Getting ONS R&D stats 2 years after the fact always feels a bit...old news
BUT, I do think there's some interesting stuff in there
Namely, that while there were two years of real-terms growth in UK public R&D spending of ~9%, this pretty much took place outside funding for the university sector
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Visa applications to study in UK at lowest ebb in four years.
Applications during the year to May 2026 dipped below 400,000, ahead of tighter compliance regime.
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Can ‘high-stress’ interviews for grants save a system under pressure?
Funders are using interviews to manage demand, but some worry about the consequences for applicants. Via @harrietswain.bsky.social.
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Candy Crush businessman Mel Morris says universities “must embrace AI” to transform into economic powerhouses
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New long read by me: Is academic freedom under threat in Europe?
Despite Orbán’s ousting and upcoming legal protections, the continent is being urged to act
I enjoyed writing this one.
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Could basic research income help fix a funding system in crisis?
Thanks to Matthew Smith @healthhistory.bsky.social, Jonathan Grant @jonathancgrant.bsky.social and others for sharing their thoughts. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
Not long after rejoining Horizon Europe, Switzerland could lose access to EU funding once again.
This would be 'catastrophic' for Swiss research, leaders have warned.
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Plans to cut more than 600 jobs at the University of Nottingham “pose significant systemic risks to elite-level research”, the UCU has warned.
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European countries are struggling to improve research careers at a time when funding calls are “severely oversubscribed”, as the Dutch Research Council has put it.
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After Orbán: what next for Hungary’s researchers?
Five experts weigh up the damage done by authoritarianism, and they set out what needs to change.
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Fiona McIntyre
Frances Jones
“Radical” solution gains attention as applications surge engulfs funders but lacks any serious experimentation
