ViewNatural selection

As dawn breaks on a day of elections across the UK, where do universities figure?

ViewUK labs for testing vaccine efficacy get £29.3m boost

New Porton Down facilities are aimed at fast-tracking development of vaccines against Covid variants

ViewHow to spot a civic university

Institutions have a new way to understand their contribution to their places, says Julian Dobson

ViewDon’t rush in

Jo Grady spells out what needs to happen before campuses are at full capacity

ViewReaching out

The National Science Foundation looks to link up

ViewVidal aims for full campus return this year

Minister promises French students will have complete access to universities, but admits to backup plan

ViewReturn to lender

Thousands of graduates are still owed millions of pounds after overpaying their student loans

ViewWarning as UK aid R&D cuts hit international coronavirus projects

Politicians call on UK government to maintain funding for international research projects fighting Covid-19

ViewPfizer’s UK manager to preside over British pharma trade body

Ben Osborn announced as the new president of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

ViewR&D features in Belgian, Polish and Slovenian recovery plans

Countries’ draft plans join others targeting part of their Covid-19 funding to research and innovation

ViewLifebuoys for London

Diana Beech suggests the capital’s universities can help keep London afloat whoever is elected mayor

ViewEnvironmentally friendly

The Russell Group responds to government concerns about research careers—but is it enough?

ViewHealth research council moves to mandate immediate open access

Australian council releases discussion paper on immediate open-access publication of research it funds

ViewMāori approaches needed in NZ science policy, report says

Five-point “agenda for change” calls for Māori chief scientific advisers and improved research funding guidelines

ViewDon’t rush in

Jo Grady spells out what needs to happen before campuses are at full capacity

ViewIndustrial strategy challenge fund ‘insufficiently focused’, say MPs

£3 billion fund “too focused on inputs, ticking boxes and distributing funds, rather than outcomes”

ViewUniversities told to pay almost £750,000 after student complaints

Complaints relating to Covid-19 make up 12 per cent of total number received by watchdog

ViewGovernment cuts funding for £220m tropical diseases project

Expert calls decision “difficult to understand” as Ascend programme faces early closure

ViewLondon elections: rejoining the EU and dodging asteroids

Also-ran candidates’ manifesto pledges range from tech revolution to protecting the city from space rocks

ViewCoronavirus developments at a glance: 24-30 April

The latest coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic from Research Professional News

ViewEngineers call for more investment in late-stage R&D

National Engineering Policy Centre warns that science superpower ambition is at stake without increased support

ViewUniversities welcome September reopening plans

Vaccination and rapid testing to facilitate return to campuses in Ireland, says government

ViewA year of complaining

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator publishes its annual report

ViewPoorer nations ‘must be involved in development of genomics’

WHO leaders warn against sidelining low-income countries in creation of life-saving technologies

ViewUK funding at a glance: 16-29 April

This week: calls for cultural institutions, tissue research, community cohesion and supporting physicists

ViewCall for funders to reward international research teams

Covid-19 has forced a rethink of schemes that benefit “superstar prima donna PIs”, say researchers

ViewWorld news roundup: 23-29 April

This week: Space partnerships, Canadian cannabis studies and universities for social responsibility

ViewMy winning proposal: Turn to your team when breaking new ground

Advice from a former grantee as Breast Cancer Now’s Project Grants return

ViewOpportunity profile: Collaborating for community cohesion

The British Academy and the Nuffield Foundation present a community-focused scheme with a twist

ViewMukwege and Abdool Karim to sit on global health science council

Nine-member group will be the ‘voice of scientific leadership’