Dominic Cummings: give Aria ‘extreme freedom’ from red tape Former Downing Street guru says UK’s new research agency must be freed from ‘expensive disaster zone’ of science bureaucracy Jack Grove 3月 17日
SOAS launches investigation after director’s use of N-word Former ombudsman to examine allegations of ‘anti-black conduct’ going unaddressed after furore over Adam Habib’s comments Chris Havergal 3月 17日
OfS investigates ‘conditional unconditional’ offer ban ‘breaches’ With record number applications and likely grade inflation, English regulator warns universities against ‘sacrificing quality for inflated intakes’ Chris Havergal 3月 17日
Backlash as Hamburg boosts ‘unscientific’ Covid lab leak analysis Critics say university lent undue weight to analysis that was not peer-reviewed, but some worry scientists have shied away from fully investigating hypothesis David Matthews 3月 17日
Ireland eyes global researchers under plan to double spending Science Foundation Ireland sets out ambitious strategy to recruit internationally as part of growth plans that pivot towards fundamental research Jack Grove 3月 17日
Leaders fear ?1 billion-plus cut to fund UK Horizon association Universities UK and Wellcome Trust express mounting fears about where funding to join European Union research programme will come from John Morgan 3月 16日
Advisers quit over ‘draconian’ cuts to overseas research funding International advisory panel heads condemn ‘inexcusable’ handling of cuts to research supported by foreign aid Jack Grove 3月 16日
UK ‘science superpower’ status to bring ‘strategic advantage’ UK’s overhaul of defence and foreign policy sees science as ‘arena of systemic competition’ John Morgan 3月 16日
UK science reputation at risk as cuts raise strategy questions Cuts to major international research funds will harm UK’s reputation but also undermine rationale for UK’s main funding body, claim research leaders Jack Grove 3月 16日
‘Hammer time’ professor: For diverse audiences, try new platforms Oxford archaeologist working with MC Hammer on repatriation of African treasures says researchers should step outside their comfort zones Jack Grove 3月 16日
Cutting English fees or student numbers ‘on Treasury agenda’ Government looking at ways to reduce cost of system as pandemic pushes enrolments up and loan repayments down John Morgan 3月 15日
