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Leading edge
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (162+ words) Research Professional News Matthew Flinders explains why research leadership needs more attention Anyone who questions the pace of change and the enormity of the challenges the world faces need only glance through the pages of the government’s National Risk Register…...
Visa applications to study in UK plunge in crucial summer months
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (269+ words) August figures down by 32 per cent compared with 2023, as decline accelerates Applications for visas to study in the UK slumped in August—the most important month for international student recruitment—heaping further pressure on university finances. Home Office data released…...
Research Europe??? 10 September 2026
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (98+ words) Research Europe – 10 September 2026 Research Professional News In issue 657: FP10 budget warning; gigafactories move forward; how to use AI in research Crunch time on the budget for the EU’s next research and innovation programme is nearing—and a battle is in prospect,…...
Uni party
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (285+ words) As UUK gathers for its annual meeting, is it on the job? We are sure the vice-chancellors of Britain will be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this morning, following the traditional pre-conference dinner last night to open Universities UK’s annual gathering. This…...
Australia and NZ news roundup: 3-9 September
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (231+ words) Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: NHMRC and Royal Society leadership changes, cultural data and a Pacific science symposium In depth: The Australian Research Council says an apparently inadvertent release of data on more than A$100 million…...
Structural reforms urged to enable young researchers to take risks
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (94+ words) Research Professional News Image: Wasan, via Adobe Stock Paper calls for stable careers and creativity-focused assessment, but authors pessimistic about seeing meaningful change Structural reforms are needed to foster a “creativity-enabling environment” for early career researchers, who are being driven…...
One last push
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (82+ words) Research Professional News Playbook returns for the start of the 2026-27 academic year And so we face the final curtain. It is a pleasure to be back with you at the start of a fresh academic year for the final time....
Growing concerns
1+ week, 1+ day ago (121+ words) Research Professional News Vivienne Stern and Joel Arber explore how to give research a more sustainable footing Research is central to universities’ role in supporting the government’s ambitions for economic growth. The Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, published last…...
ERC Starting Grant success rate below 9% amid record demand
1+ week, 3+ day ago (469+ words) Image: filip bossuyt [CC BY 2.0], via Flickr Number of non-European winners almost doubles as success rate falls for second year running The success rate for the latest European Research Council Starting Grant round has dropped to just 8.8 per cent—a…...
Do African universities need their own, locally relevant ranking?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (495+ words) Images: Lightshot1, Wing, Fiktube, Mike Peel [CC BY-SA 3.0/4.0], via Wikimedia Commons Exercise capturing continental markers of excellence hears of challenges with measures and data ownership African universities need a way to measure themselves against a yardstick of excellence that makes sense…...