Just because the UK could have a different approach to research funding doesn't mean it should

James Coe

James Coe is Associate Editor for research and innovation at Wonkhe, and a senior partner at Counterculture

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Just because the UK could have a different approach to research funding doesn't mean it should

Just because the UK could have a different approach to research funding doesn’t mean it should

by James Coe

29/04/25

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Balls to left, Willetts to the right, creates an industrial strategy with a gaping hole for universities

by James Coe

25/04/25

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R&D spending brings the era of strategic ambiguity to an end

by James Coe

7/04/25

Finding a sustainable way to fund postgraduate research isn't easy

Finding a sustainable way to fund postgraduate research isn’t easy

by James Coe

21/03/25

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Research funding won’t redistribute itself

by James Coe

19/03/25

1

The National Audit Office takes a look at the Department for Business and Trade with lessons for universities

The National Audit Office takes a look at the Department for Business and Trade with lessons for universities

by James Coe

14/03/25

UKRI gets mission ready

UKRI gets mission ready

by James Coe

13/03/25

Disparities in Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council awards

Disparities in Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council awards

by James Coe

7/03/25

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How R&D creates new skills and can jump start the economy

by James Coe

3/03/25

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We need to recognise the importance of maintenance too

by James Coe

27/02/25

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Research flexibility doesn’t have to mean researcher precarity

by James Coe

24/02/25

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Lessons from Australia on how to do R&D consultations well

by James Coe

18/02/25

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Can knowledge exchange fix a broken economy?

by James Coe

11/02/25

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What is organisational design and governance and why does it matter to SUs?

by James Coe

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7/02/25

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UKRI increases PhD stipend by 8 per cent

by James Coe

31/01/25

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How postdocs get on

by James Coe

28/01/25

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Are SUs neoliberal – and so what if they are?

by James Coe

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27/01/25

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Emergent strategy for students’ unions

by James Coe

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23/01/25

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The rubbish bin theory of the student experience

by James Coe

6/01/25

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The class gap in the civic map

by James Coe

19/12/24

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The imbalanced but impactful UK Research Partnership Investment Fund

The imbalanced but impactful UK Research Partnership Investment Fund

by James Coe

10/12/24

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Lessons from Australia’s launch of the Strategic Examination of Research and Development

by James Coe

4/12/24

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It’s time for universities to take the lead on economic growth

by James Coe

25/11/24

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The lessons for research funding from Covid-19

The lessons for research funding from Covid-19

by James Coe

15/11/24

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The role of universities in growing the economy – Labour’s industrial strategy explained

by James Coe

21/10/24

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The Research Excellence Framework cannot carry the can for the whole research ecosystem

by James Coe

14/10/24

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Universities UK has a plan to fix research funding

by James Coe

30/09/24

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Evolution not revolution: What the UK wants from the next Horizon programme

by James Coe

26/09/24

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Why are international PGRs so far off the policy radar?

by James Coe

17/09/24

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Whose SU is it anyway?

by James Coe

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5/09/24

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Why research integrity matters to all of us

by James Coe

30/08/24

1

Research councils revise open access plans

Research councils revise open access plans

by James Coe

14/08/24

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Young, white, and bright? The far right on campus

by James Coe

12/08/24

4

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The challenges and opportunities of securonomics

by James Coe

22/07/24

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Skills England will be a very big deal

by James Coe

15/07/24

2

The unofficial reintroduction to Patrick Vallance

The unofficial reintroduction to Patrick Vallance

by James Coe

9/07/24

1

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Five free(ish) things Labour could do on R&D

by James Coe

8/07/24

1

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How not to respond to Labour’s securonomics agenda

by Jess Lister

20/06/24

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Unless universities get on top of defence policy, defence policy is going to get on top of them

by James Coe

10/06/24

3

Wellcome launches manifesto for science

Wellcome launches manifesto for science

by James Coe

4/06/24

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You can’t save research without saving universities

by James Coe

22/05/24

4

The state of peer review

The state of peer review

by James Coe

15/05/24

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What to look out for in the MAC review

by James Coe

13/05/24

1

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Turning scrutiny on security into a new security strategy

by James Coe

9/05/24

With a bit of philanthropic funding the metascience programme gets real

With a bit of philanthropic funding the metascience programme gets real

by James Coe

1/05/24

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Freeports are effective as convenors of place-based R&D – but that doesn’t mean they are necessary

by James Coe

29/04/24

The sector has a new sustainability concordat

The sector has a new sustainability concordat

by James Coe

25/04/24

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The creative arts and a broader definition of economic value

by James Coe

17/04/24

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The latest HE-BCI data shows the limitations of the spin-out review

by James Coe

8/04/24

1

What happens if China is submitted to the enhanced tier of the National Security Act

What happens if China is submitted to the enhanced tier of the National Security Act

by James Coe

25/03/24

REF2029 Open Access consultation opens

REF2029 Open Access consultation opens

by James Coe

18/03/24

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A bluffer’s guide to the Australian Universities Accord

by David Kernohan

17/03/24

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Michelle Donelan pays damages following freedom of speech fallout

by James Coe

5/03/24

7

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Labour’s life sciences approach may be caution as a policy choice

by James Coe

28/02/24

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Doing government spending on science differently

by James Coe

13/02/24

2

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Movement on research bureaucracy as the Tickell review finally gets a response

by James Coe

9/02/24

1

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The prudent case for civic engagement

by James Coe

8/02/24

3

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How to approach block grant negotiations

by James Coe

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2/02/24

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How to set up a cluster

by James Coe

1/02/24

New developments in REF people, culture and environment measures

New developments in REF people, culture and environment measures

by James Coe

25/01/24

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Starmernomics and its consequences for research and innovation

by James Coe

10/01/24

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TEF submissions reveal a range of conceptions of educational gain

by Debbie McVitty

18/12/23

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Who is in and who is out of REF

by James Coe

11/12/23

1

REF delayed until 2029

REF delayed until 2029

by James Coe

7/12/23

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University funding is driving the research funding deficit

by James Coe

1/12/23

7

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The government response to the Nurse review accepts the premise but rejects the prescription

by James Coe

23/11/23

Government responds to the spin-out review

Government responds to the spin-out review

by James Coe

23/11/23

What’s in the spin-out review?

What’s in the spin-out review?

by James Coe

21/11/23

1

Farewell George Freeman, hello Andrew Griffith

Farewell George Freeman, hello Andrew Griffith

by James Coe

14/11/23

1

A civic agenda about groups, communities, populations and people

A civic agenda about groups, communities, populations and people

by James Coe

7/11/23

1

UKRI takes the heat out of the minister's missive

UKRI takes the heat out of the minister’s missive

by James Coe

31/10/23

14

Michelle Donelan writes to UKRI over — Michelle Donelan writes to UKRI over "jobs for Hamas terrorist sympathisers"

Michelle Donelan writes to UKRI over “jobs for Hamas terrorist sympathisers”

by James Coe

29/10/23

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Spin-outs explained

by James Coe

25/10/23

1

How the Regional Innovation Fund will work

How the Regional Innovation Fund will work

by James Coe

12/10/23

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Five ideas on R&D for Labour to adopt before the election

by James Coe

9/10/23

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Precarity and the new deal for postgraduate research

by James Coe

27/09/23

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How to reward research culture

by James Coe

22/09/23

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ARIA picks its top team

by James Coe

12/09/23

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Horizon Europe: how we got here and what happens next

by James Coe

11/09/23

Horizon association is close

Horizon association is close

by James Coe

6/09/23

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Universities and foreign policy summer round up

by James Coe

6/09/23

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Peter Kyle goes to shadow DSIT

Peter Kyle goes to shadow DSIT

by James Coe

4/09/23

Who is getting what from Research England next year?

Who is getting what from Research England next year?

by James Coe

24/08/23

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How to commission a consultant

by James Coe

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8/08/23

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The problems degree apprenticeships won’t solve

by James Coe

27/07/23

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Research England budget for university research published

Research England budget for university research published

by James Coe

19/07/23

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REF is expensive because it’s good value

by James Coe

14/07/23

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Horizon association and the next steps

Horizon association and the next steps

by James Coe

6/07/23

A review of peer review has been published

A review of peer review has been published

by James Coe

4/07/23

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REF is about incentives not just outcomes

by James Coe

28/06/23

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In a less stable world, universities may need to consider themselves as foreign policy actors

by James Coe

19/06/23

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REF 2028 could revolutionise research culture

by James Coe

15/06/23

3

A letter for Research England from DSIT

A letter for Research England from DSIT

by James Coe

14/06/23

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How millennials are shaping the university workplace

by James Coe

7/06/23

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The idea of a university need not be in opposition to that of a national English identity

by James Coe

21/05/23

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It’s time to fund KEF

by James Coe

18/05/23

Reproducibility and research integrity report published

Reproducibility and research integrity report published

by James Coe

10/05/23

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The quiet death of hanging out

by James Coe

4/05/23

2

Analysis of the call for input on the new deal for postgraduate research published

Analysis of the call for input on the new deal for postgraduate research published

by James Coe

2/05/23

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Where the R&D money is spent

by James Coe

28/04/23

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