5+ hour, 14+ min ago  (907+ words) Image: House of Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 4. 0], via Flickr Starmer resignation spotlights ministers" futures and potential for R&D funding devolution under a Burnham premiership An Andy Burnham premiership would put the spotlight on potential devolution of R&D funding, bringing…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (494+ words) By Chris Parr for Research Professional News Leading biomedical research institute says it will "go full in on green and gold" The Francis Crick Institute will phase out payments for hybrid open-access publishing and instead support publishing in fully open-access…...

7+ hour, 15+ min ago  (149+ words) Research Professional News Images: Kedrik. space [CC BY-SA 4. 0], via Wikimedia Commons; Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026; Grace Gay for Research Professional News; Samuel Kirzenbaum " Albin Michel In issue 654: European space chief interviewed, and can quitting academia make…...

5+ hour, 26+ min ago  (244+ words) Image: RFBSIP, via Adobe Stock US biomedical agency aims to power precision medicine with "world's biggest" integrated health-genomics database The US National Institutes of Health has made available genomics and health data from 747, 000 people, saying it has created the largest…...

6+ hour, 34+ min ago  (184+ words) Research Professional News Image source: Samuel Kirzenbaum " Albin Michel A European solidarity fund could support individuals under attack, say La'titia Atlani-Duault and Matthieu Resche-Rigon Scientific research is at increased risk because of heightened pressure on it in a new political…...

6+ hour, 26+ min ago  (635+ words) Image: BULE, via Pexels "Growing evidence" of unethical submissions to publishing rewards programme has sparked action South Africa's higher education department says it is clamping down on attempts to "game" the country's research publication subsidy, after it says recently released…...

9+ hour, 22+ min ago  (36+ words) Research Professional News Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: FP10 budget demands, a "now or never" moment and a competitiveness fast track...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago  (118+ words) Research Professional News Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News As university life gets tougher, four writers relate experiences of switching to careers outside academia Times are tough for many researchers who want to climb the academic career ladder. Tight…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (202+ words) Image: House of Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 4. 0], via Flickr Regional university groups have strongly welcomed Andy Burnham saying earlier this week that, as prime minister, he would put universities at the centre of plans for regional growth. On Monday, Burnham, who…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (91+ words) Research Professional News Image: smolaw, via Shutterstock European Education Area plan also backs measures to support attractive and sustainable academic careers EU governments have adopted a strategy for the European Education Area that includes promoting "competitive" higher education, including by…...