ViewScience activism ‘needs a wake-up call’

Researchers urged to drive change as EU official says policymakers’ needs must be better understood

ViewRaw materials: Hidden costs of conflict

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had a damaging effect on the supply of research materials

ViewActing up

Elections such as Poland’s are only one way to effect change

ViewHouse discussions

MPs debate sanctions decisions impacting Israel, and a survey reveals the state of student accommodation

ViewSouth Africa’s CSIR unveils R100m tech-transfer company

New public-owned entity to “drive leading technologies and innovations to the market”

ViewNIH director pick vows to bring R&D benefits ‘to all Americans’

Monica Bertagnolli largely sails through hearing on becoming next head of National Institutes of Health

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 19-25 October

This week: climate-change report published, Chinese partnership back on track, more time for Nasa bids

ViewInternational crisis

How can the UK reverse declining global engagement on university campuses?

ViewUniversities Australia searching for new chief executive

Jackson moving on after five years in post

ViewDriving Australian health R&D

Victoria is maintaining pole position in medical research as state politicians look to boost innovation

ViewUS news roundup: 13-19 October

This week: concerns about dual-use research, complaints about Covid measures and criticisms of marine conservation

ViewAfrica news roundup: 13-19 October

This week: NSFAS chief faces sack, research alliance gets new members and more..

ViewScience tourism: the new funding frontier?

In tough economic times, South African scientists are looking to cash in on tourism

ViewEco-minded

A report investigates links between climate change and student mental health

ViewInstitutes for Advanced Study seek higher profile

Network of institutes says its centres make a significant contribution to diversity in German research

ViewNew Zealand awaits new government

Labour out, but votes still being counted ahead of coalition decision

ViewBig universities still top R&D spending table in Australia

Analyst finds eight universities control 60 per cent of academic research budget

ViewEU R&D partnerships ‘should be more involved in missions’

Expert group also calls for stronger “joint ownership” of partnerships

ViewQuality queries

Reports from the OfS, the IFS and PA Consulting make for a lively news agenda

ViewUK funding at a glance: 28 September to 12 October

This week: R&D pledges from the Conservative and Labour parties, and funding for vaccine development

ViewWhat’s going on in Europe: 29 September to 12 October

This week: Technology risks, supercomputing, tackling cancer and more

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 12 October issue of Research Europe

ViewMSCA offers €96.6m for researcher co-funding

EU call will co-fund doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships

ViewWellcome appoints John-Arne Røttingen as chief executive

Norwegian global health leader to take up role in January 2024, succeeding Jeremy Farrar

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 5-11 October

This week: Deep cuts proposed at Massey, space grant applications, Dunedin project director has died

ViewShadow ministers look to science for development policy

Labour conference: Party promises refreshed approach but stops short of returning to former spending level

ViewUKRI ploughs £25m into three new virus projects

Funded research is expected to develop longer-lasting vaccines and protect against future health threats

ViewYou’ll never work a loan

Universities are not just on the fringe at the Labour conference

ViewThe blob from the blackstuff

The Labour conference opens with discussions on public sector employment and student hardship

ViewWokenstein must be destroyed!

Ivory Tower: After the Conservative conference, we offer something from the Hammy House of Horror