ViewMRC’s experimental medicine push, Breast Cancer Now, project management tips, BBSRC Discovery Fellowships

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

View€14.5m lung disease research programme kicks off

Dutch consortium aims to improve early detection and prevention using innovative technologies

ViewMoving on up

A social mobility ranking, the end of the industrial strategy and Cummings in the House

ViewBusiness secretary to ‘disband Industrial Strategy Council’

Council’s 16 members told of the changes amid departure from industrial strategy

ViewBudget 2021: fears as dementia funding excluded from budget

Charities disappointed as chancellor makes no mention of manifesto plans to double dementia research funding

ViewOECD official sounds alarm over ‘research precariat’

‘Mercenary workforce’ of junior researchers vulnerable to abuse, says senior figure leading major careers study

ViewBudget 2021: spending on student loans to hit £13bn by 2026

Watchdog forecasts rise in public spending on student loans, as government considers lifetime loan guarantee

ViewA rough guide to research project management

Carving out planning time at the start of a research project pays dividends

ViewWorld news roundup: 26 February to 4 March

This week: Russian R&D, Covid vaccines, and sustainable engineering

ViewBudget 2021: disappointment over lack of detail on science

Research sector highlights missing science announcements, but welcomes plans to support innovative businesses

ViewMinds in need

On University Mental Health Day, Emma Hardy argues that student mental health requires urgent attention

ViewFrom the archive: BBSRC’s voyages of self-discovery

Three winners of BBSRC fellowships on their paths to victory

ViewConcerns deepen over amount of pandemic relief for US research

Limited research funding in coronavirus stimulus measures leads to cross-party fears of lasting consequences

ViewAcademies urge fast EU adoption of UK data protection equivalence

Adoption later than June would have costs for organisations and disrupt research, academies say

ViewMoedas: Europe must not miss next ‘innovation wave’

Former R&D commissioner says ‘divided and fragmented’ EU must learn lessons from missed opportunities

ViewCongo Republic to house African AI centre

Three UN agencies praise country’s ‘progressive’ university environment

ViewAfrica least ready to surf fourth industrial wave

Continent risks slipping behind in ‘frontier technologies’, UN warns

ViewCape Town gets African education research hub

Size of hub-managed projects limited by UK rules about foreign-led research

ViewOpportunity profile: Breast Cancer Now keeps fellowships afloat

Charity’s scheme for young clinician-researchers is open while Covid-19 has put research grants on pause

ViewPandemic research centre personal ‘goal’ for Nzimande

Science minister wants hub to study pandemics as ‘medical, social and political phenomena’

ViewUS news roundup: 26 February to 4 March

This week: National Science Foundation plans, an anti-harassment network and space defence methods

ViewEurope funding at a glance: 19 February to 4 March

This week: quantum tech, research visits and Covid commercialisation

ViewPensions advice

Everything you wanted to know about the USS but were afraid to ask

ViewBudget 2021: Sunak burnishes green credentials

Climate tech initiatives including green bonds and infrastructure bank welcomed by experts

ViewBudget 2021: Sunak launches R&D tax review and visa shake-up

UK chancellor promises to lure ‘science superstars’ to make UK ‘science superpower’

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 3 March issue of Research Fortnight

ViewA vision for UK research and innovation

The nation’s science must be well funded, outward-looking and open to all, says Adrian Smith

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 25 February to 3 March

This week: work on a Lincoln science centre and praise for the national pandemic response

ViewPre-budget submissions highlight science and research needs

Australian universities and research bodies call for tailored support and the return of international students

View‘Look beyond the budget’ for research outlook, experts say

Clarity on funding may have to wait till later, as chancellor teases research rewards