Research Fortnight

Cabinet Office rows back after outcry against gagging scientists. The Cabinet Office has partially revised recent guidance stopping government scientists and staff at research agencies from speaking at events after an outcry from the sector. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Better research is not a luxury, but it needs a collective effort. Collaboration can save efforts on research culture and security from budget pressures, says Sapna Marwaha. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

UKRI renews contract with Researchfish, despite the government last year urging the funder to consider alternatives to the impact-tracking service. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Why this academic year has been all about the money. As the academic year draws to a close, @FiJMcIntyre looks back at the stories that defined it. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

Nuffield Foundation commits £150m to tackle social challenges. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-cha…

Universities face ‘difficult balance’ after Supreme Court gender ruling. Institutions grapple with concerns over how to navigate legal course through contested territory. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Out Now! Research Fortnight, 23 July 2025. Jo Johnson lambasts ministerial ‘dereliction of duty’, ODA cuts halt health research and a partial climbdown on Downing Street guidance gagging of government-employed scientists. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Exclusive: Global health research projects halted by latest UK aid cuts. Winners of UK government grants for global health research have had their funding suspended after ministers decided to cut spending on international development, we can reveal. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Jo Johnson: ministerial ‘dereliction of duty’ behind university crisis. Whitehall split between universities and research has “damaged policymaking”, says architect of OfS and UKRI. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

British Academy president urges PM to act on university finances. Susan Smith starts in her role (she began her 4-year term this week) by asking Keir Starmer to meet senior sector figures and hammer out a solution to UK-wide funding problems. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-cha…

Julia Black urges reform of Office for Students’ ‘ill-defined’ mission. Departing British Academy president also warns UK is “slowly losing the research base” in humanities. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

It's Friday, which means it is Ivory Tower time! What’s the big idea? We've got exclusive access to the government’s post-16 education white paper WhatsApp group. Get the inside scoop: researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

Just 1% of UKRI peer review panellists are Black. Funder stresses “continued efforts to diversify panel membership” after first release of reviewer equalities data. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Twelve institutions win shares of UK’s £54m Global Talent Fund. Up to 80 researchers expected to relocate, as Royal Society launches fast-track international fellowships researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Cabinet Office rows back after outcry against gagging scientists. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

University failure now a ‘top tier’ risk for education department. Risk rating escalation comes as regulator says accounting firms are conducting “deep dives” at institutions researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

Not heard much about govt's R&D missions fund recently? Patrick Vallance trails first details of R&D missions programme Scheme will “stimulate a different way of thinking about R&D” in government, says science minister researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

UKRI faces ‘challenging prioritisation choices’, warns chair. The chair of UK Research and Innovation has said the national funder faces “challenging prioritisation choices” and will continue to make “significant” changes in the coming years. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

NIHR to be overhauled as part of UK life sciences growth plan. Major research funders expected to support commercialisation and translational research push. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Sadiq Khan: international student fee levy ‘economic self-harm’. London mayor warns against government proposal, as Russell Group universities estimate £315 million levy hit. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…