges regarding applied metascience.

In the coming months, NSF and UKRI

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Mixed outlook for energy expenditures this winter

Published: 7 October 2026
Categories: US Energy Information Administration

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In-brief analysis

October 7, 2026

We expect energy expenditures this winter to vary because of diverging trends in energy prices among fuels and regional variation in forecast temperatures. We expect that lower prices for natural gas and propane will drive decreases in expenditures this year for the half of U.S. households heating with those fuels. Higher prices for electricity and heating oil drive increased expenditures for households heating with those fuels in our forecast.

Although we expect national average temperatures to be similar to last winter, our forecast assumes warmer temperatures in the Northeast, following a relatively cold winter last year, and much colder temperatures in the West, following an unusually warm winter last year. Temperatures in the Midwest and South are similar to last year.

Homes that use heating oil as their main heating fuel—about

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Contract Specialist, GS-1102-12/13 DH: (U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)) – Closes 10-14-2026

Published: 7 October 2026
Categories: NSF Jobs

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This job is open to Help Clarification from the agency

Any U.S. Citizen and ICTAP/CTAP eligible employee. This position is being filled under the OPM Government-Wide Direct Hire Authority for Acquisition positions grades GS 11-15. This serves as a public notice for the use of the Direct Hire Authority in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3327 and 3330, as well as 5 CFR 330.

As a Contract Specialist you will:

Manage the acquisition lifecycle for contracting activities for research, services, and equipment, including pre-award/acquisition planning oversight, post-award administration, and close out. Conduct competitive source selection, including prepare request for proposals, coordinate technical evaluations, and support source selection decisions. Negotiate contract terms and conditions, cost/price, and establish negotiation objectives. Perform and document cost analysis. Advise program staff and stakeholders on procurement planning and contract matters. Apply knowledge of Federal Acquisition

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