Concerns raised over Sir Mark Walport’s new powers
Scientists have mixed reactions to announcement of UKRI leader
Scientists have mixed reactions to announcement of UKRI leader
The hunt for a new UK research supremo continues, apparently after the shortlisted candidates failed to pass muster
Rheumatologist previously served as government chief scientific adviser and director of Wellcome Trust
Sir Mark Walport believes that the amended HE Bill will assist him in making the UKRI the best research funding agency in the world
Who is the man who will take the top job in UK science?
The new CEO of UKRI, Sir Mark Walport, says a shake-up of UK research funding is needed if the country is to remain internationally competitive
Chief scientific adviser is ‘amused’ by funding conspiracy theories but dismisses them as ‘complete invention’
UK’s public research funding overseer argues debate over political control of public finances is a ‘false dichotomy’ and distracts from bigger societal issues
Recent increases to already sky-high visa and health service costs have prompted worries that talented overseas-born academics will turn their backs on the UK, undermining the country’s lofty...
Octopus breaks down traditional scientific outputs into smaller chunks which can then be linked to form ‘chains’ of broader work
Funder’s reduced budget for 2021-22 reflects loss of pro-science adviser and mindset of new Treasury boss, say Whitehall and research council insiders
The Yale professor talks about racism in post-war Britain, mixing the personal and the academic in her writing and her advice to her younger self
The Sainsbury Laboratory director will oversee a huge increase in R&D spending as head of UK’s main research funder
Jo Johnson tells MPs that new research funding agency could damage rest of system if allowed to be an ‘island’ in Cabinet Office
Academics have long grappled with the strains that job scarcity and the mobility imperative impose on their families. But might the experience of mass remote working finally offer a viable solution,...