4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (162+ words) Research Professional News In issue 700: public disconnect threat, boosting integrity via REF, can grant interviews fix funding? "We have enjoyed strong cross-party support for R&D, but we can't assume that's going to continue. If the public aren't seeing the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (137+ words) Research Professional News Image: Birkbeck, University of London Sally Wheeler raises concerns about regulation in aftermath of Sussex ruling "I"ve never trusted the Office for Students," said Sally Wheeler, vice-chancellor of Birkbeck, University of London. That was her response…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (155+ words) Research Professional News Image: Polina Tankilevitch, via Pexels Government must review postgraduate finance or risk inequalities deepening, warns group of research-intensive universities The Russell Group has urged policymakers and funders to widen access to postgraduate study or risk exacerbating inequalities....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (133+ words) Research Professional News A full house for policy announcements despite parliamentary recess in Westminster Sometimes Playbook offers in-depth analysis of a current issue in higher education. Sometimes it's an interview with a leading figure in the sector. But sometimes all…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (545+ words) Image: Catholic Church England and Wales [CC BY-NC-ND 2. 0], via Flickr Predatory recruitment practices by high-tariff UK universities, coupled with a predicted decline in the number of 18-year-olds, will cause "perfectly good universities" in other parts of the sector to fail,…...

2+ week, 34+ min ago  (132+ words) Research Professional News Images: serdar bar? s, via Pexels; ESA / CNES / Avio / Optique vid'o du CSG"P Piron; Grace Gay for Research Professional News; Campaign for Science and Engineering In issue 699: Grant rationing hits as applications surge amid calls for…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (110+ words) Research Professional News "Image: Defence Imagery [CC BY-NC-SA 2. 0], via Flickr Merger seen as an "acquisition" by King's due to Cranfield's smaller size and financial challenges King's College London is likely to reap the benefits of increased capacity in the defence…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (440+ words) Image: Sebastian PH, via Pexels Large research-intensive universities are holding back improvements in sector-wide financial performance, the Office for Students has warned, after an assessment of higher education finances found that fewer English universities than expected posted a deficit in…...

4+ week, 22+ hour ago  (102+ words) Research Professional News Image source: University of the Arts London; Grace Gay for Research Professional News University of the Arts London"s Karen Stanton discusses creative education and AI, plus Of S relations Vice-chancellors are often criticised for not putting…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (100+ words) Research Professional News Image: FRANK MERI'O, via Pexels Modelling examines legacy of delay to hepatitis B immunisation, slammed by US science community Recent changes to the US vaccine schedule, which have been deemed by experts not to be based on…...