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His claim that 'greed' was the driver behind the UK's vaccine success ignores the huge role of state funding, says economics professor Mariana Mazzucato.
Lifesaving research on fighting drought and climate change at risk after snap decision to halt crucial funding.
Major research projects will be cancelled, including those designed to head off future disease threats, warn scientists.
The government promised to increase funding for vital scientific R&D to 2.4% of GDP - but its target is already slipping.
Sci-Hub has been described as "the Pirate Bay of science", but often receives praise for opening access to research.
A while ago I was invited to speak at the Westminster Forum in a panel session entitled “Research environments in the REF – stimulating positive cultures and wellbeing, academic independence and interdisciplinary research“...
A few days ago, the head of UK Research and Investment, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, said the Government's target of having 2.4% of GDP spent on research and development (R&D) by 2027 was 'very challenging'. Here, Adão Carvalho of the Department of Economics at the Universidade de Évora in Portugal considers the poor record of such past […]
Projects tackling some of world's major problems - including the climate crisis - are set to be cancelled or cut back after budget cuts.
Advanced Research & Innovation Agency will be exempt from existing procurement rules for 'maximum flexibility', says government
The pandemic has exposed the impact of 20 years of turning higher education into a marketplace and students into increasingly dissatisfied customers.
