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ViewUK investment ‘urgently needed’ in AI to boost drug discovery

Scientists urge government to increase investment in machine learning technology to tackle rare diseases

ViewAdvance HE hits back at more criticism of race charter

Body behind the Race Equality Charter issues rebuttal to further disapproval of the charter

ViewPath from the pandemic: Weathering the storm

How pandemic forecasts of financial doom for universities have played out in reality

ViewUK R&D plans criticised over investment

Sector leaders say high-profile innovation and culture strategies continue pattern of silence on delivery

ViewResearch funding: Forgotten promises

The government pledged to double dementia research spending—but where is the money?

ViewMeat on the bones

The latest Hesa data show that old problems persist

View‘Flat’ strategy on battery R&D puts net-zero goal ‘at risk’

Peers say government should “align actions and rhetoric” to exploit opportunity presented by batteries

ViewNurse Review 2.0: Nobel winner to assess UK R&D landscape again

Paul Nurse to lead work looking at “strengths and weaknesses” of research institutions

ViewPlan to put scientists at ‘heart of government decision-making’

Chief scientific adviser outlines six areas of action in strategy for government scientists and engineers

ViewLabour calls for end to ‘chaos’ over student vaccine plans

Kate Green says vaccination centres must be set up on campuses

ViewPassport status

Is vaccination certification on the cards for universities?

ViewReview recommended to phase out animal testing in UK

Charity urges government to set out “comprehensive strategy to phase out animal experiments”

ViewStudents ‘could be barred from lectures without full vaccination’

Prime minister reportedly considering U-turn on “no restrictions” for unvaccinated students

ViewYear end

How have universities fared financially during the pandemic?

ViewWarwick report warns of looming R&D worker shortages for UK

Government-commissioned report finds around 400,000 jobs could need to be filled by 2027

ViewTwo years in: has Boris Johnson delivered for R&D?

Policy experts await commitments in autumn spending review to deliver on prime minister’s promises

ViewR&D People and Culture Strategy ‘lacks commitments or actions’

Document slammed for lack of detail on plans to tackle bullying, harassment and racism

ViewPlan S policy will stump smaller publishers, claims consultant

But representative of open-access initiative says publishers are preparing to comply, not complaining

ViewEngineer Hayaatun Sillem to chair Kwarteng’s new business forum

Forum to “help implement” business secretary’s innovation strategy, which also reveals R&D levelling up plans

ViewMPs launch inquiry on research ‘reproducibility crisis’

Inquiry will scrutinise causes of phenomenon and investigate solutions

ViewPeople power

The R&D People and Culture Strategy and a report on the researcher pipeline are published

ViewInnovation Strategy—what sector leaders are saying about it

Research Professional News reviews key reactions to UK’s new plan

ViewStrategy seeks to make UK ‘best destination for researchers’

R&D People and Culture Strategy sets out plans to review research funding and youth engagement

ViewThe 1p superpower

Promises of unparalleled investment in research give way to the reality of flat-cash QR funding

ViewUK government sets out plan for ‘world-leading’ innovation

Innovation Strategy draws on successes of UK pandemic response with seven R&D priority areas

ViewUK ‘could lose generation’ of Stem workers after pandemic

MPs warn of pandemic’s impact on “minoritised” science, technology, engineering and mathematics workers

View‘Pingdemic’ stops research as scientists forced to self-isolate

NHS Covid-19 app notifications leading to research woes across England

ViewAnger over ‘destabilising’ funding cuts for London and arts courses

Leaders label cuts “vandalism” after Office for Students confirms reductions will take place

ViewInsufficient excellence

The end-of-term flood of reports continues for universities, but there is still no ‘post-freedom’ guidance

ViewUKRI rows back on promise to publish details of R&D aid cuts

Funder has confirmed cuts with institutions but will not include grant outcomes in final report