Research funding

Drastic cuts necessary if funding situation not resolved, government agency warns

Almost half of ERC grants awarded to UK institutions for 2018 won by EU nationals, as UK sees overall decline in successful bids

Jim Newell’s dismissal by Salford ‘speaks volumes’ about extent of sector marketisation, campaigners say

Grants awarded under Horizon 2020 will still be paid even in event of ‘no deal’ Brexit

Negotiations set to boost access to €100 billion research and innovation scheme, scholar says

The EU’s proposal for its next research and innovation funding framework focuses too narrowly on technology, say Gabi Lombardo and Jon Deer

Australian group asks whether costs of ‘gold standard’ assessment are always warranted

Figures on full economic costs of research and teaching show significant growth in gap that is plugged mainly by overseas student fees

Researchers welcome ambition of new initiative but question whether it will give scholars the autonomy that they need

‘Productivity boom’ shows researchers are not the problem, universities say

Call to rebalance funding away from sciences and towards social sciences

New government body for research predicts cost of £15 million per year if tax problem not resolved

Scholars say European Union may be reluctant to allocate research funds to Hungarian universities after government takes control over financing of research institutions

Report says early career academics should be given more opportunities to lead their own research teams to foster independence and improve job security

Dedicated department aims to accelerate move towards knowledge economy

Campaigners call for universities and funders to address ‘systemic issues’ after study claims academic science has ‘higher’ risk of sexual harassment

After more than a decade of inflation-busting growth, now could be time to ‘pause and consolidate’, says Anja Karliczek

University representatives disappointed by lower than expected budget increase for European Research Council

Reid review says academics must win a greater share of competitively allocated funding post-Brexit

Interdisciplinary and risky projects in particular led to projects that made big strides in understanding, evaluators say

Task ahead for universities to show return if country is to be part of next framework programme

As the EU’s proposals for its Horizon Europe research funding framework near publication, the UK must commit to playing a full role, says Paul Boyle

New £25 million fellowships launched by the African Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society

Government pledges huge windfall for research facilities, but much of it will not be seen until the next decade

Move billed as paving way for Hong Kong to become world leader in innovation

Regional students and research facilities claim the spoils in a benign budget for universities

MPs on Science and Technology Committee not satisfied with government response to Brexit report

Lynn Gladden, Shell professor of chemical engineering at Cambridge, to lead research council

Whichever parties form the new Italian government, higher education and research are unlikely to be priorities, says Davide Donina

Although research has done relatively well in Brussels’ plans for 2021-27, university organisations say extra money is not enough to stop grant application dysfunction

Universities in the former East Germany are now on a par with those of western Europe while others in the former Soviet bloc still lag. David Matthews visits Poland to explore why

Data is latest evidence uncertainty caused by the referendum result has cost British academics

Ten years into the programme, German universities remain focused on traditional markers of success, say Andreas Knie and Dagmar Simon

Concerns that France’s flagship research body is too large and unwieldy to move with the modern times are unfounded, says former president Alain Fuchs

Domestic funding for business and management research down a quarter in real terms in six years

Academics at British institutions make one in four successful bids in 2017 funding round, underlining risks of Brexit

Just five out of 57 appointed members are from black or ethnic minority backgrounds

Martin Stratmann warns Britain against utilitarian approach to future EU research programmes

Delay and unpredictability of spending bill raises questions over the ‘effectiveness’ of increased investment, say policy experts

permanent post for interim chief executive confirmed ahead of UKRI formation

Research collaboration ‘should be as important to the government as security’ and should not be a ‘knock-on consequence of other negotiations’, says report

Increasing Framework Programme 9 backing to €160 billion (£139.7 billion) would create 650,000 jobs by 2030, says open letter

Creating a separate pot of money for international research ‘risks funding second-rate’ work, conference hears

Report from African Academy of Sciences also claims that scientific research in continent must better align with sustainable development goals

Staff at 65 UK higher education institutions are entering their fourth week of strike action

Disappointment after European Parliament, which must ratify Brexit deal, strikes tougher than hoped for line against the UK

Mathematicians – and, indeed, other scholars – who cooperate with intelligence agencies face a moral dilemma knowing that their research could well be applied in unethical ways, says Michael Harris

Wellcome Trust and UK Research & Innovation launch reviews of policies that require funded papers to be made freely available

Academics celebrate major increase in basic research funding, but pledges fall short of recommendations in Naylor report

New generation of scientists powering country’s development, says head of science funding agency

Funding rises for fundamental science with be welcomed even if they fall short of some scholars’ expectations, says Creso Sá

Minister says he will ‘fight’ to ensure scientists can move freely post-Brexit

Wellcome Trust says that UK should be prepared to pay more to ensure continued participation in framework programmes

British Heart Foundation aims to follow up German partnership with other continental collaborations

National Science Foundation requires universities to inform them if staff members receiving grant funding face sexual harassment allegations

Twenty North American institutions using ‘moon shots’ to help focus and attract support for their scientific endeavours

Additional support for institutions could be co-funded by national governments and the European Union, say rectors 

Spike in interest in collaborative funding arrangements in wake of UK’s vote for Brexit

President Meric Gertler says move will boost international numbers at university whose urban location shapes its profile and research activities

New injection of cash for San Francisco Declaration on responsible metrics hopes to move initiative from words to action