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View‘Disappointing’ silence on universities in spending review

Frustration at lack of attention for universities, but research funding welcomed

ViewSpending review boost welcome but leaves many questions

Sector looks to next year for detail on R&D funding following this year’s ‘anaemic’ boost

ViewNo news on TEF and Augar as spending review announced

Little for universities in spending review as Augar response and TEF review fail to appear

ViewUK government promises £15bn for R&D in 2021-22

Settlement includes £11bn for BEIS R&D funding, with a £400m uplift for UKRI

ViewSkidmore outlines challenges of reaching R&D funding targets

Without multi-year commitment for R&D, 2.4% target is at risk, warns former science minister

ViewIOP rolls out new open-access journal series

Environmental research series includes new journal addressing infrastructure development and sustainability

ViewLast of the big spenders

What can universities expect from the chancellor today?

ViewFive things to look out for at the spending review

Research Professional News examines some of the key issues that matter to the R&D community

ViewNo date for government guidance on students’ return to campus

‘Deeply frustrating’ wait for guidance on students’ post-Christmas travel

ViewRace to the top

Universities UK publishes guidance on addressing racism in higher education

ViewNature journals to offer €9,500 open-access route to all authors

Policy change will offer researchers a way to comply with Plan S open-access initiative

ViewSpending review—what we know already

Ahead of the chancellor’s 25 November review, a look at promises already made

ViewScientists welcome Oxford Covid-19 vaccine efficacy data

Vaccine up to 90 per cent effective with the right dosage, interim trial data suggest

ViewYear end

What do the last weeks of 2020 look like for higher education?

ViewNumber of government officials attending Sage surges

More officials attending advisory meetings now than in early weeks of the pandemic

ViewFirsts among equals

Pressure to crack down on grade inflation is set to continue

ViewQueen’s University Belfast retains top spot in spinout ranking

Success of Northern Irish institution put down to high proportion of successful spinout exits

ViewJisc and Wiley partner to launch history of science archive

One-million-page collection to be available for researchers

ViewBusiness leaders call for levelling up of R&D funding

Confederation of British Industry recommends targeted action to address longstanding regional inequalities

ViewLockdown blues

What do the results of the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey say about UK universities?

ViewUniversities call for ‘urgent clarity’ on UK Shared Prosperity Fund

More detail is needed on domestic replacement for EU structural funding, say universities and businesses

ViewBoris Johnson’s £12bn green plan ‘not ambitious enough’

Scientists welcome prime minister’s measures but say they are not enough to meet net-zero target

View‘Red wall’ universities could rival the red bricks, says Skidmore

Former universities minister pitches plan for universities to help boost regional skills

ViewFOI reveals ‘desperately low’ success rates for Biomed Catalyst

Unfunded projects lost out on more than £3bn as a result, says Bioindustry Association

ViewCBI proposes industrial innovation council

Accelerate UK ‘would join up fragmented efforts’ to adopt new technologies

ViewResearchers hope for vaccine relief

Sector cautiously optimistic over coronavirus jabs as it looks ahead to spending review and recovery

ViewScience advice: In the hot seats

Science superstars Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty face tough times as second Covid-19 wave breaks

ViewCollegiate approach

Another report on post-16 education calls for more cooperation between higher and further education

ViewOnly a third of government Covid advisers are women

Sage and its subgroups are populated largely be male science advisers, analysis reveals

ViewGuidance on post-holiday return may not be ready by Christmas

Peer urges caution about promising guidance on students' return to campuses