ViewUK government under fire for its handling of Covid data

Reports of government “blocking” data, not heeding early information and tracking millions of phones

ViewDominic Cummings lets rip on UK government’s Covid-19 response

The key allegations from Boris Johnson’s former chief aide ahead of his evidence to parliament

ViewCovid-19 caused fall in funding and a rise in stress

Sweden’s universities report growth in mental health issues and cheating among students

View‘Indignant’ health ministers oppose Covid-19 vaccine passports

Summit complains that Africa faces “severe” delays in accessing vaccines

ViewMinisters: ‘EU should use Covid fund for European Universities’

Quality assurance “must be in place” to put EU nations on equal footing, ministers say

ViewUniversity reform a focus for Lithuania’s Covid recovery plan

Push for more competitive research system is one of seven focus areas in draft plan

ViewFirst Finnish Covid-19 funds benefit museums

State-funded museums, galleries and libraries to open as national restrictions lift

ViewMEPs at loggerheads over Covid patent waiver

Left complains vote on move to remove protections for coronavirus vaccines was unfairly pushed back

ViewSignificant amount of Covid research is of ‘inadequate quality’

Pressure on scientists causing hasty work and shortcuts, warns network of science and medical academies

ViewAfrica’s Covid burden ‘underdiagnosed and underreported’

Virus hampering access to healthcare and causing income loss and hunger, report says

ViewEU medicines agency further prioritises work on Covid-19

Agency cites “increasing volume” of pandemic-related treatment assessments

ViewEuropean leaders stand firm against Covid-19 IP waiver

Commission and Council back exports and manufacturing support over intellectual property pause

ViewUK trade bodies warn against waiving Covid vaccine patents

Pharma and bioindustry associations criticise recent US support for waiving intellectual property for the jabs

ViewEU under pressure to support Covid-19 vaccine patent waiver

Heads of EU member state governments to discuss issue at Porto summit

ViewEU set to invest more than €90m in Covid-19 therapeutics R&D

Strategy would support clinical trials and cover ‘long-Covid’

ViewUS announces support for waiving Covid vaccine patents

European Union “ready to discuss” waiver but pharmaceutical industry says decision is “wrong answer”

ViewEarly career researchers funded to tackle Covid challenges

Grants aim to boost engagement on pandemic response between Australia and Asia-Pacific region

ViewNorthern Irish government defends Covid support scheme

Students launch social media action as they call for expanded eligibility for £500 payments

ViewSouth Africa resumes Covid vaccination drive

Pregnant and breastfeeding women will be excluded

ViewSwitzerland launches research programme on Covid and society

Three-year initiative allocated €12.7 million to study useful coping strategies in pandemics

ViewEU health agencies to run joint studies of Covid-19 vaccines

Joint initiative billed as “platform for more permanent collaboration” for agencies

ViewMore than 75,000 Covid-19 cases recorded at England’s universities

Most of the cases were recorded in students, with around 9,000 in staff

ViewUCL sends emergency Covid-19 medical supplies to India

University sends 100 non-invasive breathing aids as part of shipment from UK government

ViewLongitudinal study to track outcomes of Covid-19 cohort

UKRI-funded project will follow students as they apply for universities with predicted GCSE grades

ViewWarning as business R&D spend ‘decreases’ during Covid-19

UK manufacturing group says around half of their members have had to reduce research spend

ViewMedical researchers ‘failing to report Covid-19 work swiftly’

Only a fifth of 285 trials posted results within three months of finishing, study finds

ViewUKRI awarded more than 5,000 PhD extensions due to Covid

Funder’s data show main reason for extensions was lack of access to resources and facilities

ViewUK government announces Covid-19 Antivirals Taskforce

Taskforce to aim for two treatments this year, but scientists call for longer-term support too

ViewCourt rejects bid for preliminary injunction against EU Covid fund

Injunction would have prevented EU law entering into force, potentially for a “considerable time”

ViewCovid-19 pandemic ‘has reduced bureaucratic burden of research’

UK policy experts say crisis has led to improved funding processes and more efficient working