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Nottingham has chosen not to renew five publishing deals this year as the research-intensive university struggles under severe financial pressure. It confirmed to me that these were with CUP, OUP, Ovid/Wolters Kluwer, Taylor & Francis and Wiley. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

Dsit unable to explain Vallance claim on curiosity-led growth. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Europe struggling with ‘severely oversubscribed’ funding calls researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe…

Researcher career assessment reform ‘requires careful balance’ researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe…

European Bioinformatics Institute ‘behind £12bn productivity gain’ researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-inn…

EU Inc company formation framework must help university startups and spinouts, says @CESAER_SnT researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe…

First fully joint Europe-China space mission successfully lofted researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe…

EPSRC reforms doctoral funding to become more ‘strategic’. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Mergers challenge ‘richness’ of UK university sector. Mergers could become more common, but institutions see risks to finance and identity. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

Cern seeks public’s views on potential next mega facility researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe…

Assessment reform guide hailed as a ‘gamechanger’ researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-world-…

Shared tech transfer offices show spinout success. Research England says pilot exercise shows potential of smaller universities pooling resources to boost commercialisation. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Most-read on our site this week: UKRI urged to be ‘transparent’ after adopting grant lotteries. The introduction of partial randomisation as an optional tool for making funding decisions prompts questions, and support, among research policy experts. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

BBSRC caps fellowship bids mid-call after surge in applications. Frustration as research council rejects preliminary submissions en masse due to “unprecedented demand”. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Tories would cut creative arts to ‘rebalance’ higher education. In ‘alternative King’s speech’, Conservative Party singles out creative arts as “low value”. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

It's Friday afternoon, so it must be time for our comedy Ivory Tower column! This week: The weak in politics. We've gained exclusive access to the diaries of education’s good and grating. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

Research heavyweights urge EU to shore up academic freedom researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe…

EU to ‘maximise impact of science diplomacy’ to promote values researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe…

Cranfield’s defence strength a boon for King’s, experts say. Merger seen as an “acquisition” by King’s due to Cranfield’s smaller size and financial challenges. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

Outrage over ‘Friday night massacre’ of US science board. Almost 2,500 people are calling on Congress to restore members of a key advisory board recently axed by the Trump administration. Free to read. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-usa-fe…