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ViewConcerns raised over Covid-19 human challenge trials

Bioethics council urges researchers and funders to consider ethical implications

ViewFewer than half of NIHR studies are open to recruitment

Funder says it will make ‘every effort’ to get Covid-hit research up and running

ViewScotland calls for urgent meeting on UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Scottish investment minister writes to UK government calling for fund to be fully devolved

View£200m boost for University of Oxford life sciences building

Life and Mind Building to be funded by Legal & General financial services company

ViewReport reveals lack of diversity in Institute of Physics membership

Survey ‘makes clear that our membership does not reflect wider society’ says CEO Paul Hardaker

ViewRecord success rate for Athena Swan applications

Results come after government announced plans to decouple the award from funding decisions

ViewAnne Johnson elected president of Academy of Medical Sciences

Epidemiologist promises to create ‘environment where the full spectrum of high-quality health research can thrive’

ViewLeyser ‘entirely agnostic’ over where Arpa sits in R&D system

UKRI chief executive tells conference her views on innovation, genetic modification and the spending review

ViewUK has ‘real opportunity to lead on Covid-19 innovations’

Former prime minister Tony Blair calls for global collaboration to tackle the pandemic

ViewNo mention of Arpa in UKRI’s corporate plan for 2021

Omission comes amid concerns that the agency will be placed outside UKRI

ViewUKRI to launch forum for early career researchers

Forum will start as a pilot later this year, aiming to attract 400 members

ViewUK researchers to get easier access to publishing in PLOS

Flat-fee agreement allows publishing in Public Library of Science journals without article-processing charges

ViewCovid-19 research database aims to boost collaboration

Researchers can use Covid Corpus database to search for projects, resources and funding

ViewUK signs agreement with Nasa ahead of moon mission

Science minister says ‘historic’ agreement shows UK’s commitment to strengthening role in global space sector

ViewStudy matches US and UK cities to learn about innovation

City pairs identified to allow UK to learn about US university-centred entrepreneurial ecosystems

ViewCovid vaccine trials aim to plug BAME and age data gaps

Call for people from ethnic minority groups, and the elderly, to join the trials

ViewBritish Council starts first Russia programme since 2018 ban

Cultural body launches new programme to deepen research links, despite being told to exit Russia

ViewUK biotech attracts record investment despite Covid-19

Biotechnology stocks have ‘never been more attractive to investors’, says BioIndustry Association

ViewAlmost all Cancer Research UK trials stopped at peak of Covid-19

Recruitment to cancer research trials fell by 87 per cent, and is still recovering

ViewUK space census aims to drive diversity across sector

Survey will collect anonymous information from UK space professionals to inform future policy

ViewABPI to help improve access to medicines in Northern Ireland

Trade body signs agreement with Northern Ireland’s Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre

ViewJo Johnson warns against setting up UK Arpa outside of UKRI

Former science minister says new agency could do damage to the rest of the system

ViewFormer UKRI chief complains of government ‘micromanagement’

Mark Walport of UKRI wants more freedom from ministers for research councils and agencies

ViewPostgraduate mental health programme deemed a success

£1.5m programme commissioned by Research England led to increased awareness of mental health, report finds

ViewR&D Place Advisory Group appointed

Group will advise and support ministers in development of an R&D place strategy

ViewGoverning bodies less diverse than university populations

More must be done to promote diversity among governing boards, says Advance HE report

ViewUK Arpa should sit in Cabinet Office, says top economist

Agency will be more successful if it can stimulate cross-departmental investment, Mariana Mazzucato tells MPs

ViewUK’s restart of clinical trials ‘lags behind other nations’

Country’s strong position is precarious after studies were paused due to Covid-19, report says

ViewCall for evidence on antibody tests bought by government

Concerns over purchase of one million tests raised as chemical and kit shortages hit NHS

ViewUUK seeks guarantees on third-country participation in Horizon

Universities UK also urges government to confirm details of promised Discovery Fund