Opinion

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 27 May issue of Research Fortnight

ViewNo better together

Mergers will not be the solution to restoring university finances after the Covid-19 crisis 

ViewThe return of the lockdown diaries

Ivory Tower: we check in again with the journals of the great and good

ViewInterconnected world needs ways to turn alarm bells into action

Covid-19 has exposed the inadequacy of 20th-century global governance, say Maria Ivanova and Amy Luers

ViewInnovation council can be Horizon Europe’s breakout hit

Boosting competitiveness is the next great challenge for European R&D, says Jerzy Langer

ViewThe new normal

Universities must be allowed to decide how and when to open

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 21 May issue of Research Europe

ViewScientists must show their workings on Covid-19

Openness is researchers’ best response to public uncertainty and government blame-shifting, says Chi Onwurah

ViewUK’s coronavirus response repeats the errors of past crises

Expecting ‘The Science’ to settle controversial policy questions never ends well, says Angela Cassidy

ViewMedical regulation is a job for society, not just doctors

Making ethical judgements less democratic has delayed a Covid-19 vaccine, says William Cullerne Bown

ViewReboot request

Universities need to rethink their demands for government support to get them through Covid-19  

ViewOpen letter from Emma Hardy to the universities minister

The shadow higher education minister has written to Michelle Donelan. We have the letter here

ViewU-Force

Ivory Tower: our comedy column gains access to the first meeting of the universities taskforce

ViewFrom the archive: Ottoline Leyser writes on UKRI

Leyser outlined her hopes for newly launched funder in 2018, now she is its CEO

ViewPandemic is amplifying the toxic aspects of academia

Universities could be reforming—but many are doubling down on past mistakes, says Petra Boynton

ViewAdvisers must put political duty before scientific integrity

Whitty and Vallance’s loyalty to ministers looks like a one-sided bargain, says David Walker

ViewWhat bailout?

Universities need more support, but getting it will be a hard fight

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 13 May issue of Research Fortnight

ViewJunior researchers deserve credit for hidden reviews

Recognising co-reviewing could boost diversity and equality in science, says Kim Eggleton

ViewUniversities initiative can thrive with the right support

EU’s partnership programme is popular but challenging, say Thomas Jørgensen and Anna-Lena Claeys-Kulik

ViewAugar’s tuition fee U-turn made me splutter into my Pimm’s

Nick Hillman looks on in surprise at Philip Augar’s tuition fee volte-face

ViewGood, bad and ugly in the EU’s coronavirus response

Research has been mobilised swiftly, but budget wrangles risk damaging future funding, says Daniel Spichtinger

ViewA duty of care

Universities must improve support for parents in lockdown

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 7 May issue of Research Europe

ViewLocked down shouldn’t mean shut out

Pandemic threatens progress on equality and inclusion, say Jakob Feldtfos Christensen and Lachlan Smith

ViewHow Covid-19 is changing research culture

Pandemic response is national, open and led by China, say Daniel Hook and Simon Porter

View‘Independent Sage’ group is an oxymoron

The idea that government advisers can separate science and politics is bogus, says Melanie Smallman

ViewQuality time

The QR funding boost is promising but universities must sell its benefits, says Chris Skidmore

ViewLimited help for university challenge is starter for ten

Universities hope that underwhelming bailout package is only the beginning

ViewSpads: bailout

Ivory Tower: the return of our Whitehall based sitcom. This week, financial rescue