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UK Research and Innovation’s new chief executive faces many challenges
ViewPolicy engagement needs to leave its comfort zone
Policy engagement needs to leave its comfort zone
Sarah Chaytor and Andy Westwood describe a project to scale up universities’ work with policymakers
ViewAmanda Solloway: R&D roadmap points to a vibrant future
Amanda Solloway: R&D roadmap points to a vibrant future
Government plan will help UK research deliver for the whole nation, says Amanda Solloway
ViewMerging DfID and the Foreign Office puts research at risk
Merging DfID and the Foreign Office puts research at risk
New department must retain approach and expertise built over decades, says Melissa Leach
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ViewJoint effort
Joint effort
Employers and unions must work together to protect higher education, writes Raj Jethwa
ViewSpads: roadmap
Spads: roadmap
Ivory Tower: we unlock another episode of our Whitehall based sitcom
ViewMap reading, or how to bet the farm
Map reading, or how to bet the farm
Today’s Roadmap for R&D raises far more questions than it answers, finds Martin McQuillan
ViewWhat it’s worth
What it’s worth
Higher education needs to get better at explaining its value, argues Chris Skidmore
ViewSearch for youth
Search for youth
Covid-19 provides a chance to promote The Open University to young people, says Tim Blackman
ViewMicky & Mandy
Micky & Mandy
Ivory Tower: The pilot episode for a Westminster flat-share sitcom
ViewEmma Hardy’s open letter to universities minister
Emma Hardy’s open letter to universities minister
Labour universities spokeswoman raises concerns with minister on students, Europe, visas and Covid-19 recovery
ViewThe autocratic virus
The autocratic virus
Boris Johnson has wrecked the relationship between science and government, says William Cullerne Bown
ViewBeyond the horizon
Beyond the horizon
Brexit’s return to the news agenda should focus minds
ViewHow to get into parliaments
How to get into parliaments
Universities should be doing more to work with legislatures, say Marc Geddes and Danielle Beswick
ViewThe third degree
The third degree
Back page gossip from the 24 June issue of Research Fortnight
ViewCreative solutions
Creative solutions
The taskforce on research sustainability must involve professional and technical universities, says Debra Humphris
ViewThe isolation diaries strike again
The isolation diaries strike again
Ivory Tower: more extracts from the journals of the great and good
ViewSending tremors through Africa’s research funding landscape
Sending tremors through Africa’s research funding landscape
UK departmental merger could change the playing field for research—again
ViewThe only one in the room
The only one in the room
Saskia Walcott talks about race, research management and everyday microaggressions
ViewAge of crisis demands a new kind of research leadership
Age of crisis demands a new kind of research leadership
The UK must nurture talent and skills for a complex world, says Matthew Flinders
ViewA case to answer
A case to answer
This Black Lives Matter moment is a chance for universities to change, says Valerie Amos
View24 Hours in HE: staying alert
24 Hours in HE: staying alert
Ivory Tower: a special socially distanced episode of our fly-on-the-wall documentary series
ViewScientific principles
Scientific principles
Diversity in science matters, despite shocking views expressed in a journal article, says Bethan Cornell
ViewOur Debt Not Theirs: Ending debt worries would boost nursing
Our Debt Not Theirs: Ending debt worries would boost nursing
Debate about key workers’ debt has arrived on the public policy stage, writes Chris Skidmore
ViewMatch funding faces a crisis
Match funding faces a crisis
Pre-pandemic expectations of leveraging public funds are no longer sustainable, says Lorna Wilson
ViewThree constants and three changes in research policy
Three constants and three changes in research policy
With strong foundations, R&D can be a bridge to UK’s post-pandemic future, says Graeme Reid
ViewThe UK needs to beef up its science diplomacy
The UK needs to beef up its science diplomacy
Covid-19 and Brexit make boosting network of attachés crucial, say Chris Tyler and Jean-Christophe Mauduit
ViewHelp for the helpers
Help for the helpers
Government must clarify whether student nurses on the frontline should pay tuition, says Robert Halfon
ViewThe third degree
The third degree
Back page gossip from the 10 June issue of Research Fortnight
ViewFacing facts
Facing facts
As BLM demonstrations take place across the UK, academia must act
ViewCause to complain?
Cause to complain?
Providers must engage with their students’ concerns about Covid-19, says Felicity Mitchell
ViewDeferred entry
Deferred entry
Ivory Tower: The UK’s premier university media relations agency has moved online
ViewReview aims to future-proof social science PhDs
Review aims to future-proof social science PhDs
Grand challenges and international competition mean doctoral training needs a rethink, says Kathy Rastle
ViewLetter from Chris Skidmore to the science minister
Letter from Chris Skidmore to the science minister
Former minister writes to his successor to request £25m rescue fund for UK science centres
ViewWhat we’ve learnt from Sage meeting minutes so far
What we’ve learnt from Sage meeting minutes so far
Dominic Cummings a participant, tracing capacity for only five cases a week, and more
ViewLeadership needed
Leadership needed
Support for universities after Covid-19 must be led by government—not the market, says Daniel Zeichner
ViewMove on…
Move on…
Ivory Tower: Inside the WhatsApp group of the university research taskforce