Three years after the launch of the UK’s big-money agency for ‘high-risk, high-reward research’, political expectations around the impact of public science funding are higher than ever. As UKRI...
Ian Chapman tells MPs that some funding streams will be back online ‘in weeks’ amid uncertainty over impact of research changes
After filling the map with overseas campuses, central Asian country targets research links and technological innovation
Further funding cuts will be announced in coming months after STFC savings and research council funding pauses, warns Ian Chapman
Exclusions from government funding pots exacerbating a challenging financial climate for creative institutions, which say talent pipeline for Labour’s priority sector at risk of being jeopardised
Temporary block on grant applications by MRC, BBSRC and EPSRC heightens concerns over funding cuts
Policymakers should take a broad view of the value of degree courses when building our future workforce, says Charlotte Hallahan
With a thoughtful strategy, Greece could become a leading Mediterranean destination for those seeking European qualifications, says Ianis Matsoukas
Former security adviser turned vice-chancellor calls out silence on controversial defence research, despite evolving threats to national security
Jobs and achievement the new mantra in a ‘refocus on what matters most’ in the tertiary system
Many of the business schools that prop up universities, in both China and the West, are bankrolled by Chinese families’ ambition. But amid economic slowdown and a growing recognition of the limits of...
New targeted model will see funder split budget across four “buckets”, with money for curiosity-driven work remaining broadly flat
Without exemptions for commercial as well as academic data mining, the government’s AI for Science Strategy will fall flat, says Benjamin White
The UK government’s recent skills White Paper announced a review of ‘the merits of the sector continuing to use the external examining system for ensuring rigorous standards in assessments’. Four...
Cambridge, Queen’s University Belfast and Leicester record shortfalls for the second year in a row as latest accounts highlight sector-wide financial challenges