Opinion
Handled carefully, large language models can transform research support, say Maéva Vignes and Lionel Jouvet
Campaign to strengthen status of supporting roles will ensure research excellence, says Dipti Pandya
Lack of leadership has helped outdated approaches and misconceptions to persist, says Lucy Barnes
Seconding academics to funders creates benefits across the whole research system, says John Whitfield
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Ivory Tower: Professor Higgins has a visit from the Research Office
Back page gossip from the 25 April issue of Research Europe
Industrial policy has become a hot topic for the EU’s political big beasts
Kalwant Bhopal asks, who really benefits from diversity training?
Ivory Tower: Exclusive extracts from Liz Truss’s memoir, 10 Years to Sell the West
Without more testing, interventions will remain well-intentioned hypotheses, say Stefanie Schneider and her colleagues
How will the UK approach association to the next EU R&D programme?
Back page gossip from the 17 April issue of Research Fortnight
James Purnell says linking tuition fees to inflation seems unpopular but should not be unthinkable
Commission’s R&D flagship was justifiably celebratory—now comes the hard part, says Daniel Spichtinger
Research funding needs stability, balance and heft to meet Europe’s strategic goals, says Kamila Kozirog
Back page gossip from the 11 April issue of Research Europe
To make the most of Horizon, universities must look inwards too
Research England seeks improved measures of research commercialisation and knowledge exchange, says Jessica Corner
Ivory Tower: Our world-leading biblical scholarship uncovers another apocryphal text
Environment statements map changing approaches to equality, say Matthew Inglis, Elizabeth Gadd and Elizabeth Stokoe
Top appointment’s timing looks like a Conservative grab for post-election power, says William Cullerne Bown
Output scores contain valuable insights—but analysis must not undermine assessment’s purpose, says Steven Hill
Universities’ woes have split opinion—but some solutions should not
Back page gossip from the 27 March issue of Research Fortnight
Vaughan Gething has emphasised collaboration—but money is tight, say Rick Delbridge and Kevin Morgan
Jo Grady vows to fight the scourge of job insecurity in universities
Ivory Tower: Exclusive access to a visit to Aria by the science minister
Deal between publisher and libraries cuts through complexities of policy and pricing, says Claudia Heidrich
Research provisions in pioneering EU tech legislation need careful handling, say Tatiana Panteli and colleagues
Back page gossip from the 21 March issue of Research Europe
Delays to Swiss association must not be repeated
Julián Costas-Fernández, Greta Morando and Angus Holford explore how overseas students affect domestic classmates
Ivory Tower: the pilot episode of a new US campus sitcom
Complexities of individuals and institutions demand a systematic approach, say Emma Todd and Fabiana Lorencatto
Budget had positives, but public and private investment risk being eroded, says Joe Marshall
Back page gossip from the 13 March issue of Research Fortnight
Michelle Donelan’s unfounded accusations will do lasting damage