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Findings of report on New Zealand teacher training are “based on flawed methodology”

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ViewOpportunity profile: UKRI gets meta about science

ESRC executive chair Stian Westlake discusses supporting research on research

ViewA Star is waiting to be born in Southern Italy

X-ray facility will offer “improvement comparable to moving from an incandescent bulb to a laser”

ViewNIH advised to fund more basic and high-risk research

Committee chair sets out suggestions for work of world’s biggest public biomedical research funder

ViewPrime minister urged to do more on antimicrobial resistance

Rishi Sunak’s science advisers warn of shortage of UK experts and fragmented research funding

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 9-15 May

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ViewMAC and ease

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ViewBusinesses concerned over EU compulsory licensing plan

Proposed legislation would undermine rather than bolster Europe’s ability to tackle crises, groups say

ViewSunak says science and tech are UK’s ‘new national purpose’

UK prime minister promises to boost innovation, R&D and education

ViewAustralian universities’ R&D spending hits A$14bn

Health and medical sciences drive research spending increase, but share of economy slips

ViewCovid commission considers expanded role

Vaccine effectiveness may be examined as royal commission enters second year of work

ViewUK government ‘profoundly worried’ about research security

Angela McLean tells of approach by researcher in China after becoming science adviser to MOD

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Margaret Rowe argues for a louder higher education voice on health and social care challenges

ViewUS news roundup: 3-9 May

This week: recommendations for virus research, concerns about China and a new education research office

ViewMayoral election results: What’s on offer for research

Commitment to research and science in 2024 mayoral manifestos varied widely

ViewResearch spending remains strong in Nordic countries

Nordic countries continue to spend more on research than the OECD average

ViewUK IP office unveils new strategy to boost creativity and innovation

Intellectual Property Office has updated its mission to focus on growing the economy

ViewMigration messaging

What will the government do next in its attack on higher education visas?

ViewUS news roundup: 26 April to 2 May

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ViewWhat’s going on in the UK: 18 April to 1 May

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ViewDevelopment goals

Playbook speaks to the outgoing director of the Institute of Development Studies

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 25 April to 1 May

This week: abuse of scientists, an environmental prize and university pay talks

View28 days later

The future of universities is once more clouded by political chaos

ViewAustralia news roundup: 23-29 April

This week: long Covid, student loans and biotech leadership

ViewMaking science advice multicultural

Ingsa president Rémi Quirion speaks to RPN ahead of network’s 10th anniversary conference in Rwanda

ViewCap this

Could the government try—again—to bring migration down to the tens of thousands?

ViewStudent progression: how to improve university dropout rates

A new policy paper looks at continuation rates in UK higher education