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Research fundingWellcome cuts budget by £30mThe UK's biggest research-funding charity, the Wellcome Trust, has announced that it will cut its budget by £30 million in the face of the economic...

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Protestant graduates from Northern Ireland are more likely than Catholics to secure a job commensurate with their degrees, research shows. They also stand less chance of being unemployed. A survey...

Overwhelming support for new model IP contracts

Universities and businesses back use of Lambert Agreements, says survey. Hannah Fearn reports

EU says co-operation with industry is essential

Co-operation between universities and industry is the "cornerstone" of modern higher education, the European Commission has told academics and industry leaders.Addressing delegates at the European...

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United StatesLecturer linked to genocideA lecturer in Baltimore has been suspended from teaching duties after being accused of involvement in the Rwandan genocide. The allegations against Leopold...

Uh-oh Canada: Obama pledge could win back researchers

Brain drain to north could reverse as cuts bite and US President commits to science. John Gill reports

After exercise, time to reflect

With the final research assessment exercise over, Zoë Corbyn hears from key players about its merits, faults and lessons for shaping the Research Excellence Framework (REF). All spoke at the recent...

Grant winners

RESEARCH COUNCILS UKRCUK has announced £12 million of funding for its science bridges scheme, which encourages collaborations between UK universities and institutions in China, India and the US. It...

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Scientists call for a revolt against grant rule they claim will end blue-skies research

Letter blames research councils' policies for fall in number of UK Nobel laureates, reports Zoë Corbyn

Academics warn against policy of 'picking winners' to fund

Science Minister Lord Drayson's proposals to narrow the UK's basic research effort to concentrate on areas that are most likely to boost the economy have met with strong resistance from academics.A...

The week in higher education

Students "have been sold a lie" by an "official conspiracy" that hoodwinks them into believing that all universities are the same, wrote columnist Decca Aitkenhead in The Guardian. She described...

IT and libraries prioritised as UCU considers strike tactics

Pay-machinery talks continue but union document prepares for the worst. Melanie Newman reports

Challenges to Edge Hill contract are dismissed

A challenge by the University and College Union to the implementation of new staff contracts at Edge Hill University has been rejected by an employment tribunal.About 70 Edge Hill staff, backed by...

Poachers eye rich pickings amid the RAE's pockets of excellence

Research stars at teaching-led universities may be headhunted by the elite, writes Zoë Corbyn