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ViewIncreased science budget should focus on boosting business R&D

The biggest returns would come from helping innovative companies scale up, says Iain Simpson

ViewFalling short

The government’s support for research so far belies its ambitions

ViewBeing a civic university means doing research differently

Institutions’ futures lie in being more deeply entwined with their communities, says Zahir Irani

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 18 November issue of Research Fortnight

ViewThe Biden touch

Simon Marginson assesses what the next US presidency will mean for science and research

ViewMy week by Dominic Cummings

Ivory Tower: exclusive access to the diaries of the soon-to-be-ex special adviser

ViewGovernment’s pandemic response has failed students

Emma Hardy argues that the government has abandoned students affected by the pandemic

ViewQuality response

Douglas Blackstock argues that higher education has learned important lessons from responding to the coronavirus 

ViewThe lockdown diaries ride again

Ivory Tower: more journal entries from the good and gooder

ViewSkidmore: Universities can lead a long-overdue civic renaissance

Chris Skidmore suggests what universities can do to help recovery from the pandemic 

ViewYou can’t engage with policy without engaging with politics

There’s no clean divide between advice and advocacy, say George Dibb and Olivia Stevenson

ViewDisagree on Covid-19, but don’t demonise other views

With so much uncertain, scientists should resist being drawn into political dogfights, says Fiona Fox

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 4 November issue of Research Fortnight

ViewPandemic highlights the need for digital preservation

Looking back and moving forward means rethinking the value of data, says William Kilbride

ViewInto the void

Universities face tough decisions as England returns to lockdown

ViewThe US election: what it means for UK universities

Martin McQuillan considers the implications of the presidential election result for domestic higher education institutions

ViewStudent views

Rachel Hewitt suggests alternatives to the National Student Survey

ViewMicky and Mandy: trick or trace

Ivory Tower: In their Westminster bubble the two ministers prepare for Halloween

ViewNumber crunch

A shortened spending review could still have profound effects on universities, says David Bell

ViewThe tier three diaries

Ivory Tower: once again we have access to the journals of the great and good

ViewDo things differently

Parveen Yaqoob calls for radical change to the Athena Swan charter for gender equality 

ViewParliament and the pandemic: how to do better

Scrutiny of government has been weak, but researchers can help it improve, says Chris Tyler

ViewScotland risks funding moonshots to nowhere

Plan to create a mission-oriented investment bank is vague and opaque, says Ross Brown

ViewShine a light

Researchers can aid the fight for transparency over Covid decisions

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 21 October issue of Research Fortnight

ViewMaking good

Smita Jamdar explains how universities can mitigate the risk of student demands for refunds

ViewSpads: tiers

Ivory Tower: another episode of our Whitehall based sitcom

ViewMobility aids

Tony Strike responds to criticism of the Russell Group for pushing back on credit transfer

View24 Hours in HE: the re-awakening

Ivory Tower: we visit our fly-on-the-wall documentary series as students return to campus

ViewSnakes and ladders to bridges

Chris Skidmore says the government needs higher education to fulfil its further education ambitions