ViewGermany news roundup: 10-16 March

This week: health networks find home, academic freedom and funds for Covid-19 social impact

ViewFunds and fundability

Resignations over ODA research, a university changing hands and a regulator challenged

ViewMPs criticise lack of data transparency during pandemic

Committee report calls for more openness from government about the Covid data underpinning its decisions

ViewDropout rate falls at Russell Group universities

FOI data indicate more students are sticking with courses at research-intensive institutions

ViewHepi says UK set to miss R&D spending target

Nation ‘unlikely’ to meet 2027 goal of spending 2.4 per cent of GDP on R&D

ViewSFI harnesses pandemic to drive funder collaboration

Science Foundation Ireland’s deputy director-general finds ‘silver lining’ in pandemic disruption

ViewAustralia news roundup: 9-15 March

This week: a gender equality campaign and an update to the ARC’s College of Experts

ViewIreland news roundup: 2-15 March

This week: honours for Mike Ryan, a gender dashboard and Maynooth’s next president

ViewAgainst all odds

A Playbook investigation confirms that student demand for higher education is holding up

ViewEquality act

David Isaac argues that universities should be obliged to make decisions based on socioeconomic considerations

ViewCriticism of government mounts over cuts to aid-funded research

Vice-chancellors question how cuts square with government rhetoric on becoming a ‘science superpower’

ViewSteve West to be next president of Universities UK

UWE Bristol head will take over from Brunel vice-chancellor Julia Buckingham in August

ViewCameo appearance

Ivory Tower: Personalised videos featuring your favourite higher education and research stars

ViewAreas of research interest explained, Renaissance studies, friend-sourcing ideas, Leverhulme Research Centres

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewCoronavirus developments at a glance: 6-12 March

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

ViewFor those in need

The latest on aid-funded research, the Turing scheme, disadvantaged students and Augar

ViewPandemic elimination price tag set at $3.5bn

Funder behind successful Covid-19 vaccines says cash could prevent future global tragedies

ViewAccess gaps narrow but ‘much more’ progress needed

OfS data reveal differences in access and attainment between different student groups

ViewNumber 10 scheme aims to attract top tech talent to civil service

Ten fellows will work on digital innovation with five government departments

ViewShow me the love

Camille Kandiko Howson argues that students need regular chances to express their regard for university

ViewUK funding at a glance: 26 February to 11 March

This week: calls for blood and transplant research, green energy innovation and more

ViewDropout rate falls despite fears after exam chaos

Student loan data shows drop in students withdrawing from loans this academic year

ViewOpportunity profile: Fully equipped

Grant programme provides lab equipment for projects in basic sciences in resource-poor countries

ViewPandemic ‘may roll back’ US progress on research equality

Fears for female and minority researchers as national academies’ report details unequal impacts of Covid-19

ViewWorld news roundup: 5-11 March

This week: Chinese R&D spending, embryo research and a row over Japanese history

ViewUS news roundup: 5-11 March

This week: campus mental health tops university concerns again and NIH head apologises for racism

ViewEuropean Spallation Source hunts for new head as director resigns

Research facility says pandemic-induced remote working behind John Womersley’s decision to step down

ViewSouth Africa seeks ways to supplement science coffers

Ring-fenced funding across government part of imminent 10-year plan

ViewIDRC Africa head expands on Strategy 2030

Kathryn Touré explains how Africa’s Agenda 2063, local relevance and Canadian strengths converge in roadmap

ViewThe questions we should be asking about vaccine passports

Ethical issues around certification cut across scales of space and time, says Cian O’Donovan