Research Fortnight

Innovate UK pivots to picking winners in major overhaul Funder will prioritise companies with “highest potential” under new model focused on industrial strategy sectors researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-inn…

Universities ‘waste up to £4.7bn a year through old technology’ Outdated systems are hampering research productivity and harming innovation, according to @Jisc researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

Universities urged not to ‘drag feet’ on engaging with populists Institutions must engage now or risk US-style crackdown on academic freedom and research, say @dianajbeech and Edward Venning in latest @HEPI_news paper researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

‘We need to sort this problem out’: Liz Kendall tells MPs on STFC cuts Science secretary assures House of Commons “we strongly back curiosity-led research”, despite impending cuts researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Plans to reimburse researchers’ visa costs ‘extremely narrow’ Critics call for broader eligibility criteria, rather than focus on specific technologies researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Vallance promises to restore some STFC postdoc funds Early career researchers in theoretical physics not receiving funding was a “mistake”, says science minister researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Rachel Reeves promises fresh £1 billion for quantum computers. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Research networks ‘diminishing by the day’ as redundancies hit. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

Study visa ban leaves Chevening applicants feeling ‘powerless’. Two Afghan applicants “shocked and saddened” by Home Office decision that halted “life-changing” opportunity researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

New series! Patrick Vallance’s Blankety Blank. Our comedy Ivory Tower column returns with a game show favourite with a new host. Free to read. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

English universities have £5.6bn backlog of research repairs. National Audit Office report also finds cash-strapped STFC has £360 million maintenance bill for facilities. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Breaking: Looming physics cuts a ‘failure’, says science committee chair. Chi Onwurah says science minister and UKRI leadership must “bear responsibility” and “win back trust”. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

STFC boss Michele Dougherty admits UK will lose postdocs through physics cuts. Meeting minutes also show appetite within UKRI to move grants programme to alternative research council. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Female tech leaders slam Elon Musk at Royal Society event. Former Twitter executive and leading computer scientist lament Musk’s impact on social media. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-cha…

Interim director appointed for REF 2029. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Liz Kendall calls on all PhD funders to give paid maternity leave. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

The latest edition of Research Fortnight is out now! Research time cuts, Elsevier deal rejections, Chinese journals and much more. Available now: researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Research time ‘sacrificed’ as universities cut costs and jobs. Academics at institutions implementing job cuts warn of “more work falling on fewer shoulders”. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

UK university unions demand pay rise 3% above inflation. Employers describe claim as “extremely challenging” in current financial climate. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

UKRI pushes infrastructure funds to supercomputing. Budget streams for new research facilities to shrink, with universities encouraged to share resources. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…