235 pieces
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· Blog
Will we ever get beyond the horizon?
For James Coe, the uncertainty over Horizon can’t go on forever – but a resolution doesn’t seem forthcoming either
· Comment
Yorkshire’s research funding revolution
Amidst the noise of the Conservative Party leadership contest there is a quiet revolution in research funding taking place in the north, notes James Coe.
· SUs
What should an SU’s relationship with its community be like?
I have always felt like a resident of Liverpool. I moved here when I was 18 and as I approach 30 I look back on the past decade with a feeling that if university gave me nothing else it gave me a sense of who I am. Its s
· Analysis
Is it time to take the politics out of R&D policy?
The House of Lords has a new report out on the innovation landscape and James Coe wonders whether politics is holding back research and development policy
· Policy Watch
Who’s getting more QR funding in England next year?
James Coe and David Kernohan digest the latest QR and knowledge exchange allocations (the first since REF 2021) from Research England.
With David Kernohan
· Comment
We should give ARIA a chance
With a new ARIA Chair and Chief Executive in place James Coe argues it’s time for the sector to take a step back and allow the new research funder to succeed or fail on its own terms
· Policy Watch
What is research bureaucracy for? The Tickell review reports
James Coe reviews The Independent Review of Research Bureaucracy and finds much to admire – while still being filled with questions on how this relates to the future of research
· Wonk Corner
Over the horizon
Our first glimpse of plan B for Horizon.
· Policy Watch
What’s in the government’s independent review of UKRI?
One of many ongoing reviews of research policy and infrastructure has reported. James Coe examines how our newish research organisation has addressed a complex and challenging remit
· Wonk Corner
Stability amidst the uncertainty: Research England funding budgets 2022-2025
There is a lot to be unsure about in the current research landscape. George Freeman has gone without a direct replacement. Horizon association looks unlikely at best. And it remains to be seen if flagship policies from A
· Wonk Corner
So long, George Freeman
He’s gone, he asked to come back, the interim government said no, and now there are a lot of unresolved issues in science policy which need urgent resolution.
· Wonk Corner
So long, Rishi Sunak
James Coe reflects on the legacy of Rishi Sunak and reviews the many research and innovation issues filling up the intray for the new Chancellor.
· Wonk Corner
REF on interdisciplinary research: It’s good but it’s not right
What happened with interdisciplinary research in REF2021?
· Comment
Research and freedom of speech: a tale of unintended consequences
Conflating debates on academic freedom and freedom of speech on campus is not always helpful. James Coe wonders why the Office for Students is suddenly regulating research.
· Wonk Corner
George Freeman and Ottoline Leyser at Commons Science and Technology Committee
No answers yet on Horizon, but some welcome clarity on what plan B may look like.
· Comment
It’s more than the money: The future of European research funding
With the UK’s affiliation to Horizon in serious doubt, James Coe thinks about the relationships and the regional autonomy at risk alongside the funding.
· Comment
The net zero debate is coming – are universities ready?
The idea of a referendum on net zero seems unlikely, maybe even absurd, but James Coe notes that a constellation of familiar faces are amplifying net-zero scepticism – and universities should be prepared
· Wonk Corner
KEF2: Return of the KEF
What’s going on with the Knowledge Exchange Framework?
· Analysis
It is the quality of the bureaucracy, not the quantity, which needs addressing
James Coe argues that we need to focus on the quality of our bureaucracies and that current research reviews need to not get bogged down in discussions of cost and scale
· Wonk Corner
The REF panels review themselves
The main REF panels have published overview reports. James Coe has been reading them.