ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 24-30 June

This week: Endeavour Fund guidelines, greenhouse gas research grants and high-quality Antarctic data

ViewPM accused of failure on dementia pledge

Boris Johnson urged to deliver on his 2019 promise to double dementia research spending

ViewShifting sands

A year into her role, UKRI chief Ottoline Leyser faces fresh challenges

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 30 June issue of Research Fortnight

ViewReporting for duty

The reformed Athena Swan Charter and the reportable events universities are registering with the OfS

ViewEU knocks complexity of French research landscape

Commission says national Covid-19 recovery plan marred by spending shortages and fragmentation

ViewFrance news roundup: 24-30 June

This week: AI agreements, student election results and a CNRS office in Singapore

ViewInterview: Leyser focus, one year on

The chief executive of UK Research and Innovation discusses her tumultuous first year in office

ViewUK shortage of trained lab technicians reaching ‘crisis point’

Covid-19 testing is struggling due to lack of staff, private sector experts argue

ViewMajor reforms to higher education recommended for Scotland

Funding body calls for changes to teaching and research landscape

ViewHepi’s Rachel Hewitt to head MillionPlus university group

Hewitt to leave Higher Education Policy Institute to join association of modern universities

ViewPortuguese prime minister praises steady science funding

António Costa says continuous investment is “vital”, as he passes the EU presidency baton

ViewThe forgotten, part two

Research by the IFS tells us about the other side of privilege and disadvantage

ViewSajid Javid told he must invest in pandemic preparedness

Head of Oxford pandemic centre says new health secretary should ensure long-term funding

ViewScottish universities to host isolating international students

Successful pilot scheme would mean international students could skip hotel quarantine

ViewStudy suggests third AstraZeneca jab could be effective booster

News coincides with launch of trials to test effectiveness of modified jab against virus variant

ViewUK industrial policy ‘fragmented and piecemeal’ warn MPs

Business committee hits out at decision to scrap 2017 Industrial Strategy

ViewBecoming a student may drive anxiety and depression

First-year students showed slightly higher levels of common disorders than non-students in government-backed research

ViewBiomedical journal eLife shifts to ‘refereed preprints’

Life sciences publisher doubles down on public peer review in effort to flag “trustworthy” papers

ViewColleges prepare for campus return in September

Irish government expects most students to be vaccinated, meaning teaching activities can resume

ViewCost-cutting reforms confirmed at Newcastle

Australian university aims to save A$35 million a year with staff cuts and restructure

ViewEarly career researchers get two-year lifeline

Fellowships awarded to Covid-hit young scientists in New Zealand via diversity-based ballot system

ViewStudy shows little progress in Danish-Swedish life sciences

Differences in national systems hamper establishment of much-lauded Medicon Valley in Oresund

ViewNordic news roundup: 22-28 June

This week: female scientists falling behind, Finland’s R&D target and pan-Nordic Covid-19 committment

ViewOn the attack

How should universities position themselves in the years after the pandemic?

ViewPerfect blend

Raj Jethwa argues that universities must involve students and staff in developing hybrid working models

ViewJob losses at the British Council as funding issues bite

CEO announces roles will be cut as Covid-19 hits finances

ViewHard words

Ivory Tower: Exclusive access to the first draft of Gavin Williamson’s speech to the Hepi...

ViewLeaders set out hopes for EU university transformation strategy

Digitisation, open science, gender equality and legal framework among hoped-for components

ViewOpen science ‘in danger of sliding back’ after pandemic subsides

Removal of paywalls on scientific research risks turning into “fashion of the year”, conference hears