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Asking researchers to show their work creates both opportunities and risks, says Christopher Brown
ViewHidden REF reveals unsung heroes
Hidden REF reveals unsung heroes
Year-long competition will highlight the research staff that publications overlook, says Simon Hettrick
ViewRising to the grand challenges
Rising to the grand challenges
The UK needs a new style of research institution, says Martin Rees
ViewMissing a grant should be a beginning, not an end
Missing a grant should be a beginning, not an end
Early career researchers need peer review that can turn rejection into growth, says Gemma Derrick
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ViewArpa needs Innovate UK
Arpa needs Innovate UK
New agency should be part of a coherent, properly funded innovation strategy, says Julia King
ViewInnovation must be equitable
Innovation must be equitable
The public values R&D—but only if its benefits are shared, say Jen Rae and Alex...
ViewCritical change
Critical change
New ministers could bring more rigorous inspection of higher education, says Jonathan Simons
ViewTaking the wheel
Taking the wheel
The reshuffle tightens No 10’s grip on R&D—universities should be wary
ViewThe third degree
The third degree
Back page gossip from the 26 February issue of Research Fortnight
ViewCritical change
Critical change
The new-look government could bring more rigorous inspection of higher education by policymakers
ViewSpads
Spads
Ivory Tower: a new sitcom set in Westminster
ViewDouble entry
Double entry
With separate ministers for universities and science, will Number 10 step in more often?
ViewMy (last) week by Chris Skidmore
My (last) week by Chris Skidmore
There's not a dry eye in the house as minister takes his loaf, er... leave
ViewAnother time, another place
Another time, another place
The government’s talk of ‘levelling up’ is at odds with rapid growth in R&D
ViewThe third degree
The third degree
Back page gossip from the 12 February issue of Research Fortnight
ViewWhere are the women?
Where are the women?
Diana Beech on Arpa and gender, on International Day of Women and Girls in Science
ViewRules of engagement
Rules of engagement
The OfS’s relationship with students must be more than just a hashtag
ViewExecutive search
Executive search
Ivory Tower: The UK’s top University Media Relations agency welcomes a new client
ViewKeeping up with the neighbours
Keeping up with the neighbours
David Walker asks whether the British Academy’s new boss can give the organisation more clout
ViewThe MIT of the North: happy ending?
The MIT of the North: happy ending?
Ivory Tower: The concluding episode of our romantic comedy set in the Northern Powerhouse
ViewBrexit—changing views
Brexit—changing views
How our opinion writers have seen the UK’s departure
ViewBlinkered view of R&D is a tax on creativity
Blinkered view of R&D is a tax on creativity
Boosting productivity requires a broader perspective on how knowledge is made, says Deborah Bull
ViewNew order
New order
As the UK leaves the EU, its research must keep its global outlook
ViewThe third degree
The third degree
Back page gossip from the 29 January issue of Research Fortnight
ViewA chance to do impact properly
A chance to do impact properly
Ending Pathways to Impact statements should signal the start of wider changes, says Kieran Fenby-Hulse
ViewUK science’s pivotal 11 months
UK science’s pivotal 11 months
Simulated talks show a Brexit science deal is possible, but not simple, says Martin Smith
ViewAfter Brexit
After Brexit
Preserving the bond between British and EU universities will take work and determination
ViewMIT of the north: a love story
MIT of the north: a love story
Ivory Tower: Another instalment of our romantic comedy set in Whitehall and Northern Powerhouse
ViewMan Power
Man Power
Men are crucial in the fight to achieve gender equality in higher education
ViewA very British dilemma
A very British dilemma
Any attempt at regional innovation policy faces daunting political obstacles, says Simon Lee
ViewConservative values
Conservative values
Government must reconcile desire to cut fees with its aim to ‘level up’ the regions
ViewThe MIT of the North
The MIT of the North
Ivory Tower: We start a new serial, a romantic comedy set in the Northern Powerhouse
ViewWorking together towards reproducibililty
Working together towards reproducibililty
Oxford initiative aims to link people and disciplines, say Laura Fortunato and Dorothy Bishop
ViewA year to keep promises
A year to keep promises
R&D policy belongs at the heart of economic strategy, say Mariana Mazzucato and George Dibb
ViewResolutions for researchers
Resolutions for researchers
Be realistic on Brexit, persuasive on Horizon Europe, and constructive with government, advises John Womersley
ViewAll tomorrow’s parties
All tomorrow’s parties
The government’s vision for UK R&D requires a clearer focus on today
ViewNot-so-magic formula
Not-so-magic formula
The rules for turning REF results into money are opaque and arbitrary, says Mehmet Pinar