Image: Shutterstock UKRI has too many people telling it what to do without the resources to do what it’s told by James Coe Comment 14/05/25 1
Image: Shutterstock From going it alone to sharing university research and innovation services by Cat Ball Comment 6/05/25 1
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 Wonk Corner 29/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Balls to left, Willetts to the right, creates an industrial strategy with a gaping hole for universities by James Coe Comment 25/04/25 1
Image: Shutterstock How our researchers are using AI – and what we can do to support them by Christina Boswell Comment 24/04/25
New data on business and community interaction from HESA New data on business and community interaction from HESA by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 11/04/25
Image: Shutterstock Portability within REF remains key to fairness by Maria Delgado Comment 9/04/25 11
Image: Shutterstock R&D spending brings the era of strategic ambiguity to an end by James Coe Comment 7/04/25
Image: Shutterstock The politics of universities, defence, and R&D spending by Jess Lister Comment 7/04/25 6
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 Wonk Corner 21/03/25 8
Image: Shutterstock What’s driving low levels of full economic cost recovery in research? by Stephen Roper Analysis 21/03/25 17
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 Wonk Corner 14/03/25
Image: Shutterstock Trust, creativity, and collaboration are what leads to impact in the arts by Amer Alwarea Comment 11/03/25
Disparities in Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council awards Disparities in Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council awards by James Coe Wonk Corner 7/03/25
Image: Shutterstock How R&D creates new skills and can jump start the economy by James Coe Comment 3/03/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Research flexibility doesn’t have to mean researcher precarity by James Coe Analysis 24/02/25 12
Image: Shutterstock Research supervision in the context of REF – time for a step change? by Karen Clegg Comment 24/02/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Lessons from Australia on how to do R&D consultations well by James Coe Comment 18/02/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Eight critical questions for the new chief executive of UKRI by Anton Muscatelli Comment 16/02/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Supporting the careers of researchers means innovation, not isolation by Richard Emes Comment 11/02/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Another way of thinking about the national assessment of people, culture, and environment by Elizabeth Gadd Comment 6/02/25 14
REF people, culture, and environment pilot submissions detailed REF people, culture, and environment pilot submissions detailed by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 14/01/25
Proving to the government that visa policy is harming research Proving to the government that visa policy is harming research by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 7/01/25
Image: Shutterstock The research system won’t become more agile without a deeper conversation on funding by Anton Muscatelli Comment 7/01/25
Image: Shutterstock Unveiling the gatekeepers in PGR admissions by Cassandra Hugill Comment 6/01/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Your 2025 higher education policy almanac by Michael Salmon Policy Watch 3/01/25 3
Image: Shutterstock Innovation and skills in the English devolution white paper by David Kernohan Policy Watch 17/12/24 2
Image: Shutterstock University research can ensure that AI benefits society by Itegbeyogene Patrick Ezekiel Comment 11/12/24 1
The imbalanced but impactful UK Research Partnership Investment Fund The imbalanced but impactful UK Research Partnership Investment Fund by James Coe Wonk Corner 10/12/24
Image: Shutterstock Lessons from Australia’s launch of the Strategic Examination of Research and Development by James Coe Comment 4/12/24
Image: Shutterstock It’s time for universities to take the lead on economic growth by James Coe Comment 25/11/24 6
The lessons for research funding from Covid-19 The lessons for research funding from Covid-19 by James Coe Wonk Corner 15/11/24
Horizon funding could end up being a data definition problem Horizon funding could end up being a data definition problem by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 22/10/24
Image: Shutterstock The role of universities in growing the economy – Labour’s industrial strategy explained by James Coe Policy Watch 21/10/24
Image: Shutterstock Research assessment has always been controversial, yet it necessarily persists by David Kernohan Long read 14/10/24
Image: Midjourney Beware the lure of simplicity in reforming the Research Excellence Framework by James Wilsdon Comment 14/10/24 3
Image: Shutterstock The Research Excellence Framework cannot carry the can for the whole research ecosystem by James Coe Comment 14/10/24 1
Image: Shutterstock The case for rethinking peer review in REF by Anna Morgan-Thomas Comment 3/10/24 18
Image: Shutterstock A bluffer’s guide to the Universities UK blueprint for HE policy under Labour by Debbie McVitty Policy Watch 30/09/24 3
Image: Shutterstock Universities UK has a plan to fix research funding by James Coe Comment 30/09/24 6
Image: Shutterstock Evolution not revolution: What the UK wants from the next Horizon programme by James Coe Analysis 26/09/24
Research England funding allocations, 2024-25 Research England funding allocations, 2024-25 by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 25/09/24
Image: Shutterstock Principal investigators are the gatekeepers of research culture. Here’s how to better support them by James Howard Comment 18/09/24
Image: Shutterstock Labour tweaks the job ad for the next UKRI chief executive by Michael Salmon Analysis 30/08/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Four things no-one wants to admit about research culture by Elizabeth Gadd Comment 31/07/24 3
Image: Shutterstock Putting culture at the heart of the mission economy by Katy Shaw Comment 30/07/24
Image: Shutterstock How to grow universities’ policy engagement functions by Jonathan Breckon Comment 12/07/24
Image: Shutterstock Making collective action happen when it comes to equitable research funding by Thandiwe Hara Comment 2/07/24
Image: Shutterstock Successful devolution isn’t possible without universities by Katy Shaw Comment 24/06/24 3
Image: Shutterstock Lessons from Alberta on university accelerators and their regions by Jonathan Grant Comment 24/06/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Embracing the role of undergraduate students as engaged researchers by Erica Cargill Comment 21/06/24
Image: Shutterstock How not to respond to Labour’s securonomics agenda by Jess Lister Comment 20/06/24
Science, research, and innovation hustings Science, research, and innovation hustings by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 19/06/24
Image: Shutterstock The challenge of pursuing research security when nationality becomes a shorthand for risk by Sapna Marwaha Comment 10/06/24
Wellcome launches manifesto for science Wellcome launches manifesto for science by James Coe Wonk Corner 4/06/24 1
Image: Shutterstock You can’t save research without saving universities by James Coe Comment 22/05/24 4
Image: Shutterstock Making Horizon Europe’s successor work for UK research by Douglas Dowell Comment 21/05/24
Image: Shutterstock Turning scrutiny on security into a new security strategy by James Coe Comment 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 Wonk Corner 1/05/24
Image: Shutterstock Freeports are effective as convenors of place-based R&D – but that doesn’t mean they are necessary by James Coe Comment 29/04/24
Image: Shutterstock How universities can help unlock and nurture diverse local talent by Nishan Canagarajah Comment 29/04/24 2
The sector has a new sustainability concordat The sector has a new sustainability concordat by James Coe Wonk Corner 25/04/24
Image: Shutterstock Sustainable research requires collective action – and the concordat is an important next step by Christina Boswell Comment 25/04/24
A review of research security and dependence on foreign income A review of research security and dependence on foreign income by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 18/04/24 1
Image: Shutterstock The silent casualty – how the Russian war is eroding Ukraine’s scientific potential by Dmytro Chumachenko Comment 27/03/24
Image: Shutterstock Rank hypocrisy – how universities betray their promises on responsible research assessment by Paul Ashwin Comment 27/03/24 9
Image: Shutterstock Transitional agreements may not be the whole route to open access by Libby Homer Comment 19/03/24 1
REF2029 Open Access consultation opens REF2029 Open Access consultation opens by James Coe Wonk Corner 18/03/24
Image: Shutterstock Research and innovation thoughts for a new government by Paul Boyle Comment 12/03/24
Image: Shutterstock Michelle Donelan pays damages following freedom of speech fallout by James Coe Comment 5/03/24 7
Image: Shutterstock To measure research culture, start with what you value by Sarah Whalley Comment 1/03/24
Image: Shutterstock Doing government spending on science differently by James Coe Analysis 13/02/24 2
Image: Shutterstock Movement on research bureaucracy as the Tickell review finally gets a response by James Coe Policy Watch 9/02/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Measuring research impact has lessons for measuring research culture by Grace Gottlieb Comment 1/02/24
New developments in REF people, culture and environment measures New developments in REF people, culture and environment measures by James Coe Wonk Corner 25/01/24
Shutterstock_104234324 Social science must be at the heart of research policy by Rita Gardner Comment 18/01/24
Image: Shutterstock Starmernomics and its consequences for research and innovation by James Coe Comment 10/01/24 1
Image: Shutterstock Uncovering the UK’s hidden arts and humanities research infrastructure by Jo Fox Comment 12/12/23
Image: Shutterstock University funding is driving the research funding deficit by James Coe Comment 1/12/23 7
Image: Shutterstock What’s happening with the REF initial decisions consultation? by Jessica Corner Comment 28/11/23
