ViewWorld news roundup: 13-19 August

This week: Brazilian science “risks collapse”, India-Israel collaboration plans and a mandate for inclusiveness

ViewUS news roundup: 13-19 August

This week: FDA independence, research security and supporting staff in higher education

ViewVaccine hesitancy growing among South African youth

Trend is a big concern as vaccination pace appears to falter

ViewAfrica has leading role to play in preventing pandemics

One Health platforms “crucial” to stop diseases jumping from animals to humans

ViewScientists urge caution as vaccine efficacy drops for Delta variant

Oxford study finds vaccines still work but are less effective against Delta variant of virus

ViewUKRI allows grantees to work from home or overseas

UK Research and Innovation lifts restrictions on such work where projects and institutions allow it

ViewUniversity staff in Scotland more anxious as workloads increase

Union calls for action on “increased demands” and for support on Covid-safety measures on campuses

ViewImmunologists call for strategic investment into animal vaccines

UK leadership in veterinary vaccinology threatened by lack of investment, says British Society for Immunology

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 12-18 August

This week: Universities shuttered in emergency lockdown, pharmaceutical regulator reviewed, China Covid-19 collaboration and more

ViewUK universities warn of ‘skills mismatch’ amid record vacancies

National Centre for Universities and Business warning comes alongside “positive” employment news from statistics office

ViewMental health projects share £6m in funding

Office for Students announces cash for university-led schemes to boost mental health support for students

ViewScientists fear rise in deaths as UK isolation restrictions relaxed

New rules mean double-jabbed adults and under-18s will no longer be required to self-isolate

ViewAustralia news roundup: 10-16 August

This week: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement, infrastructure needs, student satisfaction and more

ViewPandemic and climate crises ‘underscore need for research’

Academic leaders say Australia must better support basic research and its communication

ViewPost-pandemic overhaul needed for universities’ emergency plans

Redraft of emergency response plans recommended in new report on New Zealand’s 2020 crisis

ViewFrancis Crick Institute to close its coronavirus vaccination centre

Centre delivered 80,000 doses during the Covid-19 pandemic, including to prime minister Boris Johnson

ViewManufacturing catapult sees income boost despite pandemic

Revenue grows by 5 per cent for network of manufacturing research centres

ViewInternational gain

Chris Skidmore explores how UK universities can continue to attract rising numbers of international students

ViewWorld news roundup: 6-12 August

This week: Climate warnings, UK-Asia tech cooperation and revamped animal regulations

ViewSouth Africa’s inequality ‘intolerable’, scientists say

Webinar participants advocate greater effort to narrow the rich-poor gulf

ViewLack of money, land and tech deter young African farmers

Youth taking up agriculture “essential” to continent’s Covid-19 recovery, report claims

ViewBenin and Côte d’Ivoire win plant medicine grants

West African plants will be studied for Covid-19 treatment and antibiotic resistance

ViewScience committee bids farewell to chairman

Replacement remains unknown as Philly Mapulane is promoted to deputy communications minister

ViewLockdowns hit Australian research

Universities in Sydney and Melbourne struggle with latest Covid-19 restrictions

ViewHighers results: surge in top grades means record recruitment

New high in proportion of Scottish students going to university

ViewSharp fall of over 50% in EU acceptances to UK universities

Meanwhile, Ucas data show rise in other overseas students and record rise in UK-domiciled students

ViewPortuguese R&D spending hits record high

Total R&D spending in Portugal has increased for five consecutive years, government reports

ViewScience academies urge action on pandemic preparedness

Royal Society and international academies call for global surveillance network and intergovernmental convention

ViewSage should not be part of government, says former adviser

Neil Ferguson: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies would be “more nimble” if it were independent

ViewG20 ministers stress importance of digitisation to research

Ministerial declaration supports development of skills, promotion of ethics and cooperation on infrastructure