ViewItaly news roundup: 21 October to 3 November

This week: an undersecretary for research and unvaccinated doctors

ViewResearch matters

A Heif uplift for commercialisation and a Hepi report on research leadership land this morning

ViewRoger Glass: The people we fund end up on the front lines

Fogarty centre director proud that the people his initiative trains are leading Africa’s Covid-19 response

View‘Key’ for research managers to embrace remote methods

SRAI 2022: Delivering clinical research online “can improve efficiency and access to participants”

ViewUK universities are losing their edge in research

Long-term projects may fare better in standalone labs insulated from audit culture, says Martin Rees

ViewThe Third Degree

Back page gossip from the 2 November issue of Research Fortnight

ViewInquiry report

The NUS has sacked its president following an inquiry into alleged antisemitism

ViewOxford team gets $3m for pandemic preparedness platform

Rockefeller Foundation money will help expand open-source platform for infectious disease data

ViewIOP Publishing launches new environmental journal

First papers published in Environmental Research: Health, journal devoted to interface of environment and health

ViewRemember, remember, the 17th of November

How bad could things get for UKRI grant-making during the new austerity?

ViewMEPs visit Budapest to probe academic freedom concerns

Head of delegation says MEPs want to examine Hungarian situation “with our own eyes”

ViewTech academy calls for action to fix Australia’s ‘skills crisis’

Report warns of inadequate training and retention of engineers, causing shortage

ViewScary thought

Oxbridge admissions processes are once again back on the front page

ViewResearching the research office

Survey finds increasing appreciation for research offices, but administrative burden is growing

ViewLiving room

Jon Wakeford argues that the student housing crisis requires a response

ViewEU member states told to improve link between science and policy

Commission calls for closer exchanges between decision makers and scientists

ViewNHS to accelerate digitisation of services

Plans to streamline data-sharing processes across the NHS will be sped up, UK government says

ViewIns and outs

Ministerial appointments continue and there are changes to the National Student Survey

ViewDrop in applications to UK courses with early deadlines

Applications for medicine down 9.7 per cent after “exceptional growth” during Covid-19

ViewNIH shares steps to address racism in biomedical research

Dedicated programme is funding research into health inequalities and looking at recruitment strategies

ViewMy winning proposal: The benefits of getting out and about

Finding the sweet spot between field research, co-creation and impact with the AHRC

ViewFrom our correspondents: Fuelling discontent

Our writers in Europe report on how the energy crisis is affecting students, staff and...

ViewWinter is coming

Those with the most precarious careers need the sector’s support

ViewStage set for clash over Horizon budget

EU governments largely sticking with push for €663 million cut as Parliament seeks €311m uplift

ViewSweeping national boycotts ‘damaging’ for research

Research Professional News Live webinar hears of challenges to international cooperation in science

ViewEU acts to strengthen health research and disease responses

Member states back plans to increase responsibilities of EU health agencies

ViewMusical chairs

Welcome to the new cabinet, same as the old cabinet

ViewCampus closures went too far, Australian report says

Independent review of Covid-19 pandemic points to need for better decision-making

ViewCrown Research Institutes look to future-proof New Zealand

Annual reports focus on climate and national security

ViewRishi Sunak vows to help businesses ‘invest and innovate’

New UK prime minister promises to fulfil Conservative Party’s 2019 manifesto, ahead of cabinet reshuffle