ViewIrreversible crocus of hope

How do universities fare in the government’s roadmap out of lockdown?

ViewJohnson approves 8 March return to campus for some students

Prime minister sets out ‘cautious but irreversible’ way out of lockdown

ViewStrikes begin over cuts at University of East London

Union members walk out in protest at redundancies

ViewScottish study backs jab efficacy as PM plots lockdown exit

Researchers show single dose of vaccines substantially cuts risk of hospital admission for Covid-19

ViewVaccine passports ‘feasible’ but ‘must be globally standardised’

Royal Society cautions over possible “longer term precedents” set by passports, including discrimination and fraud

ViewSouth Africa’s 2021 science budget ‘uncertain’

Anxiety as officials fly blind into Wednesday’s announcement

ViewExperts sought to advise EU on education investments

Spending steers planned as bloc prepares to pool ‘more funds than ever’ for education

ViewEU doubles contribution to global Covax vaccine initiative

Commission pledges additional €500 million, and Germany €900m, in latest funding round

ViewAustralia news roundup: 18-22 February

This week: mental health research, a hydrogen hub and calls for more balanced medical funding

ViewGovernment inquiry criticises Danish innovation fund

Investigation flags problems with handling of Covid-19 grant applications and dismissals

ViewNordic news roundup: 16-22 February

This week: Aalborg’s bowel disease centre, Bergen tests Norwegian vaccines and Denmark joins heritage network

ViewWaiting in line

Where do universities figure in the government’s priorities for exiting lockdown?

ViewSkidmore: Rethink fee interest for successful lifelong learning

Conservative MP says interest levels must be re-examined to encourage more flexible learning

ViewCoronavirus developments at a glance: 13-19 February

The latest coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic from Research Professional News

ViewJohnson calls for global 100-day target to create new vaccines

UK prime minister urges G7 leaders to help speed up development of Covid-19 biotech

ViewBehavioural research under-used in pandemic, says EU agency

Survey points to lack of expertise on pandemic management teams

ViewHow a UK firm put a Covid-19 vaccine in a pill

Wayne Channon, head of iosBio, on starting with Innovate UK money before turning to America

ViewDevelopment research, bolt-on clinical cancer funder, Plan S in the UK, STFC Spark Awards

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewThinking ahead

Higher education representatives respond to Starmer’s vision for Labour, and Arpa is launched—as Aria

ViewMPs hear call for vaccine-like taskforce for Covid-19 antivirals

Experts identify antiviral drugs and testing system as weak link in country’s anti-Covid fight

ViewSONA 2021: No spotlight on science

Little for scientists to cheer about in Ramaphosa's speech

ViewHow South Africa could have handled Covid-19 better

Policing and preparedness criticised in pandemic response

ViewWorld news roundup: 12-18 February

This week: Russian protests, Covid-19 vaccines, and an Egyptian arrest

ViewBusiness seeks more EU support to invest in R&D

Lobby group backs use of state aid mechanism and industry-led collaboration

ViewWomen ‘still underrepresented in jobs of tomorrow’

Gender imbalance in tech world needs ‘strenuous efforts’ to fix, Unesco warns

View‘Selfish nations and vaccine hesitancy could spell disaster’

Misinformation and “naive assumptions” on vaccine immunity risk repeated outbreaks, warns team of top advisers

ViewDevelopment partnerships: post-Covid, post-Brexit, post-DfID

Assessing the impact of a triple threat to those working in development and aid-related fields

ViewEU student applications plunge ahead of tuition fee hike

Applications drop almost 50 per cent as EU students say no to international student fees

ViewUS news roundup: 12-18 February

This week: Republicans aggrieved over Covid-19 relief, science committee’s female chair, and foetal tissue research

ViewEurope funding at a glance: 5-18 February

This week: Mediterranean call, startup acceleration, remote evaluation and Austrian Science Fund president