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ViewWhen trust is gone

UKRI and government must prevent more shockwaves from aid cuts

ViewEntrant examinations

Peter Jimack suggests that pandemic-affected applicants could provide evidence to inform the future of admissions

ViewChannel shift

Ivory Tower: The UK’s premier university media relations agency pitch some programme ideas

ViewYes, ex-minister

Chris Skidmore suggests that while ministers fear reshuffles, ex-ministers can still have a role

ViewEstate change agents

Mark Paget Skelin argues that Covid-19 will have a significant impact on university buildings

View24 Hours in HE: unbolted

Ivory Tower: our fly-on-the-wall documentary gains access to campus just as term concludes

ViewInternational voices

Paul Raybould argues that universities must listen to the differing needs of international students

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 2 June issue of Research Fortnight

ViewFor your REF

Everyone must play a part in shaping future research assessment

ViewBuild back greener

Lisa Roberts argues that university partnerships are the secret to a healthier, fairer future

ViewHE Googlebox

Ivory Tower: A special edition of the favourite armchair critic TV show

ViewSocial reboot

Richard Brabner argues that students’ social experience at university needs a rethink after the pandemic

ViewThe antics roadshow

Ivory Tower: a special edition of the favourite antiques programme from the University of Oxford

ViewNew boss shouldn’t mean new direction for Innovate UK

The agency’s job has always been to help companies to commercialise technologies, says David Bott

ViewR&D must be an issue for the doorstep, not just the manifesto

New campaign will build public support for research spending, say Daniel Rathbone and Ben Bleasdale

View‘We fear for our future’

Cutting collaborations with UK researchers would put indigenous Brazilian communities at risk, says Takumã Kuikuro

View‘Catastrophic for research and human lives’

International work on conflict prevention in the Middle East faces swingeing cuts, says Ayat Nashwan

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 19 May issue of Research Fortnight

ViewPublishing deals can drive change in research culture

Negotiation with Elsevier is a chance to improve the entire system, says Nick Plant

ViewOpen minds, free speech

Nick Hillman sees problems with free speech on campus and legislation designed to protect it

ViewRoyal appointment

Ivory Tower: we gain exclusive access to an earlier draft of the Queen’s speech

ViewMaking regional R&D work

Awkward challenges stand in the way of effective policy, say Sarah Chaytor and her colleagues

ViewEmergency measures can save aid-funded research

Government should heed universities’ ideas for softening the blow of budget cuts, says Chi Onwurah

ViewAdmission: it’s time for change

Clare Marchant argues that there are a million reasons to reform the admissions process

ViewSpads: International

Ivory Tower: Our Whitehall based sitcom is back on the Zoom for global Britain

ViewElections 2021: the stakes for universities

As Britain heads to the polls, Chris Parr and Fiona McIntyre on where universities figure

ViewInside story on the £18m student loan overpayment scandal

Chris Parr explains how he tracked millions the Student Loans Company took in overpayments

ViewHow to spot a civic university

Institutions have a new way to understand their contribution to their places, says Julian Dobson

ViewGrassroots R&D is a foundation for building back better

Close-to-market innovation across the UK can drive recovery, say Patrick Bonnett and Steve Yianni

ViewDon’t rush in

Jo Grady spells out what needs to happen before campuses are at full capacity