ViewR&I days: Looking for coherence

Fragmented policies and systems must be brought together, EU’s flagship research conference hears

ViewProportion of student loans written off holds steady

Government data again puts write-off figure for full time students at 53 per cent

ViewWorld news roundup: 18-24 June

This week: Global mRNA hub, China boosts R&D, Covid-19 platform launched and more

ViewMinister courts universities with research fund promises

Nzimande says department is lobbying to expand skills programme

ViewStudy maps barriers to vaccinating South Africa’s informal settlements

Lack of transport and information contribute to “widespread hesitancy”

ViewStudent satisfaction plummets in pandemic year

Scale of Covid-19 impact revealed in Student Academic Experience Survey

ViewShortage of postdocs looms in South Africa

Covid-19 and restrictive immigration policies strangling supply of foreign researchers

ViewPath from the Pandemic: Post-pandemic partnerships

How university links may ultimately benefit from being forced online by Covid-19

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 24 June issue of Research Europe

ViewNo satisfaction

The Student Academic Experience Survey lays bare the impact of Covid on student contentment

ViewOverseas aid watchdog criticises handling of R&D cuts

Independent Commission for Aid Impact condemns government communication around funding cuts and aid efficacy

ViewAndrew Mackenzie dismisses fears over his links to oil giant

UKRI’s chair-in-waiting responds to climate concerns and sets out agenda for strengthening research

ViewUniversity audit reveals surprise increase in overseas enrolments

Two universities in New South Wales experienced unexpected leap in international enrolments in early 2021

ViewOnwards to victory

Can the power of positive thinking see universities and science through challenging times?

ViewWilliamson threatens legislation for post-qualification admissions

MPs told that government could force PQA system with or without sector support

ViewEdinburgh calls in support to meet student counselling demand

Scottish university pilots use of external provider to ease ‘continued pressure’ on counselling services

ViewGermany news round-up: 16-22 June

This week: funding for hydrogen research, DAAD sustainability partnerships and Europe’s fastest quantum computer

ViewThe forgotten

A Commons education committee report looks at access to higher education for white working-class pupils

ViewPrime minister’s ‘vague’ new R&D drive met with mixed reaction

Appreciation of Boris Johnson’s science focus offset by worries about lack of detail

ViewHead of Independent Sage to launch climate advisory group

David King’s climate group to represent 10 countries and advocate for “urgent, large-scale action”

ViewEU finance ministers defend intellectual property protections

Meanwhile Commission calls for European chief epidemiologist, and biomedical groups publish R&D strategy

ViewUK defence lab seeks help in spending extra £1bn R&D budget

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory seeks collaborators for “most ambitious programme” in its history

ViewSkills bill puts focus on university-college partnerships

Fiona McIntyre reports on early signs of closer FE-HE collaboration as landscape changes

ViewNordic news roundup: 15-21 June

This week: Finland's sustainability success, Danish decentralisation and Swedish Covid-19 relief for students

ViewAustralia news roundup: 15-21 June

This week: returning international students, protection of coasts and criticism of the federal budget

ViewDido and the NHS

What will the appointment of the next NHS England chief executive mean for higher education?

ViewCummings calls on MPs to examine speed of R&D funding

PM’s former chief aide blames “horrific Whitehall science funding bureaucracy” for slow grant processes

ViewSpanish government approves multi-year science plan

Plan for 2021-23 aims to attract young talent to research

View‘Slow’ universities must reinvent themselves, say EU advisers

Top Commission R&D official says group’s advice will help shape EU policy

ViewConsultancy calls for strategic guidance to boost business R&D

Structural changes are needed to increase overall R&D expenditure in the Netherlands, studies find