ViewEU spending on R&D up 6.9% in 2021—but still short of GDP target

Bloc spent €331 billion on R&D, which was a 45 per cent increase over 10...

ViewItaly news roundup: 22 September to 5 October

This week: professors lose patent privilege and an arrested student is released in Israel

ViewUS news roundup: 29 September to 5 October

This week: Hunt for NSF funding tweaks, views on NIH reform, a new Arpa-H network

ViewUKRI can steer reform of doctoral training, but not power it

New deal for postgraduate researchers needs a joint effort from all involved, says Rory Duncan

ViewWhat’s going on in the UK: 21 September to 4 October

This week: Horizon exodus, AI summit engagement, Lib Dem conference and more

ViewBigmouth strikes again

Michelle Donelan attacks “wokeism” in science, on a day of contrasting realities for the Tories

ViewPure science ‘crucial’, says von der Leyen after Nobel award

Commission president voices support for basic research, with prizewinner having struggled for funding

ViewGermany becomes top-three student destination

Foreign-born graduates will ultimately help to address shortage of academic staff, says DAAD

ViewPioneers of mRNA vaccine research win medicine Nobel

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman’s work was vital for vaccine development during Covid pandemic

ViewSeeking sustainability through research

The world cannot hope to reinvigorate its faltering push to achieve sustainability goals without researchers

ViewSold on science

George Freeman celebrates the Conservatives becoming committed to science, technology and innovation

ViewUS news roundup: 22-28 September

This week: a Wuhan suspension, asteroid success and funding for ocean research

ViewAfrica news roundup: 22-28 September

This week: mental health projects, a UK-Nigeria partnership and an industry-academia pact

ViewRepublicans ask watchdog to examine student loan restart

Senate and House leaders question Department of Education’s preparation for resumption of repayments

ViewWhat’s going on in Europe: 15-28 September

This week: Polish researchers’ fears, innovation divide, migrant qualifications and more

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 28 September issue of Research Europe

ViewOpen to the world?

It’s not too late to make Horizon Europe a truly international programme

ViewUKRI reveals plan to review postgraduate stipends

Support plan details action amid concerns over researchers’ low pay and high workloads

ViewChief exams regulator to head up university admissions

Ofqual’s Jo Saxton will take over at Ucas in January

ViewFreshers’ Week: The unluckiest students in a generation?

Longer student loan repayment terms, soaring rents and strikes await 2023 intake

ViewGermany news roundup: 20-26 September

This week: graduate numbers bounce back, fees for non-EU students, science ministry plans sustainable future

ViewRock and a hard place

More industrial inaction and a report on student volunteering

ViewShutdown chills

Another US government shutdown is threatening to put research on ice

ViewNordic news roundup: 19-25 September

This week: Covid researcher honoured, head of appeal board sacked, Dane honoured in Germany

View24 Hours in HE: Fresher’s Week

Ivory Tower: students return as we rejoin our fly-on-the-wall documentary

ViewNew Zealand’s decisive moment

Outcome of October election could change direction of research reforms and alter genetic modification rules

ViewUniversity heads cautious over budget increase

Italy’s rectors fear impact of inflation and increasing amount of support earmarked for government priorities

ViewNIH loosens new rules for foreign collaborators after criticism

Reduced National Institutes of Health requirements for non-US institutions welcomed, but “still hugely problematic”

ViewWhitehall’s pleas for help are an ice-breaker, not a shopping list

Areas of research interest offer a window into government, say Kathryn Oliver and Annette Boaz

ViewRecord numbers

Cara and Ucas both present unprecedented figures