Opinion

Falling share of funding weakens ability to tackle climate and biodiversity crises, says Yadvinder Malhi

New structures and personnel are welcome, but sustained government support is needed, says Hetan Shah

Nation will prioritise developing and attracting research talent, says chief scientific adviser Jas Pal Badyal

Change rules so that preparations add value for universities, say Marcus Munafó and Neil Jacobs
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An uncertain future demands a strong commitment to research, say Kurt Deketelaere and Jan Palmowski

To make scholarship truly open, focus on culture, publishing and equity, says Kostas Glinos

Back page gossip from the 23 March issue of Research Europe

The erosion of university autonomy should set alarm bells ringing

Alex Favier and Alexis Brown explore universities’ role in attracting inward investment

Ivory Tower: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology WhatsApp group

Horizon Europe limbo undermines ministers’ fine words on national scientific ambition, says Rory Duncan

Party politics could and should be put aside for R&D

Missions make sense, but their objectives are still vague, say Rick Delbridge and Kevin Morgan

Back page gossip from the 15 March issue of Research Fortnight

Erica Conway tells the chancellor how Wednesday’s budget could make her dreams come true

Ivory Tower: a new column from Theresa Wellington MP as she returns to government

Conventional metrics overlook how satellite institutions connect universities and their communities, says David Charles

National lists of prestigious presses don’t work—instead, encourage openness, says Eleonora Dagienė

The EU’s R&D programme is at a crossroads

Back page gossip from the 9 March issue of Research Europe

Parties should heed former leaders’ ideas on research funding and public procurement, says Stephanie Smith

Karen O’Brien reflects on universities’ progress towards gender equality

Ivory Tower: The research detectives in search of a clue are back

Roberta Blackman-Woods asks whether All-Party Parliamentary Groups are ripe for reform

Act now to reduce research’s huge carbon footprint, say Madeleine Luck and Martin Farley

Breakthrough in EU-UK relations must spur action on R&D

Back page gossip from the 1 March issue of Research Fortnight

Polling shows the challenges facing research advocates—and how they could respond, writes Ben Bleasdale

Maddalaine Ansell argues that the UK needs to look after its international alumni

Ivory Tower: We check in with the UK’s leading University Media Relations team.

Strong UK response raises broader questions about higher education’s humanitarian role, says Jamie Arrowsmith

International cooperation and solidarity can give postwar reconstruction sound foundations, says Oksana Seumenicht

Policies to counter nepotism influence evaluation processes and attitudes to reform, says John Whitfield

Rebuilding Ukraine’s research sector can spark a brighter future

Back page gossip from the 23 February issue of Research Europe

Iain Gillespie looks at what Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation could mean for Scotland’s universities

Ivory Tower: Another REF return of a celebrity academic