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ViewBen Goldacre to head new Oxford data science institute

Bennett Institute for Applied Data Sciences to pioneer better use of “evidence and digital tools”

View‘Chronic underinvestment’ limits research on eating disorders

All-Party Parliamentary Group calls for £100 million to be spent on related R&D annually

ViewUK health research regulator launches transparency rules

Health researchers will need to communicate findings to study participants under new requirements

ViewFree speech bill is ‘overkill’ and could ‘do damage’, says academic

MPs continue to hear evidence on proposed legislation as bill passes through committee stage

ViewRoyal Society’s 2022 research-policy pairing scheme kicks off

Scheme will see 30 researchers paired up with policymakers next March

ViewLondon student startups get their own Dragons’ Den

UCL, King’s and Imperial pick top student entrepreneurs to bid for significant investment

ViewSalary data ‘stopping graduates staying on in university regions’

Report calls for rethink of metrics used to measure graduate success to support levelling-up agenda

ViewLiverpool launches institute to prepare for future pandemics

Institute initially funded by £10 million gift from giant global provider of rapid Covid-19 tests

ViewUKRI response to Black academics ‘missed critical points’

Research funder “sparse” on plans to engage with marginalised scholars, say co-authors of critical letter

ViewUK is still ‘committed’ to 2.4% R&D target pledge

Government insists key R&D commitments are still intact, despite breaking other manifesto promises

ViewUCU pushes climate fight and three-day weekend

Union’s head Jo Grady calls for unity between workers at major trade union conference

ViewUniversity of Birmingham to track energy use with building sensors

University says technology will be used for energy efficiency not to monitor staff and students

ViewWellcome shake-up sees major staffing changes

Role changes and redundancies as funder implements new strategy, saying it expects headcount to grow

ViewMPs denounce ‘short-sighted’ cuts for British Council

Axed funding means job cuts and office closures at British Council, but government defends support

ViewMore than a year on, UKRI responds to Black academics

Funder replies to concerns raised about its work by 10 Black female academics and campaigners

ViewCharity boss wants to attract new researchers to mental health

Fundraiser calls for mixed teams and data scientists to explore issue

ViewCambridge University researchers scoop ‘Oscars for science’

Several UK-based researchers were among the winners of the 2022 Breakthrough and New Horizons prizes

ViewResearchers not taking enough time for career development

More than quarter spend less than day annually on development compared with ten recommended days

ViewInternational students ‘worth net £26bn a year to UK economy’

All parts of the country benefit economically from overseas students, analysis finds

ViewKEF could offer ‘better method’ for carving up £250m in funding

But changes to Higher Education Innovation Funding are not expected before 2023-24, says Research England

ViewNew UUK head: government must double down on 2.4% R&D target

Steve West to call for long-term research investment in first address as Universities UK president

ViewUUK seeks further information on union’s pension plans

Employers call for union’s alternative system to be formally proposed

ViewUKRI confirms plans to review employment status of PGRs

Funder’s skills director sets out plans for ‘new deal’ for postgraduate research students

ViewUniversities will do ‘as much in-person as they can’

Incoming UUK president Steve West says institutions will “respond to scientific evidence” as students return

View‘UK must help keep Afghan dreams alive’

Chevening scholar hopes universities will open doors to those fleeing the Taliban

ViewUSAID explained

What is next for the world’s largest governmental aid organisation?

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What to pay attention to when consulting call documentation

ViewFears over future of aid-funded research

Cuts move beyond current year as senior figure brands them “a major scientific error”

ViewRow over teacher training plan deepens

Russell Group is the latest to call for government rethink of proposed changes

ViewUK summer news round up

The biggest research policy and HE news you may have missed over the summer