ViewIreland news roundup: 1-17 May

This week: Covid-19 in the water, higher education reform and future research leaders

ViewAustralia news roundup: 11-17 May

This week: a genetic sequencing tool, a research vessel and a crackdown on cheating services

ViewOh, the humanities

The education secretary comes out batting for free speech and against ‘low-value courses’

ViewResearch ‘delayed or stopped’ at more than 80% of companies

Most of 500 surveyed businesses that carry out research in the UK hampered by Covid-19

ViewUniversity of Manchester returns Greensill Capital donation

Institution to “discontinue” £2.5 million gift agreement with Greensill following firm’s collapse

ViewRoyal appointment

Ivory Tower: we gain exclusive access to an earlier draft of the Queen’s speech

ViewBritish Academy Knowledge Frontiers, climate action with the AHRC, Volkswagen Foundation, eco-humanities crossover

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewWharton hears a U

The new chair of the Office for Students will tell university leaders his priorities today

ViewBusiness department appoints non-executive board members

University of Manchester honorary professor and chair of Alzheimer’s Society to help navigate Covid-19 recovery

ViewWorld news roundup: 7-13 May

This week: university commemorates jailed student, US weapons research alarm and calls for environment education

ViewUS news roundup: 7-13 May

This week: a pandemic inquiry, Stem expertise in politics and appeals for bipartisan science support

ViewCross-border effort needed to combat essay mills

QAA conference hears that academic integrity “is a huge, global problem”

ViewUK funding at a glance: 30 April to 13 May

This week: Covid impacts, geolocation grants and bursary for female engineers

ViewMy winning proposal: British Academy goes interdisciplinary

The internationally focused Knowledge Frontiers scheme is set to return this year

ViewFrom the archive: Sound advice

Support from a diverse advisory group helped steer an interdisciplinary AHRC bid to success

ViewOpen search tools need sustainable funding

The pandemic has highlighted a crisis in discoverability and pointed to solutions, says Peter Kraker

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 13 May issue of Research Europe

ViewOut of its own league

After 10,000 grants, the European Research Council must rejuvenate

ViewSuper Thursday

News on levelling up, admissions and open access as the free speech bill is published

ViewLabour: Skills pledges are ‘inconsistent and illogical’

Opposition party says skills legislation in the Queen’s speech is a “missed opportunity”

ViewAcademy of Medical Sciences welcomes 50 new fellows

Fellows include scientists behind Covid jab and treatment trials, and UK’s deputy chief medical officer

ViewRemote working difficulties ‘unresolved’, French union warns

Researchers continue to suffer from poor conditions and uncertainty, Covid-19 inquiry finds

ViewFrance news roundup 6-12 May

This week: business spending growth, ANR picks social sciences head and auditors pitch humanities support

ViewThe emperor’s new clothes

The Westminster government has set out its legislative agenda—what does it mean for universities?

ViewEmergency measures can save aid-funded research

Government should heed universities’ ideas for softening the blow of budget cuts, says Chi Onwurah

ViewDeath of lectures ‘greatly exaggerated’ but ‘change needed’

Academics discuss future of traditional lectures at Quality Assurance Agency conference

ViewSector welcomes Queen’s speech but calls for more action on R&D

Speech focused on science but raised fears over important omissions

ViewUKRI unsure how many grant extensions have been approved

Opaqueness over extensions comes amid new row over provision of £180 million for Covid-hit researchers

ViewStartup group presents European action plan to support companies

Group brought together by EU research and innovation commissioner hands over recommendations

ViewScience takes centre stage in Queen’s speech

UK government reiterates plans to create new research agency and increase public R&D funding