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Get all that and more in the 700th edition of Research Fortnight! 🎉🎈🥳 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

We speak to a vice-chancellor and legal scholar whose verdict on the Office for Students after it lost out in a legal challenge over its free speech ruling against the University of Sussex is that she “never trusted” the regulator in the first place. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

And in our opinions section, there’s a view from Cern on why open access needs a fundamental shift in mindset—recognising that its future cannot be a more expensive version of the past. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Our feature examines the increasing role of “high-stress” interviews for grants—are they a potential fix for a funding system in crisis? Or will they just “reward the ability to bullshit” while piling more pressure on researchers? www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

A bumper crop of interviews also sees us speak to the millionaire Candy Crush investor who has now invested in an AI for research platform—and thinks peer-reviewed papers are “old hat science”. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...

🎉We are in celebratory mood! Today's Research Fortnight is the 700th edition too be published since we began back on October 1994🎉 Get it here: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p... So, what do we have for you?🧵

In our lead story, we have an exclusive interview with Melanie Welham, new president of the Royal Society of Biology and former executive chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...

Public disconnect from R&D ‘a real threat’ amid febrile politics. New Royal Society of Biology president raises concern that “political buy-in could weaken”. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...

‘Only 22 UK universities should be allowed in REF’, says think tank. Policy Exchange report arguing most universities should refocus away from research garners right-wing support. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

The co-chair of the UK Committee on Research Integrity tells us they see “low-hanging fruit” for future iterations of the Research Excellence Framework to shore up credibility and fight misconduct. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...