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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

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

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

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

Bureaucracy fears as new Research England rules push for ¡®robust data¡¯ on where quality-related funding is spent

¡®Default target¡¯ of sex questions should be sex at birth, with ¡®male¡¯ and ¡®female¡¯ the possible answers, says government-commissioned review

China¡¯s neighbours benefit in list of the world¡¯s most international universities, as giant expands its network

Rules designed for adversaries do not help against friends, expert warns, as US grills Australian researchers on DEI, ¡®environmental justice¡¯, ¡®gender ideology¡¯ and China links

Tropical disease researcher and parliamentarian Lauren Sullivan talks about difficulties of returning to the lab after a career break, juggling family, science and politics, and why Dundee¡¯s life science sector must be supported

Ministers and MEPs are right to insist that FP10 should focus on much more than just immediate economic priorities, says Jan Palmowski

Longer-term funding isn¡¯t a panacea but there is plenty of evidence that it can make a difference, say Grace Gottlieb and Matt Davis

Board minutes show research council leaders assessing options including ¡®NHS Catapult¡¯ as they seek to meet government priorities

Changes to science policy organisation decried as political interference after long-standing tensions

The value of the UK¡¯s research block grants has fallen significantly since 2010, as policymakers have focused funding upticks on projects with compelling narratives. And in a tough financial climate, there are widespread fears that the trend could continue. Jack Grove examines what would be lost if it does

UK¡¯s research-intensive universities urge increase in value of Higher Education Innovation Fund and creation of new ¡®Spark fund¡¯

Staff and politicians fear ¡®nothing is safe¡¯ at Scottish university looking to cut more than 600 jobs

ScienceDirect innovation allows academics to interrogate articles and compare experiments

Government drive to boost research commercialisation struggles to get off the ground at public universities

The administration¡¯s hostile edicts on DEI and science funding are sending shock waves through the US¡¯ world-leading higher education system. Here, we present five takes on what is unfolding

Recording gender identity but not sex perpetuates historical exclusion of women from research, paper argues

Lack of campus visits by Patrick Vallance does not reflect his extensive communication with higher education sector, says science department