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Science committee also raises concerns with minister over “missing” £300 million for mathematical sciences

National academies “quickest and easiest” way to get ERC replacement funding through, science minister says

As 115 researchers lose their EU grants, here’s what we know about the UK alternative

£175m plan to “reset” and “enable” innovative research, while supporting researchers and delivering for patients
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But next year’s numbers still less than UK’s pre-Brexit participation in Erasmsus+

Taylor & Francis and Springer Nature among big names with journals suppressed for citation anomalies

A physics experiment in Japan is allowing Russian co-authorship by removing all institutional affiliations

A long hot summer of higher-education discord lies ahead

Deal promises joint R&D on new technology, exchanges of scientists and business innovation missions

Russell Group and U15 group of research-intensive institutions agree to establish joint committee on collaboration

An analysis of universities’ financial sustainability and Michelle Donelan instructs universities on marketing

Institutions told to include data on dropout rates and graduate job progression in their advertising

Nineteen researchers are leaving UK to keep their European Research Council funding

“Hope is fading” for Stick to Science campaign on Swiss and UK ties to EU

Minister again urges universities to sign her pledge on ending NDAs in sexual harassment cases

UK science minister addresses concerns over delays to Horizon Europe backup plan

Participation in Copernicus earth observation programme latest casualty of political dispute between UK and EU

Science minister says UK government sanctions are not seeking to damage careers of individual scientists

Michelle Donelan hits back after days of press interest in her policies

Money will also “support pilot activity” for UK government’s “new unified global R&D partnership fund”

Higher education bill also praised by some during fiery second reading in upper chamber

Bill creating commission to oversee universities and research will become law after royal assent

Panel member fears that staff contracts may have changed to fit in with REF requirements

Lancet leapfrogs NEJM as Covid-19 drives surging citation numbers for medical journals

Science minister says Horizon plan B is ready for sign-off, despite uncertainties over academy-run fellowships

University autonomy is at the forefront of the current higher education debate

Number of SMEs working in AMR field has decreased in recent years, MPs told

Initiative allows researchers to quickly publish “any research information” including incremental and negative findings

Science minister George Freeman says the scheme is “not about poaching Ukrainian researchers”

Minister urges universities to reconsider membership of race and gender charters

The UCU cannot decide on the way forward over pay and pensions, but Unison has

Octopus publishing platform aims to “shift incentive structure” in research assessment

Plan B alternative to Horizon Europe “still a work in progress” despite science minister’s statements

Failure to associate with Horizon Europe appears to be having detrimental effect in UK

Only 20 of around 150 recent UK-based winners of ERC grants committed to stay

Scottish Funding Council is taking applications to its advisory group on supporting Scotland’s postgraduate researchers

Over 150 projects will receive funding over the next five years, says Scottish government