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Reversing decades of decline means focusing R&D on imitation and adaptation, says Pranesh Narayanan
Internal meta research units could help tackle challenges of resourcing and culture, says Marcus Munafò
Australian Labor’s reset of higher education policy is ambitious but incremental, says Paul Harris
Study of Norwegian funder shows screening two-page proposals benefits both applicants and reviewers, says Marco...
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Gordon McKenzie draws on 18 years’ experience of higher education finance to predict future policy
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Ministers’ fresh approach welcome, but they cannot sidestep systemic problems for universities and research
Back page gossip from the 24 July issue of Research Fortnight
Nicholas Barr suggests how Labour should approach the tuition fee system he helped design
Ivory Tower: Exclusive extracts from the diary of the science minister
Back page gossip from the 18 July issue of Research Europe
Gains in collaboration come with warnings for the future
Ambition to inject R&I into every decision is noble but fraught, says John Whitfield
Advice for the UK’s new government from across the research and innovation world
Diana Beech suggests how Whitehall could be reshaped in the interest of universities
Ivory Tower: Exclusive access to the post-election diaries of the grating and the good
With more constructive attention from Westminster, universities can support Starmer’s vision of national renewal
Back page gossip from the 10 July issue of Research Fortnight
Our third look at the new government's task covers national strategy, private investment and inequality
Industrial strategy, charities and interdisciplinarity feature in our second collection of post-election expert comment
Chris Day assesses what the change of government could mean for the university sector
Senior figures call for action on funding, human capital, EU relations, bureaucracy and NHS research
The gap between the EU’s R&I funding and its ambition is in the spotlight again
Back page gossip from the 4 July issue of Research Europe
Infrastructure and incentives for engaged research are still lacking, say Candice Carr Kelman and colleagues
Automating steering and coordination can free up human expertise, say Henry Sauermann and Maximilian Köhler
Paula Surridge assesses how graduates will affect voting patterns in the upcoming general election
Ivory Tower: the ultimate game show, universities and research edition
When salaries don’t keep pace with inflation, a passion for science doesn’t pay the bills
Centuries of debate about putting science to work hold lessons for today, says David Willetts
Labour makes overtures to universities and RF gets a fresh look
Back page gossip from the 26 June issue of Research Fortnight
The best research environments cultivate serendipity—and the REF should recognise that, says Matthew Flinders
Ivory Tower: exclusive access to the campaign diary of the education secretary
Shifting EU politics mustn’t undermine R&D, say Mari Sundli Tveit, Javier Moreno-Fuentes and Marcel Levi
Back page gossip from the 20 June issue of Research Europe
Parliamentary continuity and a fresh look for Research Europe