UK regional innovation pilots 鈥榮hould shun Silicon Valley myth鈥
Levelling-up plans for 鈥榠nnovation accelerators鈥 bring hope for local decisions on R&D,聽but warnings聽against Whitehall鈥檚 鈥楽tanford-Silicon Valley鈥 concept
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Australian National University cuts ties with Russia
Invasion of Ukraine 鈥榯hreatens the peace, freedom and democracy on which freedom of inquiry and academic collaboration is based鈥
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Interview with Faezeh Marzbanrad
Biomedical engineer talks about problem-solving, the importance of monitoring foetal cardiac health and why no one has got it quite right on STEM education for women
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Will US universities鈥 labour pains be the mother of invention?
The Great Resignation, remote working and rapid changes in the graduate employment market are all forcing US higher education institutions to evolve 鈥 fast. But are institutions that have spent two...
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Extra 拢20 million to offset UK overseas research cuts
Impact of cuts to in-flight research mitigated by additional money but future budgets for aid-funded projects still uncertain, says UK science funder
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Kwarteng 鈥榲etoed appointment of Oxford college head to lead ESRC鈥
Business secretary reportedly concerned by Jonathan Michie鈥檚 鈥榣eft-wing鈥 associations
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Red tape warning for research projects over national security law
鈥楽eemingly small regulatory requirements readily spawn large bureaucratic responses,鈥 says City president
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New network takes aim at natural disasters and workforce needs
While many governments struggle to predict workforce needs, Australia鈥檚 new tropical alliance is giving it a crack
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Research council head veto 鈥榳ill make vacancies harder to fill鈥
Ministerial intervention in research council appointment highlights聽growing politicisation of British science, experts warn
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Can universities manufacture a post-industrial future for the Midwest?
Freshly inaugurated US president Joe Biden owes his election victory to swing states in America鈥檚 Rust Belt. But is his plan to revitalise them by creating 鈥榤illions of new manufacturing and...
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Covid recovery projects held up for months by red tape
Tardy response to UKRI request meant greenlit research projects on pandemic could not begin, investigation concludes
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UK regions promised research funding boost under 鈥榣evelling聽up鈥
Forty per cent increase in investment by 2030 pledged, with BEIS ring-fencing majority of its spending for areas beyond golden triangle
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Canada pushes abundant PhD graduates towards industry needs
Doctoral glut seen as especially bad in nation that does too little research
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To level up, empower regions to invest in skills and education
The UK government鈥檚 White Paper is a good start but needs to聽do more to link local learning with local needs, says聽Marius Ostrowski聽
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Canada joining the rush to create a聽Darpa
Trudeau government set to fulfil campaign promise for version of legendary US innovation agency, amid mixed expert assessment of its wisdom