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Higher education institutions consulted on experience with REF 2021 open-access policy and changes to it
RPN Live: Shadow science minister Chi Onwurah reveals new details on Labour’s R&D plans
UK not seeing sufficient returns from £160 million annual investment in Cern, science committee hears
RPN Live: Andrew Griffith also addresses Michelle Donelan libel scandal, university finances and visa concerns
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Vaughan Gething, newly elected leader of Welsh Labour, has set out plans for innovation
RPN Live: Senior Russell Group representative says timeframe could be ‘flexible’
Nation will contribute £35 million through to 2027 to boost “British leadership” in semiconductor R&D
Outpost of European Institute of Innovation and Technology “will connect EU and UK ecosystems”
Successful candidate will have “standing and ability”
Courtyard Societies will pay nominal rent plus one-off sum to the government for Burlington House
Rebecca Fairbairn says REF 2029 team is exploring ways to mitigate risk of unfair advantage
Incoming chair of TenU hopes spring budget will boost UK university spinouts
Research England cites legal reasons for deleting scores given to individual outputs in 2021 exercise
Advisers urge government to pursue “pro-innovation” regulation to ensure research is commercialised in the UK
Faraday Discovery Fellowships, backed with £250m by government, aim to attract top researchers to Britain
The hard work has begun to make UK membership of the EU’s R&I programme worthwhile
Vice-chancellor says REF and TEF exercises could be limiting diversity of views
But official figures reinforce expectations that UK is spending 3 per cent GDP on R&D
British Science Association reveals plans for ‘Question Time’ event and live assembly at Royal Observatory
Government says cybersecurity is key to making UK a science and technology superpower
Early-stage biotech companies will be able to access services and lab space through hub
Andrew Griffith states ambition to replicate “success” of Harwell campus across UK
New philanthropic campaign “largest ever” by a UK charity
Gender reassignment, religious beliefs and care responsibilities to be included in data collection
Trust seeks applications of “outstanding originality” that “aspire to achieve a significant step change”
AMR innovators will gain access to UK Health Security Agency facilities
Trade group wants expanded R&D tax credits and targeted investment in medical innovation
UK Research and Innovation has begun looking for a successor to Ottoline Leyser
Preparations for all-British mission to International Space Station underway with £15 million for two calls
Aim of interactive map is to connect artificial intelligence innovators
UK wants flexible regulations made “out of Lego rather than concrete”, says Jonathan Berry
Announcement follows his boss Ottoline Leyser’s decision to leave UKRI after her first term expires
Rothamsted Research insists its science is “in a great place”, despite pressure on finances
Proposals to cut bureaucracy win R&D sector’s approval, but equality advocates voice concern
Alicia Greated will replace Sarah Main as executive director of Case, starting in April
Achievements at UK-based facility bode well for European facilities, nuclear research leaders say
Research Excellence Framework costs have ‘increased significantly’, says Dsit