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ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 18 May issue of Research Fortnight

ViewSense and sensitivity

David Willetts assesses the progress made by this year’s Research Excellence Framework

ViewREF’s call

Ivory Tower: Who is leaving a message for the REF team?

ViewAfrican Light Source aims for science with ubuntu

Project marks a new approach to collaboration for continent’s researchers, say Katharina Cramer and colleagues

ViewSupport for support

With R&D under pressure, research management needs a new era

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 12 May issue of Research Europe

ViewLast week’s poll results point to a 2024 general election

Local election results hint at new trends for UK politics and higher education

ViewLooking for answers

Michael Draper argues that essay mills are not the only challenge universities face around assessment

ViewThe Big Results Show

Ivory Tower: all the results as they come in across the country

ViewMake this REF the last

Global forces now drive the changes that national evaluations sought to promote, says Jonathan Adams

ViewBook review: Beyond the Hype by Fiona Fox

Daniel Cressey reads an insider’s take on the relationship between research and journalism

ViewPI or bust? Postdocs need more options

Team science demands career paths beyond principal investigator, say John Walsh and You-Na Lee

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 4 May issue of Research Fortnight

ViewLucky to have them

Efforts to support Ukraine’s academics must mark a new era of help

ViewUniversities’ reliance on free labour is unsustainable

Work serving the broader academy shouldn’t be forced into evenings and weekends, says Marcus Munafò

ViewLet’s get together

Michael Priestley explains why universities should pay more attention to improving students’ social lives

View24 Hours in HE: Spring Breaking

Ivory Tower: our fly-on-the-wall documentary is back for the remains of the academic year

ViewIn depth: The dispute over pay and conditions

Chris Parr looks at the latest developments in staff and employer negotiations over pay

ViewEarma 2022: Does the EU expect too much of research?

How R&D serves policy goals needs more thought, say Doris Alexander and Dipti Pandya

ViewEarma 2022: How you record spending matters less than how much you spend

Debate over lump sum funding obscures deeper question of value for money, argues Peter Fisch

ViewLong shot

Far-flung interest in Horizon Europe must not replace local ties

ViewStrategic autonomy is a double-edged sword

EU’s pursuit of self-sufficiency could boost universities or leave them isolated, says Kurt Deketelaere

ViewDemand, meet supply

Andrew Hargreaves worries that new higher education institutions could level down as well as up

ViewFive blindspots in UK R&D policy

Paul Nurse’s latest review must tackle the issues its predecessors overlooked, says Geoff Mulgan

ViewFocus grant review on support, not just judgment

Constructive advice on failed proposals is hugely valuable to early-career researchers, says Gemma Derrick

ViewAn impossible choice

ERC grant winners’ dilemma shows research careers in a damaging light

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 13 April issue of Research Fortnight

ViewAgents of hope

Simon Perfect considers the role of university chaplains after the pandemic

ViewNational hunt

Ivory Tower: Higher Education and Research’s big day at the races

ViewPoland’s impact evaluation gets lost in translation

The British approach to assessment is colonising the world—with mixed results, says Marta Wróblewska