Opinion

ViewGove island

Ivory Tower: Things are hotting up in the reality TV hit of the summer

ViewLevel best

Chris Skidmore suggests the prime minister’s levelling up speech gave universities plenty to ponder

ViewFix the pipeline for biological samples

Helping biobanks connect with life-science companies would make both more effective, says Robert Hewitt

ViewUK can’t afford to let business research wither

Underfunding threatens work needed to boost recovery and resilience, says Zahir Irani

ViewDanger unmasked

The government’s attitude to research risks exacerbating problems

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 14 July issue of Research Fortnight

ViewQuality balance

Vicki Stott considers what matters when it comes to ‘no detriment’ policies and grade inflation

ViewEuros vision

Ivory Tower: Live coverage of the HE Euro 2020* final [*2021]

ViewGetting labs to net zero needs a coordinated effort

Standards and guidance can help universities cut emissions and save money, says Martin Farley

ViewThe road from Covid leads through open science

Policies rewarding sharing, rather than ownership, could spring innovation from its rut, says Richard Gold

ViewA sticking plaster

Recovery plans alone can’t fix Covid-damaged universities

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 8 July issue of Research Europe

ViewLife sciences strategy should not wear Covid-tinted goggles

Focusing policy on medicine would miss huge opportunities in other fields, says Neil Hall

ViewDare to decentralise

Michael Shattock argues for devolution in higher and further education policymaking

ViewFrom the desk of Boris Johnson

Ivory Tower: The prime minister writes exclusively for Research Professional News

ViewPandemic year shows UKRI is more than the sum of its parts

Covid-19 response has highlighted unique strengths—and how to improve, says Ottoline Leyser

ViewPut diversity and ethics at the heart of engineering

From Nigeria to Westminster, Chi Onwurah reflects on the lessons of bridging engineering and politics

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 30 June issue of Research Fortnight

ViewShifting sands

A year into her role, UKRI chief Ottoline Leyser faces fresh challenges

ViewStrategic view of technology can fill gaps in Whitehall

New office must get all departments singing from the same hymn sheet, says David Willetts

ViewPerfect blend

Raj Jethwa argues that universities must involve students and staff in developing hybrid working models

ViewHard words

Ivory Tower: Exclusive access to the first draft of Gavin Williamson’s speech to the Hepi...

ViewSwitzerland risks sinking below the Horizon

Failed negotiations likely to trigger another exclusion from EU R&D funding, says Franz Barjak

ViewJust say no

Women must not be the sole drivers of gender equality in academia

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 24 June issue of Research Europe

ViewPolemic and petitions won’t help to reveal Covid origins

Crying foul against experts and journals serves mainly to chill debate, says Fiona Fox

ViewSkills practicalities

Gordon Marsden welcomes the UK government’s enthusiasm for modular learning but wants more than rhetoric

ViewMusical statues

Ivory Tower: a new music competition on BBC HE

ViewScience is evolving, and policy needs to keep up

Science Europe’s new strategy reflects shifting expectations in both academia and society, says Marc Schiltz

ViewResearch-intensive universities are local heroes

Spending review should support institutions’ role in levelling up, says Adam Clarke