ViewHill to die on

The Research Excellence Framework has been postponed until 2029—is all well?

ViewREF changes ‘go against current trends’

REF 2029: One year delay “not unexpected” but new exclusions a surprise, says one expert

ViewMaths faces ‘worrying decline’ without government intervention

France needs national plan to arrest slump, say Nobel winners and other maths leaders

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 30 November to 6 December

This week: a Royal Society induction, smoking reforms and postgraduate burnout

ViewRelationship issues

An annual look at interactions between universities and business is published

ViewUK unveils £2bn vision for engineering biology

Pledge of £200 million a year for support sector, including investment in new R&D

ViewTEF talk

The results of more than 50 outstanding TEF awards could arrive before Christmas

ViewSale of UK’s first Covid testing mega-lab gathers pace

Leamington Spa lab billed as “potential new hub for pioneering R&D” in fresh PR push

ViewUS life sciences investment company to set up UK base

Major venture capital firm choosing UK is “vote of confidence” in life sciences sector

ViewOpportunity profile: CRUK continues to bring the outside in

Multidisciplinary Project Awards enter their ninth year of expanding the cancer research community

ViewRemote research teams ‘make fewer breakthroughs’

Yet average distance between team members went from 100 to 1,000 kilometres in 40 years

ViewUK taught postgrads ‘more likely to consider quitting’

But annual survey shows record levels of course satisfaction overall

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 23-29 November

This week: Royal Society medals, Covid evidence and changes to tuition fee support

ViewGet prepared

Build an interdisciplinary team to take on an epidemic

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 29 November issue of Research Fortnight

ViewWhat’s going on in the UK: 16-29 November

This week: food security centre, vascular dementia, the Royal College of Art and more

ViewUniversity pensions: Changing fortunes

Was a hard-fought deal on university pensions due to relentless strikes or wider economic forces?

ViewSunak hails nearly £30bn in private investment

Figure to include major investments in life sciences and technology

ViewCollins and Simmonds elevated to ministerial roles

New Zealand coalition deal confirms science and education ministers and points to sector shake-ups

ViewA day in the office

Research Professional News publishes a report identifying the priorities for research support teams

ViewBig talk

Ivory Tower: an in-depth interview with the new minister for levelling universities and research

ViewOpportunity profile: Joining forces against epidemics

UKRI launches £20 million interdisciplinary programme to understand, predict and prevent spread of infectious diseases

ViewFrom the archive: Chance for junior researchers to think big

Early career researchers can build networks around societal challenges through Europe’s Institutes for Advanced Study

ViewUCT reburies ‘unethically’ sourced human remains

Remains, collected during “shameful chapter”, discovered in 2017 but pandemic and consultation delayed their return

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 16-22 November

This week: Education New Zealand changes, a biodiversity map and a court case

ViewCuts choice

Today’s autumn statement is likely to offer more for research than for student mental health

ViewEU provisionally agrees stance on use of research in policymaking

Draft Council of the EU conclusions say researchers should be encouraged to help shape policy

ViewOffices of state

One more sleep until autumn statement day, but universities have longer-term worries

ViewScience advice ‘bamboozled Boris Johnson’, says Vallance

Diary from former chief scientific adviser Vallance lifts the lid on Covid-era science advice challenges

ViewPension liability

Universities warn of the consequences of spiralling Teachers’ Pension Scheme contributions