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ViewNational Nuclear Laboratory starts second round of upgrades

Modernisation to support R&D activities of the lab’s partners in academia and the nuclear sector

ViewPeers: Next UK PM ‘must shift’ R&D focus to implementation

Otherwise “science superpower” will remain “just an empty slogan”, warns Lords report

ViewStudy calls for better teaching of medical testing at UK universities

“Clear lack” of training on point-of-care testing cited, despite its importance for biomedical scientists

ViewLabour scientists choose new executive committee

Isabel Creed picked as chair of Scientists for Labour, replacing Joseph Buckley

ViewSmall changes ‘could help make data archives more sustainable’

“Overlooked” incremental changes could be as important as larger ones for data organisations’ financial stability

ViewSunak pledges to cut taxes on R&D investment

PM candidate: “Our companies don’t invest enough in R&D so we’re going to cut taxes”

ViewJisc approves Springer Nature’s transformative-journals bid

Article-processing charges for Nature Research and Palgrave journals will be eligible for UKRI funds

ViewDo not lose sight of progress on R&D, UK PM candidates told

Campaign group urges Truss and Sunak to match other nations’ higher level of funding ambition

ViewBioethics body seeks views on horizon-scanning activities

Survey will inform UK council’s future work on identifying and communicating new developments in bioethics

ViewUK’s new £100m ‘Innovation Accelerators’ set out plans

Experts from three regions describe how the funding will help boost local R&D and industry

ViewUK ‘slipping behind’ as life sciences superpower

Pharmaceutical companies urge prime ministerial candidates to increase R&D investment to reverse negative trends

ViewAria asks researchers for ideas to shape its vision

Successful scientists will be invited to host a roundtable with agency’s new CEO Ilan Gur

ViewCould Sunak spell bad news for UK Horizon Europe association?

PM contender’s Northern Ireland stance and dismissal of “arbitrary” funding targets suggest trouble for R&D

ViewUKRI sets out next steps for open-access monographs

But expert says fleshing out details including finance is “key” for social sciences and humanities

ViewAccess to skills a key issue for UK genomics companies

Survey finds majority of genomics SMEs struggle to find enough staff with appropriate skills

ViewUKRI calls for ‘urgent’ action to improve biomedical data

Funder fears UK will be “left behind” on biomedical data, despite world-leading potential

ViewLibrary group reveals plans to collect diversity data

Sconul hopes data will support libraries in benchmarking and developing equality, diversity and inclusion strategies

ViewUK PM candidates urged to back engineering and R&D

Engineers tell Tory leadership candidates engineering is “vital” to deal with climate and ecological crisis

ViewUK researchers report progress towards ‘universal’ Covid jab

Crick researchers report positive findings from tests on mice

ViewNorthern Ireland firms rank universities low on innovation

But Ulster University executive says there is a “gap” between perception and reality

ViewTrial shows UK-designed nose spray can prevent Covid-19

Spray “shows great promise”, with plans to bring it to “as many people as possible”

ViewUKRI vows changes after critical report

National funder promises to improve in response to independent review that found “risks to efficiency”

ViewEarly career physicists want open access but face financial barriers

One in seven prevented from publishing OA due to lack of funding, study finds

ViewUK-backed satellite firm OneWeb to merge with French rival

Merger might look like “classic government blunder” but is the “right” move, says former adviser

ViewSunak and Truss BBC debate skims over R&D

But UK’s prime ministerial candidates pledge to unleash investment in innovation

ViewAcademics concerned over UK universities’ Springer Nature deal

Issues cited include how to reach open access and “eye-watering” article-processing charges

ViewOttoline Leyser ‘profoundly sorry’ over bullying at UKRI

Chief executive apologises as funder announces updates to its standard operating procedure for whistleblowing investigations

ViewMPs approve new Research England chair

Jessica Corner gets approval following appearance before House of Commons Science and Technology Committee

ViewUK fusion hub in Oxfordshire to get new R&D building

£40 million construction set to give “evolving” Culham Science Centre a “boost”

ViewBiotech firms welcome overseas UK R&D tax-credit exemptions

Draft legislation restricts, but still allows, claims for overseas research and development