ViewOpportunity profile: Plugging gaps for Covid-19 vaccines
Opportunity profile: Plugging gaps for Covid-19 vaccines
The international vaccine funder Cepi is funding clinical research to expand the evidence base
ViewLife after academia: How to change career
Life after academia: How to change career
Christopher Caterine offers advice for researchers taking their first steps on a new career path
ViewFunder seeking to fill research gaps for Covid-19 vaccines
Funder seeking to fill research gaps for Covid-19 vaccines
Projects tackling virus variants or expanding access to vaccines supported by $140m funding pot
ViewInterview: Paul Blomfield
Interview: Paul Blomfield
Chris Parr speaks to the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Students
ViewWorld news roundup: 5-11 February
World news roundup: 5-11 February
This week: Putin's science commission, China crackdown on exam fraud and Japanese super-computing
ViewScientists seek hearing on ‘racial profiling’ by US federal agencies
Scientists seek hearing on ‘racial profiling’ by US federal agencies
Federal Bureau of Investigation points to leader’s past insistence that Chinese-Americans are not its focus
ViewSouth African humanities awards get pandemic flavour
South African humanities awards get pandemic flavour
Senior scientists, under-35s and teams eligible for medals
ViewEurope funds three Covid-19 projects in Africa
Europe funds three Covid-19 projects in Africa
Quick-turnaround studies will split US$1m over a two-year duration
ViewIntra-African collaboration lags in Covid-19 research
Intra-African collaboration lags in Covid-19 research
Most pandemic work on the continent is funded by and carried out with non-Africans
ViewLooking past the pandemic
Looking past the pandemic
European University Association secretary general Amanda Crowfoot explains the group’s vision for 2030
ViewInside out
Inside out
Back page gossip from the 11 February issue of Research Europe
ViewUS news roundup: 5-11 February
US news roundup: 5-11 February
This week: Yale University admissions and a Nasa climate adviser
ViewUS lawmakers under pressure to support research amid pandemic
US lawmakers under pressure to support research amid pandemic
Congress sent evidence of dire impacts of pandemic on researchers ‘ignored’ by Covid-19 relief packages
ViewWhen Playbook met Blomfield
When Playbook met Blomfield
An in-depth interview with the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Students
ViewSkidmore pitches legal ban on essay mills
Skidmore pitches legal ban on essay mills
Conservative MP says contract cheating firms are preying on students during Covid-19
ViewParliament approves EU’s €672.5bn Covid-19 recovery fund
Parliament approves EU’s €672.5bn Covid-19 recovery fund
Fund will bolster investment in R&D, among other areas
ViewMEPs call for EU-backed joint fund for vaccine research
MEPs call for EU-backed joint fund for vaccine research
Pharmaceuticals industry group also seeks better data sharing in cross-border clinical trials
ViewUKRI accused of ‘cherry-picking’ evidence in PhD Covid response
UKRI accused of ‘cherry-picking’ evidence in PhD Covid response
Strongly worded report condemns funder’s pandemic response as ‘insulting in the extreme’
ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 4-10 February
New Zealand news roundup: 4-10 February
This week: praise for scientists, a visa communication error and calls for more shark research
ViewSanofi workers protest against looming research job cutbacks
Sanofi workers protest against looming research job cutbacks
French unions furious over growing stock payout with hundreds of R&D jobs on the line
ViewGet ambitious on health research, government told
Get ambitious on health research, government told
Research Australia’s pre-budget submission urges support for universities and the health industry
ViewTravel bubble needed badly, say universities
Travel bubble needed badly, say universities
Trans-Tasman collaborations, including work at the Australian synchrotron, are being hampered by border issues
ViewAll in
All in
Policy announcements, like sorrows, seem to come not in single spies but in battalions
ViewOIA publishes details on mass complaints process
OIA publishes details on mass complaints process
Watchdog sets out draft rules on large group complaints from university students
ViewEU disease centre told to look at improving transparency
EU disease centre told to look at improving transparency
Centre should be more open about gaps in data, European Ombudsman says
ViewMEPs call for ‘immediate help’ for students affected by Covid-19
MEPs call for ‘immediate help’ for students affected by Covid-19
Many students ‘have lost faith in their education’, says European Parliament’s largest political group
ViewPriority boarding
Priority boarding
As the OfS confirms its next chair, the government outlines where his priorities should lie
ViewPeer raises ‘very adverse effect’ of cutting London weighting
Peer raises ‘very adverse effect’ of cutting London weighting
Lords hear of financial impact of cuts to the London weighting in university teaching grant
ViewSwedish research ‘must learn from Covid crisis’ to improve
Swedish research ‘must learn from Covid crisis’ to improve
Health experts urge Sweden to use new forms of cooperation developed during pandemic
ViewCovid-19 has cost developing countries dear
Covid-19 has cost developing countries dear
Paper outlines health and food security pressures early in pandemic