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ViewHealth department publishes plan for future of clinical R&D

£175m plan to “reset” and “enable” innovative research, while supporting researchers and delivering for patients

ViewExperiments on live animals in Britain increase

But number of procedures is still second lowest since 2007, at 3.06 million

ViewBritish scientists told they will be dropped from EU space projects

Participation in Copernicus earth observation programme latest casualty of political dispute between UK and EU

ViewFreeman ‘appalled’ by EU attitude to ERC winners as researchers consider options

Science minister says Horizon plan B is ready for sign-off, despite uncertainties over academy-run fellowships

ViewBBSRC ‘failing’ to invest in R&D firms in antimicrobial-resistance

Number of SMEs working in AMR field has decreased in recent years, MPs told

ViewUK health R&D funder launches open-access platform

Initiative allows researchers to quickly publish “any research information” including incremental and negative findings

ViewUKRI reschedules call dates after complaint from academics

Funder moves webinar, interview and closing dates after academics question “integrity” of call

ViewArma launches international research collaboration survey

Managing risks associated with international research collaboration is an “essential” consideration for the sector

ViewNew way to publish research results to launch this week

Octopus publishing platform aims to “shift incentive structure” in research assessment

ViewNIHR to simplify research payments to public

Guidance aims to fix “slow and complicated” payment procedures for people who contribute to research

ViewUK academies approached to run replacement ERC fellowships

Plan B alternative to Horizon Europe “still a work in progress” despite science minister’s statements

ViewHealth data institute launches 2022 Black internship scheme

Programme to support Black interns working at health, research and academic organisations

View‘More collaboration needed’ on PGR training in Scotland

Scottish Funding Council is taking applications to its advisory group on supporting Scotland’s postgraduate researchers

ViewUK research managers’ association looks for next chair

Successful candidate to take over from Jennifer Stergiou at Association of Research Managers and Administrators

ViewDefence R&D centre to investigate use of data in AI

Consortium led by University of Exeter expected to create up to eight academic posts

ViewDiamond Light Source joins Case science advocacy group

UK’s national synchrotron joins Campaign for Science and Engineering

ViewUK’s China policy harming R&D collaboration, say academics

Call for clearer guidance among signs that growth in UK-China research partnerships is tailing off

ViewSocieties urge UK government to deliver on ‘missing’ maths funding

Failure to deliver on promised £300 million would be “extremely shortsighted”, says London Mathematical Society

ViewUK launches agriculture and food integrity centre

Belfast centre to help make food supply chains “more sustainable, reliable, safe and productive”

ViewR&D leaders ask Commission president to ‘intervene’ on Horizon

Securing UK and Swiss association would strengthen her “remarkable legacy”, Ursula von der Leyen told

ViewHorizon Europe crisis: fears of R&D ‘devastation’ amid EU and UK impasse

Political fighting triggers university leaders to suggest changing who controls infrastructure including European Research Council

ViewUK to get Moderna vaccine R&D and manufacturing centre

Government hopes the move will “boost our ability to respond to the next pandemic”

ViewScotland’s university R&D commercialisation plan is ‘narrow’

NCUB calls for more holistic approach to commercialisation of university research in coming innovation strategy

ViewResearch England urged to boost university-business collaboration

Government recommends continued focus on business, open access and the review of research assessment

ViewConfusion over UK backup funds as Horizon Europe hopes fade

Government still encouraging UK academics to apply for Horizon Europe despite no guarantee beyond 2022

ViewUK to invest £38m in flood and drought R&D infrastructure

Network of hydrological measuring equipment to help UK become more resilient to extreme weather events

ViewBSA and Royal Society of Edinburgh announce new leaders

And Alan Turing Institute appoints new chair to board of trustees

ViewMeta-researchers convene to try and shape the future

Research on Research Institute says £6 million in funding will fuel future-gazing

ViewAcademy of Medical Sciences plans to broaden its reach

Learned society plans to include more people and disciplines in biomedical and health research

ViewUK learned society announces new data science platform

The Royal Statistical Society seeks volunteers to join editorial board that will shape platform