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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

Reversing decades of decline means focusing R&D on imitation and adaptation, says Pranesh Narayanan

Nicholas Barr suggests how Labour should approach the tuition fee system he helped design
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Gordon McKenzie draws on 18 years’ experience of higher education finance to predict future policy

Ivory Tower: Next on Sky Sports HE, 10 days of the universities and research Olympics

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

Ivory Tower: Exclusive extracts from the diary of the science minister

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

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

Ebrahim Adia argues that it is time to consider a university social mobility supplement

Lorraine Dearden suggests a different way of setting interest rates on student loans

Ivory Tower: Exclusive access to this year’s extra maths exam paper set by Rishi Sunak

One-stop-shop for communication and gathering data could reduce burden and drive change, says Anne Taylor

New tool can help make projects fair and responsible, say Megan McLoughlin and Zaynab Seedat

Technology—plus transparency and integrity—can transform grant applications, say Anna Aston and Stuart Grey

Institutions should enable all staff to take the initiative, say Nadia Soliman and Marcus Munafò

To what extent will politicians heed the research sector’s warnings?

Back page gossip from the 12 June issue of Research Fortnight

Colin Riordan suggests the UK can learn from other countries in tackling tight university finances

Ivory Tower: It’s election time for the UK’s leading university-media relations agency

Alison Phipps says UK university support structures are inadequate for academics working with Gaza