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Internal meta research units could help tackle challenges of resourcing and culture, says Marcus Munafò
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Australian Labor’s reset of higher education policy is ambitious but incremental, says Paul Harris
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Reversing decades of decline means focusing R&D on imitation and adaptation, says Pranesh Narayanan
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Nicholas Barr suggests how Labour should approach the tuition fee system he helped design
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Ivory Tower: Next on Sky Sports HE, 10 days of the universities and research Olympics
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Ministers’ fresh approach welcome, but they cannot sidestep systemic problems for universities and research
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Back page gossip from the 24 July issue of Research Fortnight
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Ivory Tower: Exclusive extracts from the diary of the science minister
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Diana Beech suggests how Whitehall could be reshaped in the interest of universities
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Ivory Tower: Exclusive access to the post-election diaries of the grating and the good
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With more constructive attention from Westminster, universities can support Starmer’s vision of national renewal
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Back page gossip from the 10 July issue of Research Fortnight
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Our third look at the new government's task covers national strategy, private investment and inequality
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Industrial strategy, charities and interdisciplinarity feature in our second collection of post-election expert comment
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Chris Day assesses what the change of government could mean for the university sector
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Senior figures call for action on funding, human capital, EU relations, bureaucracy and NHS research
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Paula Surridge assesses how graduates will affect voting patterns in the upcoming general election
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Ivory Tower: the ultimate game show, universities and research edition
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When salaries don’t keep pace with inflation, a passion for science doesn’t pay the bills
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Centuries of debate about putting science to work hold lessons for today, says David Willetts
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Labour makes overtures to universities and RF gets a fresh look
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Back page gossip from the 26 June issue of Research Fortnight
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The best research environments cultivate serendipity—and the REF should recognise that, says Matthew Flinders
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Ivory Tower: exclusive access to the campaign diary of the education secretary
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Ebrahim Adia argues that it is time to consider a university social mobility supplement
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Lorraine Dearden suggests a different way of setting interest rates on student loans
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Ivory Tower: Exclusive access to this year’s extra maths exam paper set by Rishi Sunak
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One-stop-shop for communication and gathering data could reduce burden and drive change, says Anne Taylor
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New tool can help make projects fair and responsible, say Megan McLoughlin and Zaynab Seedat
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Technology—plus transparency and integrity—can transform grant applications, say Anna Aston and Stuart Grey
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Institutions should enable all staff to take the initiative, say Nadia Soliman and Marcus Munafò
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To what extent will politicians heed the research sector’s warnings?
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Back page gossip from the 12 June issue of Research Fortnight
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Colin Riordan suggests the UK can learn from other countries in tackling tight university finances
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Ivory Tower: It’s election time for the UK’s leading university-media relations agency
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Alison Phipps says UK university support structures are inadequate for academics working with Gaza
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Ivory Tower: National service comes to the battalion of Westminster-on-Sea