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More roles to be eligible as project leaders on grants under funder’s new action plan

Scientists across the country frozen out of Euratom fusion energy collaborations on the continent

Economy minister Vaughan Gething hopes budget will compensate university projects for loss of EU funds

Union boss says strike is the “culmination of a decade of pay restraint”
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Funder publishes equality, diversity and inclusion plan following consultation with the sector

Company of Biologists is also planting a tree for every article published in its journals

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology should fix “uneven and fragmented” support for digital equality

University of Oxford accounts for most UK number-one departments, QS ranking finds

International strategy outlines ambitions for leadership in global tech race through partnerships with R&D allies

House of Commons Science and Technology Committee to probe government’s new £2.5bn quantum strategy

Move aims to enable faster and seamless journal submissions, says physics publisher

Plan responds to “dramatic” rise in computer power with large language models such as ChatGPT

A top priority is to create evidence base showing how much its sectors are worth

Recently created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology reveals ministerial roles

Hilary Evans and Nadeem Sarwar to chair £160 million Barbara Windsor mission on dementia research

Devolved government launches new fund with grants of up to £40,000 available

Novo Nordisk blocked from pharmaceutical industry group membership for two years over promotional drug campaign

Gillian Arnold to focus on “building public trust in tech through ethics and standards”

Chancellor responds to review from Patrick Vallance outlining “12-to-24-month window” of opportunity for UK leadership

Budget 2023: The other R&D announcements you might have missed

Budget 2023: Chancellor follows advice from chief scientific adviser to rely on foreign approval processes

Budget 2023: Chancellor also unveils funding for AI research and university investment zones

Budget 2023: Government also pledges to more than double quantum-focused Centres for Doctoral Training

The Wellcome Trust bids farewell to Jeremy Farrar, who made the charity a global player

UK’s updated strategy keeps emphasis on R&D but doesn’t mention EU programmes or ODA funding

Planned cuts to R&D tax credits means UK could lose top OECD spot, warns firm

Private R&D sector faces uncertainty ahead of chancellor’s spring budget

UK Research Integrity Office reveals new edition of its template for research organisations investigating misconduct

Paul Nurse says agency should be a “buffer” to “restrictive rules” emanating from the Treasury

Oxford vice-chancellor and investment expert will lead review of how best to commercialise university research

Science minister promises to look at organisations “we know to be aggressive” in acquiring IP

Minister says agency should unlock R&D ecosystem and allow research councils to develop sectoral excellence

Labour MPs Chi Onwurah and Darren Jones savage government’s science framework

Nobel laureate says prime minister may not have “had the best advice” on EU programme

Crick Institute director says UK government research funding is “not consistent” with science superpower ambitions

Improving compute must align with major R&D strategies, says Google vice-president who led review

Framework sets out priorities to achieve goal by 2030, but experts call for more money