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

ViewWhere next?

Using your postdoc position as a springboard to your next role

ViewInterview: A youthful perspective

Young Academy of Europe chair Gemma Modinos wants young researchers to have a bigger voice

ViewSlow and unsteady

Covid-19 could spur higher education to diversify—at long last

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 11 March issue of Research Europe

ViewChanty cracks

Higher education’s established promises and alliances are under strain as Covid-19 squeezes finances

ViewRoadmap out of lockdown ‘consistent’ with Sage advice

Chief scientific adviser says the government listens to scientific advice ‘all the time’

ViewNHS Test and Trace ‘must improve data to prove success’

Public Accounts Committee says impact of £37 billion system is still unclear

ViewRace Equality Charter: Black staff still miss out despite progress

Equality mark leads to some changes in universities, but improvements are uneven

ViewSpain advised to offer more competitive researcher pay

Salary levels among considerations for boosting international recruitment and competitiveness of public research jobs

ViewONS: Students feel more lonely than other adults

Survey suggests students also feel their mental health has worsened since September

ViewMEPs sign off EU health and investment programmes

Multi-billion-euro funding schemes will support research directly and indirectly

ViewUniversity Alliance highlights societal impact of its R&D

Group also commits to equality, diversity and inclusion, and support for early career researchers

ViewSkidmore: UK risks missing its 2.4% R&D target

‘If we are not careful, we will miss the target altogether,’ says former science minister

ViewMedical researchers request extra A$543m from upcoming budget

Australian association asks for budget boost to offset negative economic impact of Covid-19

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 4-10 March

This week: respects paid to a leading entomologist and a call for increased innovation

ViewBanned aid

UKRI confirms cuts as doubts are raised over the road to 2.4 per cent

ViewUKRI to cut support for aid-funded research projects

Grant reprofiling and cancellations on cards as government cuts leave UKRI facing £120 million shortfall

ViewPandemic R&D lessons: get the money moving quickly

Research leaders outline how science can win through during a crisis

ViewUCU members ‘overwhelmingly reject pay offer’

Union consultation suggests 86 per cent of members opposed to pay and conditions deal

ViewStatisticians call for full review of health statistics after pandemic

Royal Statistical Society says pandemic has highlighted the need for investment in proper data infrastructure

ViewMatt Western named shadow universities minister

Warwick and Leamington MP takes over after surprise resignation of Emma Hardy

ViewGermany news roundup: 3-9 March

This week: international students' mental health, pandemic relief and lawsuits over exam surveillance

ViewHardy deserves a laurel

The shadow universities minister bows out and some campus reopenings provoke criticism

ViewSolloway: Best and brightest women must be backed to the hilt

Science minister sets out need for role models to solve STEM’s gender problems

ViewRoyal Society pairs up politicians with researchers

Annual pairing scheme will see almost 30 scientists matched with parliamentarians and civil servants

ViewInspiring through innovation

International Women’s Day: Amanda Solloway says the way to break barriers is backing female pioneers

ViewGender inequality in research ‘needs to change’, says Gabriel

R&D commissioner Mariya Gabriel launches initiative to boost women in ‘deep tech’ startup companies

ViewRules reformed for flagship health research grants

Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council aims for greater equality of opportunity