ViewUK’s Covid inquiry holds first preliminary hearing

Meanwhile, the chair of the Scottish Covid inquiry steps down, citing personal reasons

ViewBroader waiver on Covid IP could halt R&D, medical industry warns

World Trade Organization member states are debating whether vaccine waiver should cover diagnostics and therapeutics

ViewEngineers’ pivotal role in Covid-19 faced avoidable barriers

Global review of engineering’s pandemic response calls for action to improve future preparedness

ViewUse Covid break to bolster defences, scientists urge

New Zealand researchers say removing ‘traffic light’ system makes medical defences more important

ViewGerman funder warns of research ‘Covidisation’

Basic science must not lose out to research that tackles one specific problem, says DFG

ViewCommission backs Netherlands’ €4.7bn Covid-19 recovery plan

Plan includes boosts for research on hydrogen and artificial intelligence

ViewUK Covid-19 inquiry to dig into science advice and data issues

Official inquiry opens second investigation with scope to examine scientific advice and data handling

ViewNew Zealand contributing well to Covid research, report says

Latest national snapshot shows New Zealand’s pandemic research is strong and highly rated

ViewModerna suing Pfizer over Covid vaccine inventions

Moderna claims Pfizer and BioNTech “unlawfully copied” mRNA technology developed before the pandemic

ViewNIHR and NHS under fire for plans to close Covid vaccine registry

Experts question UK move to replace Vaccine Research Registry with “new and better” service

ViewCovid vaccine in a tablet successfully passes phase 1 trial

Oral vaccine proves safe and effective against coronavirus in initial trial, according to preprint

ViewCovid pandemic burst research productivity bubble, study finds

Australian researchers highlight effect on different disciplines and persistent gender gap

ViewPoland’s share of EU Covid fund set to remain on hold

EU officials reportedly not deterred by threats of retaliation from Polish politicians

ViewNavigating the Covid storm

Universities need help to unlock an innovation-led recovery, say Tomas Coates Ulrichsen and Leonard Kelleher

ViewCovid disruption causing concern for university applicants

Poorest students hardest hit by pandemic pressures, potentially setting back university efforts to widen participation

ViewUse of EU’s Covid recovery fund ‘well on track’, says Commission

Member states have made “major headway” in implementing their national recovery and resilience plans

ViewEMA extends Covid emergency taskforce for monkeypox

Composition of European Medicines Agency taskforce will be reviewed so it can advise on countermeasures

ViewOnly one South African university still requires Covid jabs

Rhodes is the last to enforce vaccine mandate after others abandon controversial policy

ViewUK researchers report progress towards ‘universal’ Covid jab

Crick researchers report positive findings from tests on mice

ViewTrial shows UK-designed nose spray can prevent Covid-19

Spray “shows great promise”, with plans to bring it to “as many people as possible”

ViewDutch academy praises flexibility grown from Covid-19 crisis

New ways of working should be cherished but increased inequalities must be tackled, KNAW says

ViewCovid death data spark calls for dementia research funding

Charity urges government to create Dementia Medicines Taskforce and deliver on funding promise

ViewWTO deal on Covid is too little, too late

Rich countries’ selfishness over patents is propping up a broken system, says Tim Bierley

ViewStudents ‘not socialised before university due to Covid-19’

Senior figures fear lockdowns left students lacking social skills, prompting worries over consent and alcohol

ViewEU approves Poland’s Covid-19 recovery plan

Plan entails spending €35.4 billion on reforms and investments in areas including research and innovation

ViewEuropean industry laments WTO waiver on Covid vaccine patents

Industry groups claim deal could hamper public health efforts rather than help them

ViewResearch charities take £260m funding hit due to Covid

Two-year decline follows seven-year growth, with many charities not expecting to recover until 2024

ViewUKRI to keep flexible grant start dates used during Covid

National R&D funder to maintain flexibility for responsive-mode grants introduced during pandemic

ViewCommission backs Poland’s €35.4bn Covid recovery plan

Long-delayed plan includes allocations for increasing links between industry, research and education

ViewKirby Institute team creates Covid-19 variant identifier

New South Wales researchers say their tool is fast, cheap and scalable