Differences between disciplines regarding research ethics views pose questions for policy, study suggests
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Differences between disciplines regarding research ethics views pose questions for policy, study suggests
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A pleasure to speak to Mike Ferguson for this one.
Could PoC funding finally get its day?
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Some encouraging news for the Subscribe to Open publishing model today - this does go a year at a time, so we'll see what 2027 brings - but alternative OA methods are starting to catch on.
Another university has rejected Elsevier's deal, bringing the tally to 10 - quite a significant number.
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"Deeply concerning" stuff here from the Home Office figures, and considering the trend from the last few months, this fall shows no signs of stopping
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Ninth UK university confirms opting out of Elsevier deal.
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UK government shelves international student target.
Fresh international education strategy launched, but no goal on recruitment numbers.
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2. There was an uptick in clinical trial applications to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in 2025
Since 2017 there has been a big slowdown in UK-based commercial trials, but perhaps a corner is being turned?
Multiple surveys have found big proportions of UK unis (30-40%) cutting research support because of financial pressures
Saving up problems for the future?
@steverop.bsky.social tells @sophieatrpn.bsky.social “foundational things...which then might form the basis for future research” are being cut
'The ERC's credibility rests, to a large extent, on stable, independent and scientifically driven governance (…) shorter mandates would risk weakening the ERC’s capacity to pursue a coherent, long-term scientific strategy' 💬 says EUA's @kamilakozirog.bsky.social to @sophieatrpn.bsky.social
Officially announced today: new deals between UK unis and 'big 5' publishers will trial removing article-processing fees from some journals, effectively making them free for both readers and authors
@sophieatrpn.bsky.social was well ahead of the curve on this
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UK to rejoin Erasmus+: “an excellent early Christmas gift,” says president of @eua.eu, Josep Garrell.
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Head of R&I Policy Julien Chicot shared our views on Horizon Europe's simplification efforts in @resprofnews.bsky.social profnews.bsky.social. Read the article by @sophieatrpn.bsky.social ⤵️
Autumn budget 2025: Live blog.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Labour will act by “boosting trade, not blocking it; by increasing investment, not cutting it; by championing innovation, not stifling it”.
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UKRI gave PhD stipends a big 8% boost earlier this year, but the London weighting has stayed at £2k - where it's been since 2006
Student unions are saying this doesn't reflect the "economic reality" of living in the capital, and living costs mean the weighting should be £4.5k
A pleasure to speak to Lord Mair for this story - with some pretty stark warnings.
Ex-UKRI head Ottoline Leyser on the REF: "We’ve made it about individuals...and that’s something we really need to break."
On volume of research: "We need to...think very hard about how effectively to do less."
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Occasionally you get reminded that what's going on in the US is not normal
Since when have UK institutions offered "sanctuary" to US researchers?
Erica Nelson from @ids.ac.uk told @sophieatrpn.bsky.social that for health equity scholars “it’s likely to be a pretty scary time”
Will govt's tougher route to UK settled status deter foreign researchers?
Could add £5k-£7k per person, Royal Society figures shared with @resprofnews.bsky.social suggest.
@sophieatrpn.bsky.social spotlights another immigration issue for research.
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Spoke to several higher education leaders yesterday about TNE at @universities-uk.bsky.social International's annual TNE conference - the same day that two different institutions agreed deals to open Indian campuses.
Thanks to the team at UUKi for having me!
The govt is making much of the promise of AI-powered science (there's a strategy incoming) but will it primarily benefit the most research-intensive universities?
Great piece from @sophieatrpn.bsky.social
The next Horizon Europe is set to open up to fund projects with both civil and military potential.
Could that undermine civilian nature of the EU's research and innovation programme?
@sophieatrpn.bsky.social hears views on key dual-use questions.
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Revisiting this story I wrote yesterday for @resprofnews.bsky.social - a key announcement on visas for researchers and scientists buried in a press release about funding for primary schools.
Mind-boggling...
Yet more warnings to govt on its plan for a levy on universities' international student fees.
Levy would push further 14 universities into deficit, including three Russell Group members, MPs on education committee told.
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Prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk is shot dead at a Utah university campus; institution remains closed until Monday.
There have been 24 shootings at college campuses in the US so far this year.
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Academic leaders welcome ‘strong’ State of the Union speech
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You've heard of paper mills - what about "reviewer" mills? I spoke to the woman who coined the term as publishers are urged to act on the growing problem
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'According to data from the Home Office released on 14 August, there were 73,500 applications for study visas in July 2025, 4,000 more than July 2024, when there were 69,500 applications.' 1/2
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