UK announces plans for the ethical oversight of AI as it is increasingly used to drive cars, diagnose patients and even to help determine prison sentences.

The UK has gained a new science minister as part of a broader reshuffle of government posts. Sam Gyimah, who moves from the Ministry of Justice, was appointed minister for universities and science on 9 January, replacing Jo Johnson.

New figures show a 19 per cent increase in departures of European staff from UK universities last year compared to before the EU referendum, and a 10 per cent rise from some 2130 resignations in 2015-16.

The drop in the UK’s share of EU funding for research and innovation has been steepest in the more collaborative parts of the Framework programme.

Dominic Raab, the justice minister, has said that the UK government will lay out "its vision" for cooperation with the European Atomic Energy Community, Euratom, within weeks.

Without action, the UK might end up in the situation of funding both subscriptions and article-processing charges on an ongoing basis.

Giving EU nationals the right to remain in the UK will boost confidence, say observers. 

Joint publication from EU and UK negotiators confirms EU-funded research will be protected and citizens’ rights upheld.

A vision for an ambitious, close and achievable future agreement on research and innovation.

Long-awaited industrial strategy pins hopes on commercial gains from research.

The UK government’s long-awaited industrial strategy has arrived. It brings with it a fund to support interdisciplinary research and funding boosts for both the research councils and quality-related research funding.

A drop in the total number of students from both the UK and the European Union entering higher education this year.

Survey suggests European scholars are resistant to UK continuing to enjoy full participation in programmes such as Horizon 2020

The Chancellor Philip Hammond has made investment in research the centrepiece of his budget.

After promising a major new investment in science last year, the U.K. government is planning another significant increase in spending.

Some of the 1,250 people working at the year-old laboratory say its open plan layout, designed to produce collaboration, makes it hard to focus on work

Pledge to raise country's public research funding to £12.5 billion in 2021–22.

Leadership is ‘sorely lacking’ in key areas such as robotics and climate change, parliament’s spending monitor warns.

The number of EU students applying to UK undergraduate courses with an October deadline has risen in 2017.

The review of artificial intelligence argues a new AI council should be created but it wouldn't be in charge of regulating systems

Conference speech raises questions about future of £9,250 fees system and shows impact of Labour policy.

The Society has published new evidence on international mobility and collaboration, to deepen our understanding of how, where and why researchers move to and from the UK.

UK researchers to build key parts of proposed Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

An initial roster consisting only of men did not go over well at all.

The UK government has called on the European Union to hold a “full and open discussion” on the terms of Britain's participation in EU research after Brexit.