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“Significant attention has not yet been given” to AI impact, warns Committee on Research Integrity

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

Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Oxford get centres in areas from medical imaging to cybersecurity
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Free speech legislation paused, and David Behan to head the Office for Students

Gordon McKenzie draws on 18 years’ experience of higher education finance to predict future policy

A rundown of the 32 recommendations made in government-commissioned review of English regulator
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Internal meta research units could help tackle challenges of resourcing and culture, says Marcus Munafò

Government-commissioned report calls for bolder action from English regulator

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

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

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson ‘considering options’ including scrapping controversial legislation

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

DfE confirms appointment, publishes report on English regulator and considers scrapping free speech act

A report suggests how the government could prevent universities from going bust

Report on the implications of a university exiting the market finds shortcomings in current protections

Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board chair urges Starmer government to reset relationship with innovation

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

Blood Cancer UK returns to offering fellowships after a pandemic-induced break

UKRI and CSIRO sign agreement to collaborate on addressing global challenges

West London institution will become 18th member

Why you might be writing funding bids with the wrong readers in mind

Btecs get a reprieve, UUK plans a blueprint and EDSK bows out

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

Government matches contribution from Amazon Web Services, aiming to benefit medical research

Education secretary announces review of level 3 qualifications

Report urges government to slash fees to £6,000 and redistribute resources to FE and apprenticeships

Education secretary moves to reassure sector on overseas recruitment

This week: calls for postgrad childcare support, UKRI funds top emerging talent, support for Ukraine...

Alignment with the Nuffield Foundation’s priorities is vital for grant success

Are thematic priorities worth the effort?

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

In issue 659, Labour and the next UKRI chief executive, Chi Onwurah snubbed by Starmer,...

We return to a classic format to interpret the words of the education secretary

Ministers’ fresh approach welcome, but they cannot sidestep systemic problems for universities and research

Stopping universities going bust, shaking up research funding, Securonomics—how Labour could reshape the sector

Back page gossip from the 24 July issue of Research Fortnight

Australian Labor’s reset of higher education policy is ambitious but incremental, says Paul Harris