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As political “battle” to shape next R&I programme intensifies, sector says cutting-edge science must lead
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Do falling success rates mean ‘the entire system needs a rethink’?
Grant applicants are feeling frustration and career pressure as budgets fall and AI factor looms
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Can UKRI’s Sheffield showcase boost people’s support for R&D?
Agency spotlights benefits of publicly funded research amid fears over “disconnect”
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Ministers unveil latest regions to receive innovation funding
Open University-led Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor project among seven areas gaining up to £20 million
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Cancer Research UK withdraws funding for open access charges
Exclusive: Charitable funder cites “inefficient and costly” system, promising transition for researchers
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Read more on Ministers name preferred choice for next UKRI chair
Ex-Cambridge VC Leszek Borysiewicz will take role at national funder, subject to scrutiny by MPs
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Collapse in politics researcher jobs paints ‘troubling picture’
Amid university financial crisis, ageing discipline could face “lost generation” of academics, report warns
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Read more on EU’s gender leadership ambition ‘faces tough challenge ahead’
Leaders warn that “structural issues” confront plan to make EU best place for female researchers
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Europe urged to boost industrial doctorates to meet skills needs
Cesaer group of universities call for simpler rules and stronger support to scale schemes
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Read more on New Australian higher education commission gets research brief
Parliament passes Atec legislation, including amendments giving it the power to consider research issues
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Medical research funding ‘can deliver almost sixfold returns’
Report highlights value of Australian health research institutes and warns that almost half face insolvency
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Read more on South Africa moves to punish scientists acting ‘improperly’
Professional council clarifies mandatory reporting obligations in new guidelines
ViewPandemic data talks extended after impasse in Geneva
Pandemic data talks extended after impasse in Geneva
Negotiations will continue after meeting fails to reach consensus on pathogen benefit-sharing
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Read more on US tells 7.5 million student loan borrowers to switch payments plan
Universities warned to expect influx of students seeking advice over switch from Biden’s “illegal” scheme
ViewDemocrat leader blasts education department relocation
Democrat leader blasts education department relocation
Handover of headquarters after 40 years is “overt action” towards dismantling department, Bobby Scott warns
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Read more on China now leads US in equivalent R&D spending, OECD estimates
Data suggest both countries spent $1 trillion on R&D in 2024, adjusted for purchasing power
ViewResearch system urged to tackle authorship problems
Research system urged to tackle authorship problems
Senior editors and others call on “entire research ecosystem” to address “questionable” behaviour
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Read more on British Council office in Ukraine ‘severely damaged’ in strikes
Russian attack, which also damaged EU delegation in Kyiv, branded “unacceptable” by UK government
ViewStop laundering research from Ukraine’s stolen institutions
Stop laundering research from Ukraine’s stolen institutions
Publishing Russian-affiliated papers from occupied territories amounts to misinformation, say Alex Plastun and Serhiy Kozmenko
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Read more on Eight things we learned from Arma 2025
Cutting research costs, boosting interdisciplinary work and AI impact feature on conference agenda
View‘Critical changes needed’ to drive interdisciplinary research
‘Critical changes needed’ to drive interdisciplinary research
Arma 2025: Edinburgh Futures Institute leader suggests curiosity-led research has reached “high-water mark”
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Read more on Chaos and courage: what we learned from Inorms 2025
Eight takeaways for research managers and administrators from the profession’s “largest-ever conference”
ViewUS ‘going to extremes’ to manage foreign research collaborations
US ‘going to extremes’ to manage foreign research collaborations
Inorms 2025: Crackdown on ties to perceived enemies is impacting collaboration more broadly, speaker says