ViewFollow the (social) science

As we await news on lockdown relaxation, we hear about the importance of social science

ViewMake-or-break decade demands the best of social science

Research evidence must be at the heart of post-pandemic policymaking, says Will Hutton

ViewPrime minister reveals ‘personal interest’ in UK science funding

Boris Johnson tells MPs he is “passionate about cementing UK’s status as science superpower”

ViewEU ‘working very hard’ so health authority can impact pandemic

Slovenian presidency hopes planned new authority will have R&D capacities

ViewHigh-tech companies want stronger ties with France

Dutch innovators see opportunities in cross-border economic recovery efforts after Covid-19

ViewNetherlands news roundup: 5-11 June

This week: brain drain findings, microplastics and replacing animal testing in chemical evaluations

ViewPaying the price

Money is announced for technical education, and data releases highlight higher education’s benefits and costs

ViewUniversity income from external partners rises despite pandemic

Hesa data show overall growth but coronavirus pressures hit some aspects of business-related income

ViewHancock ‘bitterly regrets’ not overruling scientific advice

Sage “got it wrong” select committee hears, as it questions health secretary on Covid-19 advice

ViewWorld news roundup: 4-10 June

This week: Canadian high-risk funding, Japanese vaccination plans and more

ViewUS news roundup: 4-10 June

This week: ‘gain of function’ research, student loan repayments and Czech ties

ViewWorld did not learn its lesson from HIV, say experts

“Tragic situation” is recurring with Covid-19 despite treatments and vaccines

ViewOpportunity profile: UKRI breaks the ice in Canada

Joint UK-Canada call offers rare opportunity to work with Inuit communities hit by climate change

ViewSouth Africa funded vaccine trial to include HIV-positive people

Science minister says such studies respond to “particular need” in the country

ViewGenetic modification: A new dawn for GM?

Genetic innovation could be unleashed by an overhaul of EU laws—or kept constrained

ViewCareers reform push ‘lacks teeth’, says university group

Association calls for EU to impose change rather than leave it up to member states

ViewInorms 2021: Advancing research integrity

Researchers at this year’s Inorms conference in Hiroshima were asked to reflect on good practice

ViewInside out

Back page gossip from the 10 June issue of Research Europe

ViewResearchers defend plans for NHS database for GP records

Open letter comes amid concerns about lack of engagement with patients over now-delayed changes

ViewCount the cost

A Hepi report models possible tweaks to England’s student loan system

ViewCommission budget proposal sees bumper year for R&D in 2022

Draft budget allocates €12.2 billion for Horizon Europe—more than is planned for 2023

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 3-9 June

This week: a clinical trials initiative and a second term for the chief science adviser

ViewBoard games

UKRI welcomes the preferred choice for chair and the OfS publishes its annual accounts

ViewStress ‘unprecedentedly high’ among postgrad researchers

QAA publishes assessment of pandemic experiences among postgraduate research students and supervisors

ViewSector welcomes oil and mining executive as chair of UKRI

Geochemist Andrew Mackenzie described as “brilliant” pick, despite questions over his environmental credentials

ViewSlovenia makes ‘resilience’ main focus of its EU presidency

Specific aims include supporting EU action on health and boosting bloc’s defences against cyberattacks

ViewOfS reports 20% rise in complaints about universities

Annual report also sets out the regulator’s financial position

ViewGermany news roundup: 2-8 June

This week: Braun to keep PhD, academia’s sustainability shortcomings and animal protection rules

ViewDAAD sees exchange participation decline in 2020

Number of students and researchers going abroad stalled during Covid-19, German exchange service says

ViewJust the job

How might the Graduate Outcomes survey gauge the calibre of jobs taken by graduates?