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Falling share of funding weakens ability to tackle climate and biodiversity crises, says Yadvinder Malhi

New structures and personnel are welcome, but sustained government support is needed, says Hetan Shah

Nation will prioritise developing and attracting research talent, says chief scientific adviser Jas Pal Badyal

Change rules so that preparations add value for universities, say Marcus Munafó and Neil Jacobs
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Alex Favier and Alexis Brown explore universities’ role in attracting inward investment

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Horizon Europe limbo undermines ministers’ fine words on national scientific ambition, says Rory Duncan

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

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

Back page gossip from the 15 March issue of Research Fortnight

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Back page gossip from the 1 March issue of Research Fortnight

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

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

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

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

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

Ivory Tower: Another REF return of a celebrity academic

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

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

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

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

Back page gossip from the 15 February issue of Research Fortnight

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

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

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

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

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

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

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