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51³Ô¹Ï attempt to replicate Darpa brings bipartisan praise but also wariness of potential harm to basic health research

Japan could take inspiration from European models, says former Max Planck head

No explanation for delay that kept 15 academics on tenterhooks for months

Total budget for UK¡¯s main public research funder is down 5 per cent

Senior leaders question why research funder has not tried harder to save at-risk projects

Funding body confirms expected dates for cuts to overseas research projects

Researchers press for ministerial code of conduct amid fears that latest political intervention may never be resolved

Chief executive Dame Ottoline Leyser says existing ban on sharing project responsibilities does not help science

Changes to funding mechanisms can feel like a threat, but Aria will be a blast of fresh air for science and technology, says Tom Stephenson

Exclusion of science minister from Downing Street meetings is cause for concern, says former political aide

Bath academics say journals should standardise conflict of interest policies, but Philip Morris-funded foundation warns against boycott

Research council head calls for ¡®long-term vision¡¯ to end cross-border funding ¡®volatility¡¯

Imminent research cuts linked to GCRF reductions could fall heavily on UK¡¯s regions, figures show

Vice-chancellor says philanthropy has been especially transformational in low-income countries

With suggestion that academia profits from ¡®slave labour¡¯, senators back new threat to research ties

Trudeau backs spending despite deep deficit, yet still disappoints academic researchers

Sir Adrian Smith tells MPs that scientists must redouble efforts to win European grants to offset huge drop in science funding

Senators warm to massive federal funding hike, but with greater share for non-elite institutions

Future association funding ¡®fairly secure¡¯ but must be discussed again with Treasury, says business secretary

The UK has an ambitious R&D road map but the necessary steps must be taken by politicians and funding bodies, says Andrew Thompson

Three countries even received double-digit increases in 2020, but with so much new government debt, some fear cuts could be in store further down the line

Research England head believes science funding ¡®will increase in the way government has said, but perhaps not as frontloaded as we had hoped¡¯

Higher education priorities include racial and economic diversity, and science

¡®Unpredictable¡¯ sequence of cuts and increases for UK science budgets is undermining faith in spending promises, say sector leaders

Long-term public and economic health depends on empowering universities, businesses and health systems to work together, says Michael Spence

Cost of associating to EU programme coming from BEIS budget, but ?250 million injection topped up from other sources

With overseas enrolments hitting the buffers during the pandemic, debate rages over whether higher education¡¯s excessive reliance on this income stream is self-inflicted ¨C and how universities can keep themselves on the financial rails in future. John Ross reports

UK scientific heavyweights unite to condemn massive cuts to overseas research and urge rethink on potential UKRI reductions

Biomedical funder to widen eligibility of early career awards to encompass scholars returning from career break

A dozen flagship UK-led hubs make up around half the active grant funding from under-threat GCRF budget      

China concern drives leaders of both parties to propose nearly doubling National Science Foundation budget

Experts warn that diverting cash to pay for Horizon Europe association would exert a heavy toll on early career scholars

The cuts will hit organisations helping women and girls to evade violence and access justice, say Christine Chinkin and Sanam Naraghi Anderlini

Research projects examining humanitarian crises and school inequality the latest to come under a cloud

Analysis highlights ¡®unacceptable¡¯ disparities in racial representation in UK science

Nobelist and Crick director calls on UK government to ¡®come to its senses¡¯ over possible ¡®triple whammy¡¯ hit to science funding

Cutting existing research budgets by up to ?2 billion would put ¡®science superpower¡¯ aim at risk, Greg Clark tells Boris Johnson

An open letter from academics across more than 20 European countries and Israel

Open letter on Ariel University from academics across Europe and Israel says EU has acted against its own position on settlements

Most collaboration will continue, but emphasis on building the EU¡¯s ¡®strategic autonomy¡¯ means academics in Israel, the UK and Switzerland could be shut out of some areas

The shortfall will damage the UK¡¯s reputation and halt projects that are making a real difference to communities worldwide, says Joanna Newman

Boris Johnson must rapidly step in after Treasury puts block on extra funding to cover Horizon Europe costs, sector figures warn

Allocation of ?422 million last year cut to ?125 million this year

Amid the economic ravages inflicted by the coronavirus, the EU has agreed a huge stimulus package. But while research in some countries looks set for a transformational boost, it may be a different story for teaching

Former Downing Street guru says UK¡¯s new research agency must be freed from ¡®expensive disaster zone¡¯ of science bureaucracy

Science Foundation Ireland sets out ambitious strategy to recruit internationally as part of growth plans that pivot towards fundamental research

Universities UK and Wellcome Trust express mounting fears about where funding to join European Union research programme will come from

International advisory panel heads condemn ¡®inexcusable¡¯ handling of cuts to research supported by foreign aid

Cuts to major international research funds will harm UK¡¯s reputation but also undermine rationale for UK¡¯s main funding body, claim research leaders

Boost in research funding is only a first step in fostering innovation, experts say

Funder says it is unlikely to be able to support ¡®majority¡¯ of awards beyond July, and will be unable to approve new applications

Plan for unsponsored, points-based route features in budget, alongside freeze in fees for 2022-23

Advanced Research and Invention Agency bill confirms plan to place agency beyond reach of Freedom of Information Act

Health research funder promises broad attack on racial inequality

New funding should be used to lure researchers from industry and overseas, experts say

Toll on younger scientists highlights lack of research-specific pandemic aid

UK Research and Innovation announces additional ?11 million for UK doctoral students but rejects plea for blanket six-month extensions

Ministers promise innovative funding models for Advanced Research and Invention Agency following debate on relationship with umbrella body

Administrative costs thought to account for substantial percentage of US research spending

Evidence shows that universities outside the golden triangle are among the best at creating successful companies, says Brian McCaul