Kingman: ‘take nothing for granted’ on research spending pledge
Outgoing UKRI chair says this autumn’s spending review will be a ‘make-or-break moment’
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Overseas student hopes rise as New Zealand plans for open borders
Access and safety in the one package, as island nation banks its Covid management success
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Now is the time for action on the UK’s R&D spending target
The science base, public and private, needs certainty over how promised funding increases will be spent, says Chris Skidmore
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‘Reservations’ on UKRI chair pick’s expertise and Shell job – MPs
Science and Technology Committee says Sir Andrew Mackenzie must improve knowledge of research issues and avoid potential conflicts of interest
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Superhuman workloads cannot become the new normal
The amazing work of university staff during the pandemic has created unrealistic expectations, argue Martha Diede and Michelle Pautz
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PM to lead council setting ‘strategic direction’ for UK science
Boris Johnson will head new expert panel, with Sir Patrick Vallance leading Downing Street science unit
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UK universities will suffer badly if pandemic-hit language schools fail
Summer schools that funnel thousands of international students into UK universities are on the brink of collapse, warns Tim Essex
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Will UK PM’s new science council start ‘picking winners’?
Boris Johnson’s new ministerial council has revived discussion over who controls science spending and whether industrial strategy requires government to start ‘picking winners’
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How leaders of the world’s top universities are steering their institutions post-Covid
University presidents say the crisis has made clear the essential aspects of higher education and the best way to deliver them, but concerns over the future remain, reports Ellie Bothwell
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Do national research assessment exercises still pass peer review?
As an international review of the UK’s REF begins even before the assessment panels have done their work, has the exercise’s reliance on rereading published papers finally had its day? Might it be...
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Augar: 50 per cent HE target yielding to ‘age of everyone’
Former chair of government review sees ‘turning point’ on scale of Tony Blair’s target for half of young people to enter HE
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UKRI’s support for green open access is the right way forward
New guidelines have rightly rejected publisher claims that gold is the only sustainable path for open access, say Stephen Eglen and Rupert Gatti
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Academic Salon to consider future of UK’s industry collaborations
University and industry leaders in the UK will discuss the importance of collaboration between institutions, businesses and nations post-pandemic
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Mariana Mazzucato: greed holding back, not helping, vaccine drive
Boris Johnson ‘completely wrong’ about vaccine success, while UK industrial strategy vacillation ‘reeks of insecurity’, innovation expert tells THE summit
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UKRI chair pick pressed by MPs on ‘polluting’ career
Ex-BHP chief executive and current Shell chair defends himself as ‘committed to net zero’ in pre-appointment hearing