ViewOfS: ‘Uneven spread’ for graduate opportunities

Analysis from the Office for Students finds pull of London area is still strong

ViewFrance news roundup: 20 May to 2 June

This week: return to campus, plant research alliance, and protecting wine from climate change

ViewBreaking the mould

A young funder supporting disruptive mental health research

ViewCrossover appeal

How a UK citizen-science project went to Mexico

ViewNo promises on return of overseas students, minister says

New Zealand’s education minister says recovery plan is being revised but cautions against “rushed rebuild”

ViewKey workers

How many staff members did universities allow to work on campus during lockdown?

ViewPharma chief to lead UK government’s antivirals taskforce

New chair brings “wealth” of “crucial” industry expertise to speed up development of Covid-19 drugs

ViewMinisters urged to raise interest rates to cover fee rebate

Students push for high-earning graduates to pay more in future to support Covid-19 refunds now

ViewGermany news roundup: 26 May to 1 June

This week: university hacked, €330 million pledged for educational innovation, and universities reveal opening-up plans

ViewOut of office

Change is afoot at the OfS—will ministers aim to cram the board with allies?

ViewAustralia news roundup: 25-31 May

This week: Universities Australia board changes, Burnet finances, academy fellows and plant preservation

ViewMPs: Give Scottish universities a seat on UKRI board

Call comes as Northern Ireland launches skills strategy to boost research graduates and science subjects

ViewBEIS R&D budget sparks fears over long-term targets

Government must make sure UKRI cuts are “bump in road rather than change in direction”

ViewHE Googlebox

Ivory Tower: A special edition of the favourite armchair critic TV show

ViewMy winning proposal: American dreams require give and take

Fulbright Australia looks for academic ambassadors to visit the US under its Postdoctoral Scholarship scheme

ViewBit by bit

The pros and perils of modular provision and the latest on the pensions row

ViewUKRI budget to fall by around half a billion in 2021-22

Drop includes cuts to aid-funded research and a reduction in science infrastructure capital spending

ViewWorld news roundup: 21-27 May

This week: stem cell research guidance, WHO funding questions and concern over Covid-19 vaccine transparency

ViewUS news roundup: 21-27 May

This week: planetary exploration, trust in medicine, and climate leadership

View‘Pandemic requires fresh emphasis on research integrity’

Inorms 2021: researchers told to pause and reflect on good practice amid Covid-19 pressures

ViewPath from the Pandemic: A test of faith

Covid-19 could make researchers more trusted by the public, or damage their reputations significantly

ViewOpen up the purses

The ERA and EEA need financial support to meet lofty political goals

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 27 May issue of Research Europe

ViewUK funding at a glance: 14-27 May

This week: greenhouse gas removal, cancer research philanthropy and a future 70-year cohort study

ViewBase evidence

The chair of the OfS talks grade inflation, antisemitism and free speech

ViewResearch paves the path to recovery, universities tell Macron

French president announces return to campus and discusses higher education outlook during Élysée meeting

ViewCNRS founds maths institute to study Earth

Collaborative research location will use maths to interrogate the natural world

ViewCrown Research Institutes survive pandemic-hit year

Annual reports indicate that New Zealand institutes’ finances remained relatively stable in 2020

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 20-26 May

This week: budget disappointment, medical cannabis and gene editing

ViewDefence of the realm

A government team has been set up to advise universities on cybersecurity