Robbins: a truly golden anniversary
Paul Temple celebrates the report that widened access as never before

Paul Temple celebrates the report that widened access as never before

Major study quantifies price of immigration regulation
The Campaign for Science and Engineering welcomes the government’s long-term commitment to capital investment in infrastructure announced as part of the recent spending review. We note that the...

National Institute for Health ResearchHealth Technology Assessment ProgrammeAward winner: Mike CrawfordInstitution: Imperial College LondonValue: £1,520,225The clinical and cost-effectiveness of...
The European Commission has announced plans to invest €22 billion (£19 billion) in public-private research and innovation projects over the next seven years.

The research excellence framework risks turning British economics into “a purely quaint academic subject with no connection to the real world”, an academic paper has warned.

Fewer than 15 per cent of graduate employers have said they will use a new system for recording student achievement when choosing who to recruit.

The £1.1 billion annual investment in science capital announced in last month’s spending round is the biggest “for decades” and must not be wasted.

Universities should play a bigger role in driving growth and should be more accessible to smaller businesses, according to a government-commissioned review.





