Image: Shutterstock Connecting, devolving and prioritising innovation – it’s the Northern Growth Strategy by James Coe Comment 15/01/26 1
Image: Shutterstock For a stronger, fairer Wales HE belongs in every manifesto by Elwen Evans Comment 15/01/26
Image: Shutterstock Are we reducing research security risk, or just shifting it around? by Sapna Marwaha Comment 13/01/26 1
Image: Shutterstock A more focused research system does not by itself solve structural deficits by Anton Muscatelli Comment 5/01/26 11
Image: Shutterstock A new model moves research in a more democratic direction – it could be faster and fairer too by Tom Stafford Comment 18/12/25 7
Understand the REF changes through the lens of money and bureaucracy Understand the REF changes through the lens of money and bureaucracy by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 11/12/25 2
Image: Shutterstock REF 2029 talks about people again but early career labour is still hard to see by Mollie Etheridge Comment 11/12/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Re-thinking research support for English universities: Research England’s programme of work during the REF 2029 pause by Steven Hill Comment 10/12/25 4
Image: Shutterstock Before we automate REF there are three issues we need to talk about by Elizabeth Gadd Comment 9/12/25 2
Image: Shutterstock Labour must not repeat history by sidelining research in post-92 universities by Katie Normington Comment 8/12/25 4
Image: Shutterstock The R&D buckets are here to stay – what matters now is how they’re used by Stephanie Smith Comment 4/12/25 2
Image: Shutterstock A change in approach means research may never be the same again by James Coe Comment 25/11/25 8
Image: Shutterstock Transparency, collaboration and culture are key to winning public trust in research by Ben Tatler Comment 21/11/25 4
Image: Shutterstock REF should be about technical professionals too by Richard Traini Comment 20/11/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Over 20 years of frozen London PhD weighting means change is overdue by Nico Henry SU Blogs blogs-su 19/11/25 1
Image: Shutterstock Northern Ireland can be a testbed for research culture by Chris Browne Comment 5/11/25 1
Systems not silos in Ottoline Leyser's valedictory select committee appearance Systems not silos in Ottoline Leyser’s valedictory select committee appearance by James Coe Wonk Corner 29/10/25 1
Image: Shutterstock The white paper is wrong – changing research funding won’t change teaching by James Coe Comment 27/10/25 1
Image: Shutterstock The REF helps make research open, transparent, and credible – let’s not lose that by Ben Tatler Comment 17/10/25 1
So this is what devolved research funding looks like So this is what devolved research funding looks like by Michael Salmon Wonk Corner 7/10/25 1
Image: Shutterstock The battle for people, culture and environment by Elizabeth Gadd Comment 7/10/25 6
Image: Shutterstock How Community Innovation Practitioners are reshaping place-based innovation by Rachel Connor Comment 30/09/25
Image: Shutterstock Is research culture really too hard to assess? by Yolana Pringle Comment 25/09/25 4
Image: Shutterstock The incentives don’t work they just make growth worse by James Coe Comment 8/09/25
Image: Shutterstock Peer review is broken, and pedagogical research has a fix by Madeleine Pownall Comment 1/08/25 5
Capital pain as Research England's budget stays the same Capital pain as Research England’s budget stays the same by James Coe Wonk Corner 23/07/25
Image: Shutterstock The disagreements on REF cannot go on forever – it may be time for a compromise by James Coe Comment 21/07/25
UKRI equalities monitoring data 2023–24 released UKRI equalities monitoring data 2023–24 released by James Coe Wonk Corner 17/07/25
Image: Shutterstock REF panels must reflect the diversity of the UK higher education sector by Louise Bracken Comment 8/07/25
Image: Shutterstock Defining the value of the UK’s international research partnerships by Douglas Dowell Comment 8/07/25
Image: Shutterstock How Labour’s 10-year health plan for England joins up with higher education and research by James Coe Policy Watch 4/07/25
Efficiency savings will have a lasting impact on research capacity Efficiency savings will have a lasting impact on research capacity by David Kernohan Wonk Corner 2/07/25
Image: Shutterstock It’s up to universities to make the industrial strategy a success by James Coe Comment 30/06/25
Image: Shutterstock The risk of unrepresentative REF returns hasn’t gone away by Anton Muscatelli Comment 26/06/25 9
Image: Shutterstock Research and innovation in the industrial strategy by David Kernohan Policy Watch 24/06/25
Image: Shutterstock Coaching can be a strategic act of research culture by Saneeya Qureshi Comment 20/06/25
Image: Shutterstock Co-creation of research agendas could strengthen policy research engagement by Georgiana Mihut Comment 18/06/25
Image: Shutterstock The centrality of university research to the industrial strategy cannot be underestimated by Andrew Jones Comment 9/06/25 1
Level of R&D spending to be maintained up to 2029–30 Level of R&D spending to be maintained up to 2029–30 by James Coe Wonk Corner 8/06/25
UUKi and the British Council consolidate what we know about UK-China research partnerships UUKi and the British Council consolidate what we know about UK-China research partnerships by James Coe Wonk Corner 5/06/25
Image: Shutterstock With better coordination we can break down barriers to academic policy engagement by Sarah Chaytor Comment 5/06/25
There are better politics, big ideas, and future trade-offs in Research England's new EDI action plan There are better politics, big ideas, and future trade-offs in Research England’s new EDI action plan by James Coe Wonk Corner 4/06/25 1
Image: Shutterstock The spending review is a critical moment for UK science and innovation by Sarah Stevens Comment 4/06/25
Image: Shutterstock Action on researcher career development must go beyond surface-level fixes by Yolana Pringle Comment 27/05/25
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 15
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
