Q&A with Graeme Reid
We speak to the new chair of the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE). Plus the latest higher education appointments
We speak to the new chair of the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE). Plus the latest higher education appointments
Core budgets of UK grant-awarding agencies eroded as new money goes elsewhere
Latest impasse with European Commission over UK push for ‘correction mechanism’ to avoid being major net contributor
Ministers’ blueprint for Horizon alternative will be seen by Brussels as a ‘paper tiger’, warns Crick director
Requests to withdraw from less lucrative areas of Europe’s research scheme will delay UK membership and cost universities billions of pounds, warn science policy experts
After a tumultuous 2022, what will the new year bring for higher education? Some of the UK sector’s respected crystal-ball gazers offer their predictions for 2023
Ex-minister George Freeman urges sector to ‘mobilise’ to show R&D key to growth, despite securing Treasury commitment not to cut science budget
Westminster refers to alternatives rather than arbitration, after unproductive Brussels meeting triggered by legal action
Alternative to Horizon Europe should examine why ‘closed clubs’ of elite universities enjoy so much funding success, says Hepi report
‘Reprofiling’ of planned increase in spending and opting against association to Horizon Europe likely to be on table, predicts ex-minister
Whitehall advisor who devised alternative Horizon programme says stablisation funds should be released immediately while talks over UK membership continue
The bumper increase in QR funding for England may sound like heaven. But with doubts over the future of Horizon, UK research is stuck in purgatory
Departure of prime minister may allow for a rethink on Horizon Europe association, but sector could face months of damaging policy stasis, say experts
Stabilisation funding, fellowships and industry collaboration grants identified as key priorities, but questions about whether country can successfully replicate Brussels schemes remain
Comparison with current data suggests government proposals are ‘not exactly a revolution in the funding balance’, say experts