235 pieces
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· Comment
Mission zero
Former universities minister Chris Skidmore has published his Independent Review of Net Zero and there is a lot for universities to ponder
· Wonk Corner
Freeman sets out his agenda
George Freeman has set out a local agenda on clusters and infrastructure and an international agenda on new partnerships and attracting investment
· Comment
A glimpse of post Horizon research partnerships
The launch of the International Science Partnerships Fund is an important milestone in post Horizon global research deals
· Comment
Comparison, clusters, or something else? The metric tide revisited and the future of research assessment
The metric tide revisited could be the start of a revolution in research assessment
· Wonk Corner
The big implications of revising R&D spending methodologies
The Science and Technology Committee learns that there are some technical updates to counting R&D intensity that could have significant consequences
· Comment
Higher education in the labyrinth: a tale of managing enormous risks arising from insoluble problems
James Coe considers approaches to deal with the difficult, diffuse, and occasionally dangerous problems facing the sector
· Comment
China today, tomorrow, and forever?
When it comes to collaboration with China, universities are caught between economic imperatives and political hostilities. James Coe and Michael Salmon argue that if universities do not find their voice they will be drow
With Michael Salmon
· Wonk Corner
PRESent and accounted for
The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey is out and while overall satisfaction has risen there are important caveats in the data
· Comment
Sunak sets out his stall on innovation
In a speech to the CBI yesterday Rishi Sunak set out his stall on all things innovation and the economy, leaving a lot for universities to think about
· Wonk Corner
What’s in the Autumn Statement for research?
Promises on research funding have been kept and there are interesting developments elsewhere in the Autumn Statement.
· Comment
COP27 should be a moment for universities to reflect
If COP26 was the moment the UK showed its leadership on climate change then COP27 is when it must live up to those promises, says James Coe.
· Comment
Plan B for business
No matter who is at BEIS currently Horizon affiliation is critical to business as well as universities. James Coe has been reading UKRI board papers.
· People
Who is Grant Shapps?
James Coe has everything you need to know about the seventh Secretary of State at BEIS in six years.
· Comment
Exploring the politics of hitting 2.4 per cent
A statistical quirk means the UK, without doing anything new, may have hit its 2.4 per cent R&D target. James Coe considers what happens next.
· Comment
Engaging with a Truss government on research
The Johnson-era arguments around “levelling up” are now uncertain. James Coe asks how we make the case for research to the current crop of Conservatives
· Comment
Research and development ideas from the Labour Party Conference you’re welcome to steal
James Coe spent Labour Party Conference gathering R&D policy ideas, and he doesn’t mind who implements them
· Wonk Corner
KEF2 fast 2 furious
What should we make of the Knowledge Exchange Framework?
· Wonk Corner
What’s in the mini-budget for higher education?
Does the Plan for Growth have anything for universities and students?
· Long read
Labour should be bold on research and development
James Coe wonders whether the Labour Party of 2022 will recapture the focus on research and development that characterised the Wilson administration
· Analysis
Research ethics under the spotlight
How, and under what circumstances, do providers approve the research done by academic staff? James Coe digs into the worlds of research ethics and academic freedom