2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (110+ words) Research Professional News Universities UK wants to attract more investment Today, Universities UK is "setting an ambition" to help double the level of external investment into UK university innovation by 2035. This will be announced on the second day of the…...

4+ hour, 13+ min 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…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago  (603+ words) Image: Piranhi, via Adobe Stock University leaders aim for new spinout and scale-up fund amid concerns over slowing investment Universities UK has set a goal of securing around "10 billion a year in external investment for UK university innovation by 2035. The…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (175+ words) Research Professional News Higher education's relationship with the EU is back on the agenda It is June and many of our readers' thoughts will be turning to Europe. Either for the start of the academic conference season or for that…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (79+ words) Research Professional News University groups fear shift towards more competitive funding could worsen repair backlog sitting at "5. 6bn University groups have warned that changes to research infrastructure funding could make it harder for institutions to plan long-term investment and tackle a…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (93+ words) Research Professional News Images: groviapoto, via Adobe Stock Surging application numbers raise stakes amid concern over universities moderating demand for grants Funders must do more to understand which measures are effective at reducing bureaucracy in the face of rising grant…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (386+ words) Image: Simarchy [CC BY-ND 2. 0], via Flickr Union objects to withholding of pay after strike action, but university says few staff affected The University and College Union has called on academics across the globe to boycott the University of Sheffield in…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (35+ words) Research Professional News Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: Ebola vaccines fast-tracked, South Africa-India partnership, a green deal and NRF seeks CEO...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (100+ words) Research Professional News Image: Gorodenkoff, via Adobe Stock Range of research areas with military potential demands institutions work in new ways, leaders say How to manage research with military as well as civil potential is perhaps the most urgent issue…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (93+ words) Research Professional News Social sciences body warns that "research brilliance" in some institutions may go unrecognised Weightings for part of the 2029 Research Excellence Framework risk perpetuating inequalities between institutions and penalising high-performing departments in less wealthy universities, the Academy of…...