View$1bn a year proposed for NIH research on long Covid

Proposal says National Institutes of Health should create dedicated programme on long-term effects of pandemic

ViewPoland’s EU Covid funds to boost digitisation and environment R&D

Share of almost €60 billion will be invested in green technologies and cloud computing research

ViewCovid-19 had profound impact on Antarctic research, paper says

New Zealand academics say projects have been scrapped and careers truncated

ViewItaly warned of ‘huge problem’ when EU Covid fund ends

President of evaluation agency says researchers will be left without support

ViewEU’s Covid-19 recovery fund ‘bringing real results’

Fund investing more than €47 billion in research and innovation in EU member states

ViewClosure of UK Covid megalab a ‘missed opportunity’, MPs hear

Keeping physical space for diagnostics is “critical” for pandemic preparedness, experts say

ViewOpportunity profile: Data science to reveal Covid-19 stroke links

BHF Data Science Centre opens its second ever funding call

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

ViewPerformance of EU Covid fund ‘cannot be measured’

Auditors decry “weaknesses in monitoring system” for €723 billion fund investing in areas including research

View‘Unnecessary’ Covid curbs hindered researchers

UNZ’s Royal Commission claims lack of national plan made things harder, especially for animal researchers

ViewDropout rates surged in South Africa during Covid pandemic

Degree abscondment rose by up to a quarter, hitting historically disadvantaged universities hardest

ViewCriticism of long Covid studies based on ‘hindsight’

Researcher says paper suggesting “sampling bias” in New Zealand Covid studies must not minimise risks

ViewUKRI delays were ‘major challenge’ for Covid researchers

But UKRI-funded awards were also “critical” to global efforts to tackle Covid, finds report

ViewSocial measures ‘unequivocally’ reduced Covid infections

Mask-wearing, social distancing and closing borders helped control spread of virus, Royal Society review finds

ViewCovid origin debate undermines trust in science, academy says

Australian Academy of Science decries attempts to “mislead, distort and obfuscate scientific evidence”

ViewUganda’s R&D performance shot up during Covid-19 pandemic

Report says academic research output tripled from 2019-20

ViewAustralian government backs long Covid research with A$50m

Research projects will investigate the “big questions” around long Covid

ViewStop ‘gaslighting’ people left ill by Covid jabs, says BMJ study

UK government must help people hurt by vaccines, say British Medical Journal study authors

ViewNew graduates feel Covid-19 squeeze as salaries fall

Longitudinal Education Outcomes data show drop in earnings for new first-degree graduates in 2020-21

ViewUK to pay out over £11.5m in Covid-19 vaccine damages

NHS body made 72 payments and approved further 24 claims for disablement from jabs

ViewMEPs seek more R&D spending over Covid and other pandemics

Special Parliament committee on EU Covid response identifies R&D funding challenges

ViewMRFF spent A$130m on Covid-19 research

Future fund reports on two-year pandemic push, with report praising fast response and collaboration

ViewGraduate employment rises, despite Covid-19 fears

Graduate Outcomes Survey data show growth in full-time work for university leavers

ViewNeedle-free Covid-19 vaccine enters clinical trials

“Breakthrough” powder vaccine tests in UK described as first step towards “universal coronavirus vaccine”

ViewPoliticians call for more long-term Covid-19 research

Parliamentary hearing told that Germany’s health policymakers are ill prepared for pandemic health challenges

ViewHealth protection body promises to secure Covid science legacy

UK Health Security Agency’s 10-year strategy warns “fight is not over yet” against infectious disease

ViewCovid-19 research volume ‘dwarfs’ that of other pandemics

Analysis finds spike of 68,000 annual Covid papers, compared with about 1,300 for H1N1 flu

ViewAustralia announces A$50m for long Covid research

Funding follows inquiry that recommended national approach to “poorly understood” health challenge

ViewReport outlines effect of Covid on international education

Direct economic value of international education in New Zealand took NZ$2.9 billion hit

ViewDegree attainment gap narrowed during Covid-19

Hesa data show gap narrowed across the UK, but regional differences remain