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“Many people were affected” ahead of multiple application deadlines, says Newcastle University academic
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Institutions from across UK selected to test people, culture and environment section of assessment exercise
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Research Excellence Framework team releases consultation summaries on Future Research Assessment Programme
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Christophe Dumas to become director of UK Astronomy Technology Centre from September
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Tech entrepreneur and Aria chair Matt Clifford appointed to deliver programme to grow AI sector
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Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Oxford get centres in areas from medical imaging to cybersecurity
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Council for At-Risk Academics and body representing young researchers team up to support academics
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UKRI and CSIRO sign agreement to collaborate on addressing global challenges
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Cancer Research UK urges government to reduce fees, as bill across four institutes “nears £700,000”
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Recruitment process well underway before election, but new science minister may have “names up sleeve”
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Cambridge-based geographer Susan Smith will head up humanities and social sciences body from July 2025
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Research funder hands out Future Leaders Fellowships to 68 projects this round
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Phil Morgan will take over from Kate Baillie in December this year
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Centre for Process Innovation report finds “significant skills and workforce gaps” in emerging field
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Group of major research funding and performing organisations offers recommendations for “cornerstone” of research
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New figures spotlight fall in foreign investment and failure to innovate via NHS
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Review of £100,000 knowledge exchange grants is part of a re-examination of responsive mode grants
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European Molecular Biology Laboratory leader gets top job at UK biomedical research centre
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Code of practice provides clear guidance for embryo models to improve fertility research
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Analysis of Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge suggests management strategy critical for scientific breakthroughs
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Leco’s new premises will be in Alderley Park, where it promises to boost training
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MIT experts expect to see an increase in researcher productivity when using artificial intelligence
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Academic hopes for new publisher to ensure “survivors’ voices” are heard after Routledge drops book
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Charity simplifies outline application form and updates guidance for researchers
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Benefits of innovation are more inclusive than governments and local authorities may realise, expert argues
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Royal Society president says widening gulf in upfront costs for researchers is “damaging UK’s competitiveness”
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Benefits of crime prevention initiatives will also be assessed, as part of research into policing
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Lack of understanding and misuse of statistics undermines public trust, says Royal Statistical Society
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Adopting equality, diversity and inclusion practices and understanding is “vital”, says Royal Academy of Engineering
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Arma 2024: Research teams must ensure staff have access to UKRI’s new funding system
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Arma 2024: AI touted as aid to grant application support and early career researcher coaching
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NCUB report suggests loss of EU structural funds has had “immediate impact on these interactions”
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Arma 2024: Increased political and public support for research means system 'must provide better answers'
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Tools developed to help address “malicious threat from paper mills” to publishers
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Members of equality, diversity and inclusion advisory group quit after false accusations from science secretary
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Wellcome’s new chief executive is ready to make his voice heard in the corridors of...
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Materials chemist Robert Mokaya will take on role in 2026