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“Many people were affected” ahead of multiple application deadlines, says Newcastle University academic

Institutions from across UK selected to test people, culture and environment section of assessment exercise

Research Excellence Framework team releases consultation summaries on Future Research Assessment Programme

Christophe Dumas to become director of UK Astronomy Technology Centre from September
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“Significant attention has not yet been given” to AI impact, warns Committee on Research Integrity

Space South Central expects university’s membership to help boost space science

Tech entrepreneur and Aria chair Matt Clifford appointed to deliver programme to grow AI sector

Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Oxford get centres in areas from medical imaging to cybersecurity

Council for At-Risk Academics and body representing young researchers team up to support academics

UKRI and CSIRO sign agreement to collaborate on addressing global challenges

Cancer Research UK urges government to reduce fees, as bill across four institutes “nears £700,000”

Recruitment process well underway before election, but new science minister may have “names up sleeve”

Cambridge-based geographer Susan Smith will head up humanities and social sciences body from July 2025

Research funder hands out Future Leaders Fellowships to 68 projects this round

Phil Morgan will take over from Kate Baillie in December this year

Centre for Process Innovation report finds “significant skills and workforce gaps” in emerging field

Group of major research funding and performing organisations offers recommendations for “cornerstone” of research

New figures spotlight fall in foreign investment and failure to innovate via NHS

Review of £100,000 knowledge exchange grants is part of a re-examination of responsive mode grants

European Molecular Biology Laboratory leader gets top job at UK biomedical research centre

Code of practice provides clear guidance for embryo models to improve fertility research

Analysis of Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge suggests management strategy critical for scientific breakthroughs

Leco’s new premises will be in Alderley Park, where it promises to boost training

MIT experts expect to see an increase in researcher productivity when using artificial intelligence

Academic hopes for new publisher to ensure “survivors’ voices” are heard after Routledge drops book

Charity simplifies outline application form and updates guidance for researchers

Benefits of innovation are more inclusive than governments and local authorities may realise, expert argues

Royal Society president says widening gulf in upfront costs for researchers is “damaging UK’s competitiveness”

Benefits of crime prevention initiatives will also be assessed, as part of research into policing

Lack of understanding and misuse of statistics undermines public trust, says Royal Statistical Society

Adopting equality, diversity and inclusion practices and understanding is “vital”, says Royal Academy of Engineering

Arma 2024: Research teams must ensure staff have access to UKRI’s new funding system

Arma 2024: AI touted as aid to grant application support and early career researcher coaching

NCUB report suggests loss of EU structural funds has had “immediate impact on these interactions”

Arma 2024: Increased political and public support for research means system 'must provide better answers'

Tools developed to help address “malicious threat from paper mills” to publishers

Members of equality, diversity and inclusion advisory group quit after false accusations from science secretary