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Controversial rules on uncapping output numbers for researchers and preventing research ¡®portability¡¯ confirmed

UK academia faces ¡®pivotal moment¡¯ as deadline approaches for cash-strapped universities to negotiate deals with leading publishers

June spending review reveals real-terms increase in science department¡¯s budget as student levy remains on the table for universities 

University of Edinburgh to house new national supercomputer as government reverses spending decision

MPs grill science minister on significance of new scheme that puts innovation spending in hands of mayors

East-West partnerships playing an ¡®increasingly substantial role¡¯ in development of critical technologies but geopolitics puts trend under threat, finds British Council

With EU reviewing Israel¡¯s Horizon Europe participation, some believe research boycott should form part of Keir Starmer¡¯s potential ¡®targeted sanctions¡¯

Pilot exercise will gather information on how quality-related funding is used to address EDI, according to new action plan

Now that the framework programme¡¯s integrity appears assured, it¡¯s time to address the details ¨C together, says Jan Palmowski

Spending money on ¡®hugely expensive Americans¡¯ not a good use of limited resources when talent development structures at risk, warns report author

Even extreme interest in Covid-19 science was not enough to overcome citation loss associated with switching to a different research track, say US economists

Australia¡¯s ¡®addiction¡¯ to foreign students¡¯ fees and its penchant for ¡®little bits and pieces of reform¡¯ are threats to sovereign research capability, press club hears

Next framework programme should recognise European scholars ¡®don¡¯t all have the same burden of the past¡¯, according to Andrzej Szeptycki

Confirmation of self-standing FP10 welcomed ¨C but budget questions still to be answered, say umbrella bodies

By spreading studentships around the country, the AHRC¡¯s new PhD funding formula will strengthen research through diversity, says Katie Normington

¡®Valuing voices¡¯ checklist hopes to help academics to design research projects with ¡®principles of inclusiveness¡¯ in mind

Strong career outcomes of fellowship holders underlines importance of early career support, says academy

Fears over cuts to university-based frontier science eased by European Commission president¡¯s speech confirming independence of Framework Programme 10

Doubling the length of time required for indefinite leave to remain in the UK will impose a considerable ¡®financial and emotional toll¡¯ on international researchers, warn experts

Other UK government departments outside science will be encouraged to allocate a proportion of their research budgets to long-term funding

In an era of complex challenges, single authorship is no longer the only marker of significant contributions, say Jeanne F¨¦aux de la Croix, Roger Norum and Joanna Rostek

From next year, the AHRC will fund vastly fewer student-initiated PhDs, focusing more of its reduced funding on specific challenges. Critics say this will undo a decade of improvements in PhD supervision and limit vital opportunities to exercise intellectual autonomy. Jack Grove reports

Science department will publish specific objectives with ¡®corresponding key performance indicators¡¯ for the ?9.6 billion research funder this summer, reveals NAO report

Macron criticised over €100 million package while ¡®underfunding¡¯ higher education at home

Europe needs effective responses to attacks on science in the US and elsewhere, says Jan Palmowski

Lords committee urges government to make it cheaper for foreign researchers to work in UK following science funding cuts in US

Leading research institutions endorse experimental non-profit journal as it loses its impact factor

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen steps up efforts to attract American academics while taking aim at Trump¡¯s ¡®miscalculation¡¯ of failing to support research

Specialist in health and exercise applies years of experience working with patients as she targets completing marathon on Mount Everest

Innovation cluster, new medical school and cautious growth of non-local student numbers high on the agenda of president of leading Hong Kong research university

¡®Strategic obstruction¡¯ by over-possessive researchers is ¡®pervasive¡¯ in some disciplines, forcing many scientists to exit sector, paper claims

It may be wise to agree to rolling at least part of Europe¡¯s research funding programme into wider competitiveness funding, says Daniel Spichtinger

Block grant funding model found to hand country edge over other research systems, but only if value of funding isn¡¯t further eroded

Guidance on facilities, accommodation and equality monitoring may need to be redrawn after landmark judgment, gender-critical scholars insist

Concerns framework programme¡¯s budget could be redirected to back projects with military uses ¡®threatens to undermine its core purpose¡¯, say leading research universities

China¡¯s Double First-Class project appears to be paying off as the country¡¯s institutions continue to lead the rankings. Why have similar schemes elsewhere struggled to reap rewards, and can China keep advancing despite economic slowdown and an ageing population? Helen Packer reports

Growing spending on research and development in 51³Ô¹Ï South leading to more papers, but increased scrutiny needed to identify misconduct, say publishers

National security U-turn ¡®cutting Australia off from knowledge creation frontier¡¯ just as US turns its back on collaboration

If ¡®big deal¡¯ subscriptions become unaffordable, librarians will need to help students and academics conduct effective searches, says Caroline Ball 

Claire Callender, professor of higher education at IoE and Birkbeck, died after suffering from lung cancer

Institutions can lean on generous government funding and industry links to win race for top American research talent, summit hears

Sweeping cuts to USAID and the NIH have stranded the numerous overseas research groups in the 51³Ô¹Ï South that relied on their funding. With scepticism already mounting that the SDGs will be met by 2030, the devastation of relevant research is another body blow. Jack Grove reports

Universities should reinvest any money made from commercialisation rather than see it as a way of fixing financial problems, says expert

Bill proposing screening of all scholars working on ¡®sensitive areas¡¯ will create ¡®huge administrative burden¡¯, leaders warn

51³Ô¹Ï of prestigious awards hopes to claim more of its own after launching new funding stream ¨C but leaders caution against too much political control

Efforts to rationalise complex web of English local authorities ¨C and hand them more powers ¨C seen as a way of creating potentially strong partners for institutions looking to innovate locally

¡®Academic inbreeding¡¯ results in lower research productivity but greater growth in student numbers, Italian study finds

Concerns that UK¡¯s ?2 billion annual quality-related funding stream could be cut allayed by Research England¡¯s budget increase

New consortium will seek to ¡®supercharge¡¯ efforts to address lack of black researchers in UK academia

¡®Transactional¡¯ approach to funding reform unlikely to lead to ¡®radical¡¯ changes, according to Universities UK president

No word on whether US research partnerships must be registered for possible veto, after American authorities suspend contracts on ideological grounds

Call for rethink over how funder¡¯s money is used to underwrite professors¡¯ salaries, as overhaul of key schemes continues

Seven in 10 institutions allow students to take remote tests unsupervised, casting doubt on ¡®validity¡¯ of degrees, study finds

Discussions about the shape of the next framework programme, due to begin in 2028, are already under way. But the European Commission¡¯s deafening silence is stoking fears that it wants to refocus research funding on short-term industrial competitiveness. Emily Dixon reports

While newcomer and frontrunner Mark Carney might be expected to back innovation funding, academics do not expect a loosening of student migration rules any time soon

¡®A poor communicator who ghosts me¡¯: disaffected research students and supervisors have similar grievances about each other, survey reveals

Sector bodies hit out at lack of focus on cash-strapped sector crucial for driving economic growth and defence innovation

¡®Existential crisis¡¯ in arts and humanities exacerbates risk that axed academics will not be able to find new roles, subject associations fear

One researcher was found to have presented 32 papers at same conference in study that examines growing trend towards ¡®repeat authors¡¯

Digital fashion founder will head up ?1.1 billion innovation funding agency after a year-long search for new executive chair