ViewWorld news roundup: 22-28 January

This week: coronavirus triggers education damage as equitable vaccine access deal inked

ViewUK funding at a glance: 15-28 January

This week: funds for maths, quantum tech and Covid variants

ViewCommission calls for ‘clear plan’ for AstraZeneca vaccine delivery

British-Swedish company promises ‘even closer coordination’ amid outrage over delivery timing

ViewCensorship worries undermine Chinese calls for collaboration

Hong Kong researchers wary of mainland control as Xi Jinping pushes ‘more openness’ on science

ViewMost teaching to remain online until at least March

Government confirms further delay to resumption of face-to-face teaching in latest university guidance

ViewTwo-thirds of South Africans say they’ll take Covid-19 jab

Vaccine hesitancy highest among people identifying as white

ViewSouth Africa cleared of pilfering Africa’s talent

Study shows most visiting PhDs return home

ViewScholarly publishing needs regulation

Creeping oligopoly threatens value, innovation and the flow of knowledge, says Jean-Claude Burgelman

ViewAstronomical potential

The Square Kilometre Array is a global endeavour that could transform how science is done

ViewUniversities beset by mounting Covid costs

Sector leaders seek support as lost income and multimillion-euro bills lead to financial strain

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 28 January issue of Research Europe

ViewReady to roll?

Nicole Grobert, chair of the European Commission’s chief scientific advisers, on their strengths and limitations

ViewUS news roundup: 22-28 January

This week: unfunded proposals, conference safety and the student loan holiday

ViewRight to remain

Confusion over graduate visas threatens to undermine the government’s message to international students

ViewTop PI Paul Ashwin: Teaching, funding and Covid-19

Tailor teaching to your students rather than sticking to rigid ideas of best practice

ViewScotland and Wales seek ways to stay in Erasmus+

Nations say UK government is ‘isolated’ in opposing the scheme, warning Turing is poor replacement

ViewInnovation projects delayed ‘at most UK universities’

Majority of institutions experience delays to planned innovation projects due to Covid-19 restrictions

ViewCovid-19 ‘no-detriment’ policies behind rise in firsts

Assessment policies introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic cause jump in top grades

ViewAstraZeneca boss says faster UK vaccines due to contract terms

Later EU supply caused by later contract signing and manufacturing issues, says chief executive

ViewJisc promises new national data infrastructure for research

Higher education IT firm sets out its research strategy for the next three years

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 21-27 January

This week: a union appointment, digital inequality and honours for a Māori education advocate

ViewAustralian Research Council told to improve timing of grants

Parliamentary report and researcher petition criticise inconsistent timing and communication of grant opportunities and outcomes

ViewNo timeline for mass return of international students, says Tudge

Education minister says Australia is taking it ‘week by week and month by month’

ViewHealth research hit hard by Covid-19, study finds

Most non-coronavirus medical research in New Zealand has been affected, say Otago researchers

ViewLondon waiting

Are universities in the capital about to lose their research funding subsidy?

ViewMacron pushes for ‘one day a week’ academia

Covid-19 requires continuous restrictions on research activity and campus life, says French president

ViewLeicester University: talk of job losses sparks no confidence vote

Union members could ballot for industrial action over proposals to cut 145 roles

ViewPhysiological Society calls for new healthy ageing R&D centre

Report finds that knowledge exchange is an ‘essential component’ of dealing with health challenges

ViewCharity-funded research institutes awarded £10m to plug Covid gap

Funding from UKRI’s £80m Specialist Institution Fund aims to alleviate loss of charitable funding

ViewUSS warns of losses and big decisions ahead

Pension scheme prepares for next stage of controversial valuation amid Covid-19 turmoil