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

ViewOne in four students ‘want teaching to stay online’

Survey also highlights concerns about mental health and academic performance

ViewGermany news roundup: 19-25 May

This week: copyright changes, Covid-19 testing at universities and short-term contract reform

ViewTrouble ahead

The degree loan book may be squeezed to make room for the ‘lifetime skills guarantee’

ViewProjects hit by aid cuts frozen out of further £26m

Government cap prevents rollover of unspent funds from previous years, leaving projects with further cuts

ViewHalf of students say pandemic hit academic performance

ONS data also show majority of students say loss of face-to-face teaching damaged course quality

ViewNordic news roundup: 18-24 May

This week: Nordic Covid-19 spending, open campuses in Denmark, and Helsinki's alumni network

ViewDisease centre gets extra A$245m in Victorian state budget

Australian Institute for Infectious Disease will aim to “future-proof” the country against pandemics

View‘Flat’ research funding in budget leaves universities frustrated

New Zealand’s budget provides no major research investments, but borders could reopen by early 2022

ViewPension calculator

The UUK consultation on the USS closes today—now the jockeying for position begins

ViewUniversities partly bridge R&D funding gap left by aid cuts

Institutions step in with short-term support for flagship multimillion-pound research hubs affected by ODA cuts

ViewSocial reboot

Richard Brabner argues that students’ social experience at university needs a rethink after the pandemic

ViewUK government announces pandemic surveillance network

Global Pandemic Radar will aim to spot emerging diseases before they cause future pandemics

ViewLevelling-up plan to see 865 BEIS roles move outside south-east

Salford set to be location of department’s largest office outside of London

ViewEuropean Spallation Source names next director general

Institut Laue-Langevin head Helmut Schober given post amid ESS construction delays

ViewDutch R&D expenditure expected to surge

More money earmarked for innovation but spending as a proportion of GDP remains too low

ViewAustralia needs to put research to work

Government is seeking urgent action to bridge the ‘valley of death’ between academia and industry

ViewTory-splaining

A Conservative adviser tells universities how to approach the government, and Uni Connect is assessed

ViewUniversity of Oxford to host G7 health ministers

June meeting announced as chancellor fails to quell concerns over UK medical charities’ R&D funding

ViewWorld news roundup: 14-20 May

This week: Scientists in exile, Mars landing, GM mosquitoes and global Covid-19 labs expand

ViewOpportunity profile: Shifting paradigms in mental health

1907 Research wants early career scientists’ most daring mental health ideas for its Trailblazer Awards