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International strategy outlines ambitions for leadership in global tech race through partnerships with R&D allies

House of Commons Science and Technology Committee to probe government’s new £2.5bn quantum strategy

Short course approach sits “unhappily” with OfS regulatory system, MPs hear

MPs seek evidence on whether UK government is doing enough to protect insect populations
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Company of Biologists is also planting a tree for every article published in its journals

Playbook looks at the findings of an APPG report on the cost of living crisis

Junior minister will take concerns raised in Lords back to Department for Education

It’s a busy time at Westminster for higher education watchers

Move aims to enable faster and seamless journal submissions, says physics publisher

David Eastwood tells Lords committee that regulation has burdened both large and small providers

Playbook discusses degree apprenticeships with University of Reading vice-chancellor Robert Van de Noort

A top priority is to create evidence base showing how much its sectors are worth

Recently created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology reveals ministerial roles

Devolved government launches new fund with grants of up to £40,000 available

Nation will prioritise developing and attracting research talent, says chief scientific adviser Jas Pal Badyal

UCU strikes will go ahead this week despite members voting to suspend the action

Science minister defends ‘surrendering’ of cash earmarked for membership of EU R&D programmes to Treasury

Statistics suggest UK spent almost 3 per cent of GDP on R&D in 2020

Research shows how students have been struggling in the cost of living crisis

Money saved from not paying striking lecturers should be used to reimburse learners, says peer

Businesses warn that most SMEs will be unable to access enhanced support

Nature Cities, Nature Chemical Engineering and Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering will launch in January 2024

Proportion of UK applications at 6.5 per cent, down from 10 per cent before 2020

Sally Mapstone will take over from Steve West on 1 August

What lies behind the headlines of Jeremy Hunt’s spring fiscal event?

Budget 2023: The other R&D announcements you might have missed

Budget 2023: Sector praises enhanced tax relief for innovation but raises concern over unanswered questions

Budget 2023: Apprenticeships for older workers, funding to widen education participation in Northern Ireland announced

Union boss says strike is the “culmination of a decade of pay restraint”

Budget 2023: Chancellor follows advice from chief scientific adviser to rely on foreign approval processes

Budget 2023: Chancellor also unveils funding for AI research and university investment zones

Budget 2023: Government also pledges to more than double quantum-focused Centres for Doctoral Training

What chancellor Jeremy Hunt offered the research world in this year’s budget

Scientists across the country frozen out of Euratom fusion energy collaborations on the continent

The House of Lords inquiry into the OfS continues

UK’s updated strategy keeps emphasis on R&D but doesn’t mention EU programmes or ODA funding

Economy minister Vaughan Gething hopes budget will compensate university projects for loss of EU funds