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System designed for spending decisions should apply more widely, say Jonathan Grant and Andrew Blick

Pandemic has put the focus on agility and equity in collaborations, says Alex Stockham

UK researchers’ task is to make Horizon Europe participation value for money, says Martin Smith

Simon Kerridge describes how slipped deadlines plus rapid-response calls equalled a record amount of work
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Andrew McRae argues that Covid-19 has revealed flaws in the management of postgraduate research students

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Leading figures in higher education share their hopes and fears for 2021

Special edition: Covid-19 comment from our Research Europe and Research Fortnight contributors

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£50m commitment is welcome, but success depends on getting the details right, says Adam Clarke

Clearing out his office, Peter Kettlewell uncovered advice to help guide a research career

Back page gossip from the 16 December issue of Research Fortnight

Amid the devastation, the pandemic casts a new light on old problems

Chris Skidmore argues postgraduate research policy needs attention and recalls why he abandoned postgraduate study

Public-private research partnerships were booming pre-pandemic—now they need support, says Rosalind Lowe

Gordon McKenzie and Mary Curnock Cook reflect on the past 12 months

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Emma Hardy highlights the challenges facing higher education and government in the 2021 university intake

Neil Carmichael argues ‘levelling up’ will only be achieved by reforms at every level of education

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The spending review signals a new mission for country and universities alike, says Andrew Westwood

The pandemic has shown that research, policy and power are inseparable, says James Georgalakis

Back page gossip from the 2 December issue of Research Fortnight

Despite spending reassurances, uncertainties for research remain

Andrew Westwood looks at the challenges for universities posed by the spending review

Ivory Tower: our annual prize for the worst contributions to higher education and research

Stephanie Smith welcomes the chancellor’s announcement on research but still has some questions

Questions of hesitancy, equity and priority require drawing on many disciplines’ expertise, says Anne Kerr

Simon Usherwood warns that whatever happens with Brexit, it won’t be good news for universities

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Improved metadata would allow millions of missing items to be catalogued, says Neil Grindley

International meeting will explore common approaches to responsible evaluation, say Dorsamy Pillay and David Sweeney

Progress is threatened unless funding schemes can keep up with demand, says Eric Johnsson

The biggest returns would come from helping innovative companies scale up, says Iain Simpson