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ViewGo long

Party politics could and should be put aside for R&D

ViewDelivery will be the test of Wales’s innovation strategy

Missions make sense, but their objectives are still vague, say Rick Delbridge and Kevin Morgan

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 15 March issue of Research Fortnight

ViewBudget wish list

Erica Conway tells the chancellor how Wednesday’s budget could make her dreams come true

ViewThe innovation nation is served

Ivory Tower: a new column from Theresa Wellington MP as she returns to government

ViewBlair and Hague’s proposals deserve to shape policy

Parties should heed former leaders’ ideas on research funding and public procurement, says Stephanie Smith

ViewWomen’s work

Karen O’Brien reflects on universities’ progress towards gender equality

ViewThe return of MD & Freeman

Ivory Tower: The research detectives in search of a clue are back

ViewWatching the watchers

Roberta Blackman-Woods asks whether All-Party Parliamentary Groups are ripe for reform

ViewGood science shouldn’t cost the earth

Act now to reduce research’s huge carbon footprint, say Madeleine Luck and Martin Farley

ViewLight on the Horizon

Breakthrough in EU-UK relations must spur action on R&D

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 1 March issue of Research Fortnight

ViewTough times put public support for R&D at risk

Polling shows the challenges facing research advocates—and how they could respond, writes Ben Bleasdale

ViewFriends for life

Maddalaine Ansell argues that the UK needs to look after its international alumni

ViewStars in their eyes

Ivory Tower: We check in with the UK’s leading University Media Relations team.

ViewMake universities’ help for Ukraine a model for other crises

Strong UK response raises broader questions about higher education’s humanitarian role, says Jamie Arrowsmith

ViewFirst minister, next steps

Iain Gillespie looks at what Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation could mean for Scotland’s universities

ViewX-Men, first class

Ivory Tower: Another REF return of a celebrity academic

ViewTailored support needed to make PhDs accessible

Disabled research students face barriers that are still poorly understood, says Pete Quinn

ViewSupport for applications will make research more equitable

British Academy scheme will target hidden costs that block access to funding, says Simon Swain

ViewTime running out

Horizon end game draws near—a long-term view is needed

ViewReshuffle resolves some tensions at risk of creating others

New department will aid science policy but poses questions for science advice, says David Willetts

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 15 February issue of Research Fortnight

ViewBack to the future

Mary Curnock Cook reports on how students have been faring since Covid

ViewExam paper

Ivory Tower: eyes down for a test of your numeracy and your patience

ViewHow can labs become more accessible?

New project aims to make science facilities more hospitable to disabled researchers, says Katherine Deane

ViewCommon purpose

Michael Hastings urges higher education managers and unions to swap strikes for a social pact

ViewTalking chatbots

Heidi Fraser-Krauss argues that ChatGPT is not as bad—or as good—as you think

ViewRishi the Third

Ivory Tower: a new Shakespearean tragicomedy is discovered through literary scholarship

ViewTwitter thread

Mark Carrigan calls for more strategic direction in the way universities use social media platforms