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ViewPrime minister reveals ‘personal interest’ in UK science funding

Boris Johnson tells MPs he is “passionate about cementing UK’s status as science superpower”

ViewPaying the price

Money is announced for technical education, and data releases highlight higher education’s benefits and costs

ViewHancock ‘bitterly regrets’ not overruling scientific advice

Sage “got it wrong” select committee hears, as it questions health secretary on Covid-19 advice

ViewGraduate employment fell during first year of Covid-19

Government statistics reveal drop in employment among graduates and postgraduates

ViewScotland’s new £3m fund aims to ‘repair’ research links with EU

Saltire Research Awards for all scientific disciplines open to researchers based in Scotland and Europe

ViewResearchers defend plans for NHS database for GP records

Open letter comes amid concerns about lack of engagement with patients over now-delayed changes

ViewCount the cost

A Hepi report models possible tweaks to England’s student loan system

ViewStaff at Oxford threatened after students remove photo of Queen

Magdalen College president defends postgraduates’ right to decorate their common rooms as they please

View‘Proper assessment of Covid tests has been neglected’

Tests coming to market “without enough known on their effectiveness” says Royal Statistical Society president

ViewLabour MPs highlight research sector in aid budget debate

Tory government has “no plans” for vote on reversing controversial aid budget cuts

ViewBoard games

UKRI welcomes the preferred choice for chair and the OfS publishes its annual accounts

ViewEx-minister calls for R&D spending to be over 3% of GDP

Upcoming innovation strategy should include timetable for reaching the target, says Chris Skidmore

ViewAria bill progresses to third reading despite MPs’ concerns

Parliamentarians vote against proposed changes to the agency’s mission and transparency

ViewSector welcomes oil and mining executive as chair of UKRI

Geochemist Andrew Mackenzie described as “brilliant” pick, despite questions over his environmental credentials

ViewUK warns EU over Horizon membership delay

Government says “EU’s current approach is not in line” with Brexit agreement

ViewJust the job

How might the Graduate Outcomes survey gauge the calibre of jobs taken by graduates?

ViewMPs’ attempt to use Aria bill for aid spending thwarted

Speaker blocks Commons from considering amendment to use research agency to top up aid spending

ViewGovernment says amendment ‘would damage Aria irreparably’

MPs say ODA funding cuts should be made up through Advanced Research and Invention Agency

ViewAria bill faces further scrutiny and changes this week

Proposed amendments would require more transparency and specific focus on climate or health

ViewTwo wrongs

Fears grow for student finance and cross-border research as temperatures rise

ViewODA amendment ‘could see Aria’s budget quadruple’ in a year

Tory rebel MPs pitch top-up to R&D funder’s budget to cover Official Development Assistance cuts

ViewUK and IBM partner on £210m AI and quantum centre in Liverpool

Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation will offer access to “cutting-edge” quantum computing

ViewUK-Germany arts R&D partnership renewed for five years

Bilateral agreement will cover calls for joint research schemes in arts and humanities

ViewTheir loss

What lost learning caused by the pandemic means for universities

ViewPraise for Covid researchers as G7 launches vaccine campaign

Global health leaders launch Global Vaccine Confidence Campaign as first jabs given in booster study

ViewRecruitment drive

Between government churn and pandemic exhaustion, this might be the time to polish your CV

ViewDonelan told to ‘speak up’ for university autonomy

Labour shadow minister calls for defence of academic freedom after rancorous select committee hearing

ViewScientists urge caution after UK reports zero Covid-19 deaths

Warning comes as health secretary Matt Hancock hails “astounding success” of vaccination programme

ViewMoD lab announces head of new exploration division

Chemist Linda Knutsen will pinpoint “transformative technologies” for use by UK armed forces

ViewUKRI cut sparks fears over R&D targets

Experts warn £539 million budget reduction must be “bump in road rather than direction change”