Ottoline Leyser: how will new UKRI chief change UK science?
Beyond the challenges of Brexit and Covid-19, the UK’s new science chief is seen as likely to seek reforms to ‘workaholic’ research culture practices and the REF
Beyond the challenges of Brexit and Covid-19, the UK’s new science chief is seen as likely to seek reforms to ‘workaholic’ research culture practices and the REF
The coronavirus pandemic and the efforts being taken to tackle it could spark a wider reassessment of higher education’s vital role in society
As UK research laboratories close, research-intensive universities call for extra funds to cover cost of disruption to science
Scholars welcome new ethics training for doctoral students but want broader action to improve awareness
Focusing on how to deliver the UK government’s big ambitions for science could arrest the troubled funder’s drift, says John Womersley
Scientific excellence is not the only relevant criterion – either morally or legally, says Alex Conway
Research umbrella organisation puts off decision on whether to introduce ultimate sanction until more evidence is available
Boris Johnson’s most senior adviser appears to have big plans for the research community, but his ‘scientist-as-hero’ vision may misunderstand the nature of modern scholarship
PhD students shouldn’t wait to establish credibility in their field before they start reaping the benefits of public engagement with their research, says Andy Miah
One thousand PhD places to be created over next five years
Senior MP says Sam Gyimah's failure to answer questions about research integrity may lead scholars to conclude area is 'not a ministerial priority'
Sir John Kingman hints that research councils could withhold funding in cases where universities do not address unfair treatment of staff
Lynn Gladden, Shell professor of chemical engineering at Cambridge, to lead research council
permanent post for interim chief executive confirmed ahead of UKRI formation
The UK’s new research mega-body has huge power to tackle long-standing inequalities, says its new diversity tsar Jennifer Rubin