New Australian higher education commission gets research brief. Parliament passes Atec legislation, including amendments giving it the power to consider research issues. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust....

Former Cambridge VC Leszek Borysiewicz named as government's preferred candidate to be next UKRI chair. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Cancer Research UK withdraws funding for open access charges. Exclusive: Charitable funder cites “inefficient and costly” system, promising transition for researchers. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...

Do we need a national strategy to end the ‘gridlock’ in achieving open access for books? A @britishacademy.bsky.social report calls for a joined-up approach, as "the systems are not currently in place to make it work". www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...

EU’s gender leadership ambition ‘faces tough challenge ahead’. Leaders warn that “structural issues” confront plan to make EU best place for female researchers. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Swiss funder fears loss of Horizon Europe access due to referendum. An initiative to limit the Swiss population could reverse access to EU programmes that was only recently regained. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Cambridge lands a ‘record-breaking’ £190m donation for a new politics school. The donation from a hedge fund billionaire will create the Rokos School of Government, which will support “radical ways of thinking”. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Joint chief executives are to lead the Office for Students. Ruth Hannant and Polly Payne will work in a job-share partnership at England’s higher education regulator. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

New report spotlights collapse in politics researcher jobs and risk of "lost generation" for discipline. "While we knew the current situation was bad, the most surprising thing is just how bad," says @ralphscott.bsky.social, one of the authors. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

British Academy report sets out plan to exit "gridlock" on open access for books. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...

Soas loses £1.2m climate grant due to US funding cuts City St George’s and Sussex universities have also lost projects, freedom of information requests reveal. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

MEP wants ERC’s ‘public interest’ ethos to steer new EU funding Researcher-turned-politician René Repasi explains his vision for a new collaborative institutional scheme led by the flagship funder. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

‘Most Scottish and Welsh voters support R&D investment' @sciencecampaign.bsky.social report finds across-the-board backing for research, but the public feel they don’t experience its benefits. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

SOAS loses £1.2m climate grant due to US funding cuts The university was due to receive the funds from the US Department of State for a project on climate resilience and adaptation, a response to my FOI request reveals. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Fresh AI data mining proposal 'could hand research to US big tech', after government retreats on wider plan. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...

Patrick Vallance and Ian Chapman have dismissed claims that funding problems at the STFC are a failure of government and UKRI leadership. The pair have written to Commons science committee chair Chi Onwurah after she raised concerns. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

Researchers and publishers have expressed scepticism about a proposed exception to UK copyright law that would permit data mining by artificial intelligence developers purely for science and research. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...

Grant cancellations made by the US National Institutes of Health last year disproportionately affected women and early career researchers, analysis finds. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-usa-...

The @resprofnews.bsky.social Ivory Tower column this week made me cry with laughter, well worth a read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Great to speak to Cefin Campbell about @plaidcymru.bsky.social's plans for research and universities if the party wins the May election in Wales.

R&I funding for Scotland’s universities to rise by 8 per cent @scotfundcouncil.bsky.social announces £27 million boost for the 2026-27 academic year www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Postdoc time funded on STFC theory grants falls by 67 per cent Researcher warns reductions for particle physics grants are “baked in” for the next four years www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Comment: Anonymisation in research must be overhauled for AI era AI’s ability to reveal unidentified research participants raises risks for universities, says Fadime Şahin www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

UKRI to reduce number of international partner countries Chief executive also says tight call deadlines will end and trails shift in assessment processes www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Steven Hill set to depart Research England Longstanding director of research, involved in three REFs, starts new role in May www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Devolve UKRI funding so Wales gets ‘fair share’, urges @plaidcymru.bsky.social's Cefin Campbell Welsh nationalist party also plans universities review if it wins power in May election www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

Physics cuts ‘could hurt government’s dash for growth’ UK scientists fear for the talent pipeline and homegrown expertise in AI and quantum www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Head of @crick.ac.uk worries about ‘shift from funding basic research’ Edith Heard tells @francesjones.bsky.social scientists have “duty to speak up” as discovery research comes under pressure www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...

SpaceX million satellites plan raises concerns for research www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

Hollie Chandler suggests ways of maintaining US-UK research collaborations in challenging circumstances. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Australia: Australia says it will be part of A$155 billion Horizon Europe research fund in 2027 (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

SpaceX million satellites plan raises concerns for research SKAO chief Philip Diamond echoes @royalastrosoc.bsky.social alarm over proposal, urging “careful consideration” www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

Breaking: Australia expects to join Horizon Europe in 2027 Research-intensive universities chip in to get access to EU funding and partnerships www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Innovate UK head foresees ‘golden era’ for research commercialisation Interviewed by RPN, Tom Adeyoola confident research base can generate “companies of the future” as funder revamps model www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Australian R&D reforms ‘must be inclusive’, university groups say. Regional and specialist institutions warn against “further concentration of capabilities” in major cities. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

‘Room for improvement’ in Mediterranean research scheme www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Australia: interest groups, smaller universities say SERD research reforms must work for all (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

Australia: CSIRO staff "desperate", inquiry told (free to read): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...

‘Use AI to boost world-leading research in REF’, think tank urges. Report says AI could be harnessed to overcome systemic problems and improve research quality. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...

EU must act now to save its biomedical sector, MEPs agree www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

GenAI should reflect peer review and corrections, publishers urge. Tech must rely on trustworthy research and be transparent about limitations, says STM. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

Universities Scotland: ‘No exceptions’ in political party talks. After talks with parties including Reform, group calls for cross-party support as Holyrood election looms. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

AI research funding’s gender trouble Pro-male bias is not just a problem in Silicon Valley, female AI leaders warn www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-funding-k...

Comment: Research funding cuts threaten a whole generation of scientists UK will suffer lasting consequences from disrupted talent pipeline, say Mike Lockwood and James Wild, president and president-elect of @royalastrosoc.bsky.social www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Viability of top particle physics group put in doubt by STFC cuts Group at Cambridge’s world-famous Cavendish Laboratory may be “unable to continue to operate”, says @cambridgephysics.bsky.social professor www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

New Zealand: Covid-19 report says better comms, evidence-based decision making are lessons to be learned from pandemic (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-new-...

Opinion: "Research institutions and publishers can no longer take a ‘thou shalt not’ approach to the AI reality happening around them," argues @frontiersin.bsky.social director of research integrity Elena Vicario www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Free-to-read opinion: A cross-industry group could tackle issues straining trust in research, suggests scholarly communications consultant Ruth Francis www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Universities are wasting up to £4.7bn each year through outdated digital systems. This is stifling innovation and research, @jisc.bsky.social has warned. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Innovate UK pivots to picking winners in major overhaul Funder will prioritise companies with “highest potential” under new model focused on industrial strategy sectors www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...