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ViewHelp for the helpers

Government must clarify whether student nurses on the frontline should pay tuition, says Robert Halfon

ViewLeyser focus

UKRI’s next leader must make her mark fast

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 27 May issue of Research Fortnight

ViewAnthony Seldon: ‘My respect for VCs has grown massively’

University of Buckingham vice-chancellor talks highs, lows, and new beginnings.

ViewNo better together

Mergers will not be the solution to restoring university finances after the Covid-19 crisis 

ViewThe return of the lockdown diaries

Ivory Tower: we check in again with the journals of the great and good

ViewScientists must show their workings on Covid-19

Openness is researchers’ best response to public uncertainty and government blame-shifting, says Chi Onwurah

ViewMind the skills gap

Access students will be important in rebuilding the UK economy. They need support 

ViewMedical regulation is a job for society, not just doctors

Making ethical judgements less democratic has delayed a Covid-19 vaccine, says William Cullerne Bown

ViewReboot request

Universities need to rethink their demands for government support to get them through Covid-19  

ViewOpen letter from Emma Hardy to the universities minister

The shadow higher education minister has written to Michelle Donelan. We have the letter here

ViewU-Force

Ivory Tower: our comedy column gains access to the first meeting of the universities taskforce

ViewFrom the archive: Ottoline Leyser writes on UKRI

Leyser outlined her hopes for newly launched funder in 2018, now she is its CEO

ViewPandemic is amplifying the toxic aspects of academia

Universities could be reforming—but many are doubling down on past mistakes, says Petra Boynton

ViewAdvisers must put political duty before scientific integrity

Whitty and Vallance’s loyalty to ministers looks like a one-sided bargain, says David Walker

ViewWhat bailout?

Universities need more support, but getting it will be a hard fight

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 13 May issue of Research Fortnight

ViewJunior researchers deserve credit for hidden reviews

Recognising co-reviewing could boost diversity and equality in science, says Kim Eggleton

ViewAugar’s tuition fee U-turn made me splutter into my Pimm’s

Nick Hillman looks on in surprise at Philip Augar’s tuition fee volte-face

ViewCo-dependency issues

The government must solve the problems caused by research’s reliance on cross-subsidy from international students

ViewEmma Hardy: Open letter to higher education

Labour’s shadow universities minister writes to universities

ViewHow Covid-19 is changing research culture

Pandemic response is national, open and led by China, say Daniel Hook and Simon Porter

ViewQuality time

The QR funding boost is promising but universities must sell its benefits, says Chris Skidmore

ViewLimited help for university challenge is starter for ten

Universities hope that underwhelming bailout package is only the beginning

ViewGood in a crisis

Universities’ response to Covid-19 can inform how they tackle the climate emergency 

ViewSpads: bailout

Ivory Tower: the return of our Whitehall based sitcom. This week, financial rescue

ViewPandemic will reshape how—and why—the UK supports research

Covid-19 should usher in more sustainable and less bureaucratic research funding, says Jonathan Grant

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 29 April issue of Research Fortnight

ViewSage in the spotlight

Public trust in scientific advice is vital—and it relies on transparency

ViewFrom the ashes of disaster

Universities are particularly vulnerable to the effects of Covid-19 and need a creative response