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ViewUniversities can lead the way on upward social mobility

A fresh government focus on access represents an opportunity for universities, says Steve West

ViewA question of justice

Maddalaine Ansell explores how to achieve environmental sustainability in international education

ViewThe Ivory Tower awards 2021

Ivory Tower: Our annual celebration of the worst of higher education and research

ViewWhat they know

Zahir Irani argues that universities need to be more involved in school assessments

ViewStriking effect

Chris Hanretty explores why industrial action is unlikely to affect student satisfaction

ViewNERC’s funding is getting simpler and better

Schemes for curiosity-driven work will have more money and less bureaucracy, says Susan Waldron

ViewThe Refinator

Ivory Tower: a tale of automated research assessment

ViewWhat about the supervisors?

Plans to reform doctoral training must not overlook those who deliver it, says Karen Clegg

ViewThe future for ONS data is linked, shared and accessible

New service will build on pandemic’s lessons to maximise research value, says Alison Pritchard

ViewUniversities must lead the way to net-zero

Institutions can provide both inspiration and expertise on climate change, says Jim McDonald

ViewFilling the void

Researchers need clarity on Horizon Europe—and the alternatives

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 17 November issue of Research Fortnight

ViewClimate action

Sarah Stevens argues that universities will be crucial to delivering on COP26 promises

ViewHamish McKEF

Ivory Tower: the Sunday evening comedy detective series about knowledge exchange

ViewFear on campus

Matt Western calls for university help to address female students’ sexual harassment concerns

ViewIndigenous peoples must drive climate research

Guardians of vital ecosystems need universities’ support, say Paul Heritage and Takumā Kuikuro

ViewWhat the budget didn’t say

Chris Husbands argues that the latest indications of government funding intentions suggest trouble ahead

ViewIndoor fireworks

Ivory Tower: gunpowder, treason and plot and higher education regulation

ViewSpoils of the spending review

Stephanie Smith welcomes research investment announced by the chancellor, but wants it used carefully

ViewBudget failed to join the dots on key challenges

Chancellor missed a chance to link innovation, net zero and levelling up, says Anna Valero

ViewBudget will not meet ambitions of Innovation Strategy

Slowing investment will make science superpower status less likely, say Patrick Bonnett and colleagues

ViewIPCC leak shows how climate debate has shifted

Comparing lobbying revelations with Climategate highlights changes in science and the media, says Alice Bell

ViewIn the detail

Critical questions remain over how R&D billions will be spent

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 3 November issue of Research Fortnight

ViewAll systems go

Judith Petts argues that universities must push a systems approach to help tackle climate change

ViewThe other Imperial college

Ivory Tower: We are a fly-on-the-wall at the Death Star’s higher education committee

ViewFive steps to reproducibility

Making research more reliable requires action at every level of the system, says Phil Ward

ViewRumours and risks

Rachel Hewitt argues that the spending review must not diminish higher education

ViewNo Time to Lie

Ivory Tower: the James Bond franchise is rebooted with a new star

ViewIt’s in the genes

Mark Caulfield and John Chisholm argue that the UK must harness the potential of genomics