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English universities have £5.6bn backlog of research repairs
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (211+ words) Image:guruXOX, via Adobe Stock National Audit Office report also finds cash-strapped STFC has "360 million maintenance bill for facilities Universities in England would need to spend "5.6 billion to restore their research infrastructure to fully operational condition, according to a report…...
Take this waltz
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (108+ words) Take this waltz'Research Professional News The annual pay claim is announced, while Research England shuffles infrastructure funding The philosopher-poet Leonard Cohen knew a thing or two about the dance that never ends. He wanted us to both dance until the…...
What’s driving the rise of Chinese journals?
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (106+ words) What's driving the rise of Chinese journals?Research Professional News Image source: Garmin B, Unsplash Rapid growth could change world science, but concerns over research integrity remain "This has been decided, so this will happen," says academic publishing consultant Gareth…...
My winning proposal: Huo bids need firm scientific foundation
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (478+ words) First-round fellow of Huo Family Foundation's mental health call discusses its expectations Since its inception in 2009, the Huo Family Foundation has awarded $100 million to education-focused projects based in the UK, US and China. Its programme to support research on the…...
Research time ‘sacrificed’ as universities cut costs and jobs
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (112+ words) Research time "sacrificed" as universities cut costs and jobs'Research Professional News Image: .shock, via Adobe Stock Academics at institutions implementing job cuts warn of "more work falling on fewer shoulders" Sweeping redundancies at universities across the UK mean that research…...
UKRI reforms infrastructure funding to favour supercomputing
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (73+ words) UKRI reforms infrastructure funding to favour supercomputing'Research Professional News Key budget streams supporting new research facilities to shrink, with universities encouraged to share resources Reforms to how UK Research and Innovation allocates funding for research infrastructure will see two major…...
UK university unions demand pay rise 3% above inflation
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (109+ words) UK university unions demand pay rise 3% above inflation'Research Professional News Employers describe claim as "extremely challenging" in current financial climate Higher education unions in the UK have called for a minimum pay increase of inflation plus 3 per cent, as well…...
Sussex VC warns of ‘profound consequences’ from study visa ban
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (300+ words) Image: University of Sussex Sasha Roseneil appeals to parliamentarians over suspension of visas for Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan The vice-chancellor of the University of Sussex has written to MPs and members of the House of Lords to ask for…...
Zaharieva: research careers must not come at cost of wellbeing
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (125+ words) Zaharieva: research careers must not come at cost of wellbeing'Research Professional News Image: Fred Marvaux; European Union, via European Parliament Commissioner for research "doesn't see need" for separate legal act to protect scientific freedom Working as a researcher must not…...
German group proposes EU funding for institutional networks
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (117+ words) German group proposes EU funding for institutional networks'Research Professional News Image: NicoElNino, via Shutterstock European research excellence hubs should get "20 million annually in seven-year pilot, organisations suggest Three German science associations have proposed creating a new EU funding instrument to…...