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ViewDue diligence may be ‘costing universities over £3m a year’

Arma report finds “considerable scope” to reduce these costs through clearing house and national service

ViewDrop critical race theory in universities, says think tank

Scholars question Civitas report saying university students should not take compulsory unconscious bias training

ViewDefence agency to create AI and data science unit in Newcastle

Unit will aim to address shortage of data analytics skills and help companies exploit data

ViewResearch sector demands clarity over UK Horizon Europe bill

“Opaque” announcement of £250 million for Horizon association leaves unanswered questions, say policy experts

ViewStudents ‘pushed to the financial brink’ by pandemic rent payments

Union says rent rebates could have stopped students returning to rooms after Christmas

ViewUK and Singapore universities form innovation alliance

Collaboration among 16 universities aims to boost technology transfer and commercialisation

View8am Playbook: ICYMI

Pensions and research funding dominate the Easter headlines

ViewUUK touts ‘low-cost’ option to break pensions deadlock

Vice-chancellors want entry-level route but union says proposal is ‘damaging’ and could lead to strikes

ViewCalls for Scottish and Welsh candidates to champion science

Politicians’ commitment to R&D key to prosperous future, says chair of Universities Wales innovation network

ViewUK still considering Discovery Fund in addition to EU’s Horizon

Scheme originally envisaged as an alternative to Horizon Europe may yet go ahead

ViewGovernment advisers were ‘left in dark’ over ODA research cuts

Claims come as top adviser questions whether government considered consequences of cutting UK aid-funded research

ViewModerna Covid-19 jabs rolled out in Wales

Meanwhile, early-stage trials of Valneva vaccine to be made in Scotland show positive results

ViewUUK: government silence on student return ‘illogical’

Vice-chancellors’ group calls for clarity on return to in-person teaching

ViewStudents more satisfied as lockdown restrictions ease

But experimental statistics also suggest students still feel lonelier than other adults

ViewKEF ranks research universities low in effort on local growth

First Knowledge Exchange Framework results reveal different priorities for research-intensive and teaching-intensive universities

ViewCatapults review calls for better collaboration with academics

Some centres work with universities “ad hoc” and “need to engage better”, government report finds

ViewResearch charities disappointed by lack of government support

Government’s additional £250 million for R&D budget still leaves a shortfall for charities, association warns

ViewGovernment silent on role in Scottish independence blog row

Think tank claims government asked authors to remove blog from university website

ViewJohnson ignoring ‘overwhelming evidence’ on campus return

University Alliance claims students should be able to resume in-person classes on 12 April

ViewGovernment announces £250m top-up for Horizon Europe costs

Remaining £750 million required will not come from existing UKRI budget, Research Professional News understands

ViewWarning of cuts to research funded by Foreign Office

Mystery over former £1.5 billion R&D budget leaves fate of research programmes uncertain

View‘All hypotheses remain on table’ on Covid-19 origins, says WHO

National leaders call for transparent and independent analysis “free from interference”

ViewFlagship global research hubs face closure due to UK aid cuts

Major projects offered two-thirds less funding as academic resigns from GCRF leadership role

ViewDfE publishes guidance on Prevent compliance

Guidance explores balance between Prevent and free speech duties

ViewUK Space Agency launches drive to design space-age hospital

Hospital to use technologies and techniques pioneered on missions to space

ViewCovid-19 testing ‘unscientific’ in universities, says BMJ

Medical journal finds low rate of positive cases uncovered by rapid testing

ViewUniversity of Manchester signs deal with atomic research group

R&D partnership will see new fusion research groups established at the university

ViewThe Book of Gavin

Ivory Tower: the latest biblical scholarship unearths a previously unknown text

ViewMost undergraduates get no cash back during pandemic

Poll shows 66 per cent of students have not received refunds from universities or landlords

ViewExclusive: Private company set to run next REF

Did you spot our April Fool: REF put out to tender in shock funding shakeup?