ViewERC signs Dora declaration and tweaks its assessment process

Top EU funder rejects journal impact factors as indicator of quality of applicants’ publications

ViewSAMRC to take vaccines to rural areas

Mobile labs will reach every district by August

ViewScientists call for immediate action to stop SA unrest

Country must “act with haste” to prevent disaster

ViewUni disconnect

As Uni Connect publishes its annual report, what is the future of widening participation?

ViewFears of lasting damage to R&D as MPs lock in aid cuts

Parliamentary vote means UK aid spending unlikely to return to previous levels before 2025

ViewLife sciences goals ‘need investment’

Charities and businesses say government must deliver on existing pledges for latest vision to succeed

ViewUK can’t afford to let business research wither

Underfunding threatens work needed to boost recovery and resilience, says Zahir Irani

ViewSeeking silver linings

Robert Lechler looks to the future after leading the Academy of Medical Sciences through Covid-19

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 1-14 July

This week: a Royal Society appointment, agriculture research funding and discrimination against Muslims

ViewDanger unmasked

The government’s attitude to research risks exacerbating problems

ViewResearch funding ‘should be tied to Indigenous capacity building’

Success of Covid-19 response shows importance of Indigenous self-determination in Australia, health experts say

ViewWork it out

ESRC call puts the workplace under the microscope

ViewIn-person university teaching to resume

French vaccine plan foresees face-to-face activity as norm for 2021 academic year

ViewFrance news roundup: 8-14 July

This week: a CNRS materials laboratory, Institute of Physics leadership change and Covid-19 funding

ViewAgency changes tack from ‘study in’ to ‘study with’ New Zealand

Change of focus aimed at promoting offshore learning while Covid keeps borders closed

ViewThe height of cynicism

Cuts to international aid will remain, and there is more news on post-16 education reform

ViewTwelve governments can start paying out EU recovery funds

Council decision unlocks up to 13 per cent of €672.5 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility

ViewUniversity of Winchester picks next vice-chancellor

University of Worcester deputy vice-chancellor Sarah Greer will join Winchester in January

ViewVallance seeks to refresh government strategy for scientists

Pandemic-driven overhaul of civil service management approaches is part of wider reform

ViewPopulism threatens Germany’s attractiveness, survey finds

Country’s international science profile remains high, but concerns raised about politics and digitisation, says DAAD

ViewUnmasked

Boris Johnson confirms the end of Covid restrictions, and Gavin Williamson defends free speech

ViewExam mitigations could still apply to 2022 A-levels

Consultation on arrangements for 2022 launched by government and exams watchdog

ViewSpanish science minister replaced in government reshuffle

Valencian mayor Diana Morant replaces Pedro Duque as cabinet made younger and more female

ViewGovernment accused of ‘failure’ to separate science from politics

While UK’s scientific advisers face accusations they are “failing” public by remaining “silent” on lockdown-easing

ViewOmbudsman ends inquiry into treatment of MSCA researchers

EU watchdog says Commission did not discriminate against researchers in its handling of Covid-19

ViewNational research fund adjusted to boost diversity

Two-year review leads to increased weighting for Māori work in New Zealand’s Performance-Based Research Fund

ViewAustralia news roundup: 29 June to 12 July

This week: Murdoch at risk, visas for medical scientists and funding for the National Archives

ViewNordic news roundup: 6-12 July

This week: Norwegian language failures, Finnish Covid-19 research and a misconduct acquittal

ViewIreland news roundup: 29 June to 12 July

This week: a Covid-19 survey, multidisciplinary pandemic research and a Dublin arthritis study

ViewHealth and manufacturing dominate ARC fellowships round

Australian Research Council awards A$53.7 million to 17 leading researchers