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ViewLabour ‘would do everything to maintain’ Horizon association

Shadow science minister says government’s plan B cannot deliver same benefits as Horizon Europe

ViewFrom the archive: Engineering some dedicated time for research

The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Leverhulme fellowships give researchers a break to build their careers

ViewOpportunity profile: Europe-wide child-cancer call

European Science Foundation chief executive gives the lowdown on a unique scheme

ViewWorking-class university staff ‘facing discrimination’, says UCU

Union calls on institutions to tackle class-based barriers

ViewOpportunity profile: Taking health technology forward

The NIHR’s HealthTech Research Centres call is backed by £45 million

ViewStill no firm dates for delayed African health grants

Researchers in limbo as millions in grants promised by UK-based funders delayed over 18 months

ViewUK leaving EUI ‘a very sad loss’ for all

President of prestigious doctoral and postdoctoral centre says he hopes UK will rejoin in future

ViewChat and Tickell

The latest in our occasional series of interviews with key higher education figures

ViewMost students think universities protect freedom of speech

But minority say freedoms are under threat and feel unable to voice opinions

ViewGovernment has done ‘nothing to address’ regional R&D disparities

Shadow minister Chi Onwurah says replacement EU funds lead to cut in regional R&D spend

ViewUK’s plan B ‘is opportunity to create more attractive schemes’

Domestic alternative to EU R&I scheme should improve on existing ones, says Hepi paper

ViewKeep applying for Horizon Europe funding, UK universities told

Officials say researchers should “continue to apply” despite uncertainty over association to EU R&I programmes

ViewUniversities Superannuation Scheme boss to step down

Pension scheme chief executive Bill Galvin to leave post in 2023

ViewBritish Academy extends early career researcher programme

UK-wide network in the humanities and social sciences to continue beyond initial pilot phase

ViewUniversity IT groups agree closer collaboration

Jisc and Ucisa sign three-year agreement to work together on cybersecurity and sustainability

ViewUK medical academy launches scheme to boost innovation

Networking hub launched in Wales to kick off Academy of Medical Sciences’ Cross-Sector Programme

ViewLabour to use ‘creative genius of scientists and universities’

Party leader Keir Starmer says Labour government would “support businesses to innovate and grow”

ViewNo lambanana for calmer Starmer

All the news from day three of the Labour conference, plus that John Blake speech

ViewOfS sets out shake-up for access and participation

Risk register will help institutions to highlight biggest challenges for underrepresented students

View‘Higher education’ scrapped from Andrea Jenkyns’ ministerial title

Jenkyns will be minister for skills, with responsibility for higher education

ViewResearch England publishes KEF 2022 results

Data spotlight activities, such as external investment in spinout companies, dominated by Russell Group institutions

ViewOIA advises on ‘significant impact’ of cost of living crisis

Adjudicator draws on past complaints to offer guidance for universities and learners

ViewDavid Sweeney to join University of Birmingham

Research England’s outgoing executive chair to look at links between research policy and growth

ViewLabour promises 3% of GDP for R&D and better access to EU data

UK party’s industrial strategy sets out four central “missions”, including harnessing data for public good

ViewDementia research must be more inclusive

Culture change needed for studies and trials to reflect condition’s varying impact, says Adrian Ivinson

ViewWe can work it out

Playbook goes in pursuit of Labour policies on universities and research

ViewDeborah Prentice set to lead University of Cambridge

Princeton provost nominated to take over from Stephen Toope as vice-chancellor

ViewUK scrapping cabinet science committee is ‘disappointing’

Sector bemoans axing of body designed to put science at heart of policymaking

ViewAndy Burnham: Make golden triangle a ‘platinum pentagon’

Manchester mayor says R&D agenda needs to move from “margins” to “heart” of levelling-up vision

ViewFormer science minister launches UK’s net zero review

Chris Skidmore has three months to make recommendations on “economically efficient” path to net zero