ViewWho are the new advisers on UK’s future research assessment?

A who’s who of the panel advising research funders on research-evaluation review and REF

ViewItaly news roundup: 7-20 May

This week: disability access, contract extensions and a university push to end violence against women

ViewAuditors call for ‘rationalised’ funding procedures

Delays and budget variations cause planning problems at Italian institutes, court finds

ViewLimited help

How have universities fared in the government’s Covid spending?

ViewScotland’s former universities minister takes skills brief

Shirley-Anne Somerville replaces John Swinney as minister for education and skills in Scotland

ViewRoyal Society sets out research priorities for delivering net zero

UK science academy calls for establishment of “Cern for climate change” ahead of COP26 summit

View‘We fear for our future’

Cutting collaborations with UK researchers would put indigenous Brazilian communities at risk, says Takumã Kuikuro

View‘Catastrophic for research and human lives’

International work on conflict prevention in the Middle East faces swingeing cuts, says Ayat Nashwan

ViewReopening plans ‘a great risk’ and at odds with science advice, PM warned

Questions over government Covid policy surge as researchers warn of third wave of infections

ViewPath from the Pandemic: A fairer world

Covid-19 has highlighted longstanding inequalities in research—and energised campaigns for reform

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 13-19 May

This week: a budget plea, Marsden Fund applications and the future of farm research

View‘Stellar’ global advisory group to review UK’s research assessment

New Zealand’s former chief scientist to head “impressive” international group on future of evaluating research

ViewFrappy talk

UKRI has announced a review of research assessment to be chaired by Peter Gluckman

ViewMajor rift at AAS as auditors probe finances

African Academy of Sciences governance row raises concerns over future of research funding

ViewResearch programme to explore challenges of 2020s

“Economy 2030” inquiry aims to help UK policymakers navigate changes such as Covid-19 and Brexit

ViewSurvey questions value of pandemic policy advice

German universities did more consulting during Covid-19, but with little impact, funders say

ViewGermany news roundup: 12-18 May

This week: Excellence funding push, Covid-19 vaccinations at universities and windfall for drugs research

ViewCross purposes

What would a proposed cut in tuition fees mean for research?

ViewPublishing deals can drive change in research culture

Negotiation with Elsevier is a chance to improve the entire system, says Nick Plant

ViewMPs call for UK coronavirus inquiry to be fully independent

Meanwhile, Independent Sage urges immediate action to tackle coronavirus variant of concern

ViewPlea for new financial package to help students ‘survive’ summer

Union calls for UK-wide financial support that would go beyond “measly amounts of hardship funding”

ViewConsultation suggests cutting tuition fees in England to £7,500

But some fear fee reduction proposed in Augar review would harm arts and humanities

ViewScottish dementia researchers to run 500 miles for charity

Researchers to run, walk or cycle between universities in Alzheimer’s Research UK Scotland Network

ViewInternational education plan lacks research vision, universities say

Responses to discussion paper call for greater focus on Australia’s global research links

ViewAtlantic Bridge spends €80m on ‘deep tech’ companies

Fund will be invested in startups commercialising research from Irish universities

ViewNordic news roundup: 11-17 May

This week: collaboration with Japan, exam exemptions for Norway's students and Swedish misogyny research

ViewIreland news roundup: 1-17 May

This week: Covid-19 in the water, higher education reform and future research leaders

ViewAustralia news roundup: 11-17 May

This week: a genetic sequencing tool, a research vessel and a crackdown on cheating services

ViewOh, the humanities

The education secretary comes out batting for free speech and against ‘low-value courses’

ViewResearch ‘delayed or stopped’ at more than 80% of companies

Most of 500 surveyed businesses that carry out research in the UK hampered by Covid-19