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ViewGlobal harmony

Playbook reports from Westminster as the education secretary addresses the Education World Forum

ViewWilliamson questions university education amid tech shake up

Education secretary claims countries focusing more on technical skills to tackle AI challenges

ViewStudent database held by DfE ‘used for gambling firms’

Learning Record Service accessed by betting firms to verify ages of young people, claims newspaper

ViewCutting remarks

Teaching grant cuts and a value-for-money review spell bad news for universities

ViewSpringer Nature reportedly planning share offering again

Publisher abandoned previous plan to go public in 2018

ViewUps and downs

The Higher Education Statistics Agency publishes figures on last year’s students and what they studied

ViewWe need to talk about KEFing

Research England publishes decisions on the first round of the Knowledge Exchange Framework

ViewFormer Brexit secretary urges ‘radical’ action on tuition fees

Tory MP urges government to go beyond Augar review recommendations on student fees

ViewWelsh concerns over distribution of Shared Prosperity Fund

Secretary of State for Wales wants ‘collaborative approach’ between UK and Welsh governments

ViewBoris Johnson: UK will continue Erasmus participation after Brexit

Prime minister appears to rule out UK leaving the exchange programme

ViewVisa system for research under discussion

Policymakers shape post-Brexit visa for researchers, as R&D sector welcomes government’s fellowship announcement

ViewScepticism over ‘MIT of the North’

Academics question need for a new institution in the north of England

ViewDecade ahead: Swinging 20s

How R&D funding trends over the past 10 years have shaped the challenges ahead

ViewResearchers brace for year of change

Ambitious pledges made since the election tee off crucial 12 months

ViewBuckingham’s palace

The president of Universities UK talks in depth to Playbook

ViewHome Office warned over ‘restrictive’ visa decision

UCU calls for Home Office to reconsider its decision on academic's immigration status

ViewPlan S transparency push gains tentative publisher buy-in

Companies including Springer Nature join pricing pilot despite concerns

View‘Substantial progress’ made on life sciences industrial strategy

Majority of targets set in 2017 have been met, says John Bell

ViewSituation vacant

Who will succeed Mark Walport as chief executive of UK Research and Innovation?

ViewAll-island research hub among R&D pledges in Stormont deal

Deal restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland carries pledges on education and science

ViewGuarantee on funding for UK students in Ireland

Irish government confirms student funding access for next academic year, despite Brexit

ViewChief scientist backs Cummings’ call for civil service shake-up

Patrick Vallance says number of STEM-trained public employees is ‘unacceptably low’

ViewThe week that was

It was a busy first week in Westminster for university policy watchers

ViewPeers press for redefined R&D to include creative industries

Government promises to look at question ahead of budget

ViewHorizon membership still distant hope in wake of Brexit bill vote

EU research chief stresses ‘no cherry picking’ over membership of EU schemes

ViewScottish Funding Council appoints access director

Donna MacKinnon will move from government to become director of access at the funder

ViewOpen access F1000 publisher sold to Taylor & Francis

Consolidation in journal market continues as F1000 Research becomes ‘key component’ of T&F

ViewHow to spend it

With next year’s teaching grant announced, we look at how universities could monetise their data

View‘No plans’ for REF reform despite promises to reduce bureaucracy

Government pledge to cut red tape for researchers does not include reforms to assessment exercise

ViewUK R&D resolutions for the New Year

Pledges of more research money made before and after Boris Johnson’s general election victory