Mood changes

Yesterday’s RPN Live webinar discussed what the new government could mean for universities and research

There has been a manifesto, a King’s speech and a key interview with education secretary Bridget Phillipson, who said before the election that university stability would be a “day one priority”. But despite all this, anyone trying to discern what the government is planning to do about higher education remains mostly in the dark.

To try to shed some light, Research Professional News held a webinar yesterday, called After the Vote, to discuss what the change of regime could mean for the future direction of research policy and for research communities on the ground.