All Universities articles – Page 2
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NewsDoctoral training receives £1 billion but student numbers to fall by 5%
Backing for CDTs will see more than 4000 students trained over the next nine years
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NewsRebuilding Ukraine’s science infrastructure will cost at least $1.26 billion
Over 1400 research buildings have sustained damage during the war with Russia
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NewsEstimates suggest at least 2500 scientists have left Russia since the beginning of the war
Analysis of Orcid database finds Russian scientists are now leaving for universities in Central Asia, Israel and the UAE
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NewsResponse to review of red tape in UK research arrives after 18 months
Government outlines further measures including making the next Research Excellence Framework ‘measurably less bureaucratic’
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NewsIntroducing AIChemy: the UK’s new artificial intelligence hub for chemistry
University of Liverpool and Imperial College London are leading a £12mn UK-wide consortium that aims to develop AI for chemistry
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NewsUKRI commits £500 million to support doctoral studentships
Awards expected to be ready from October 2025
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NewsThe story of how the most successful US–Russia scientific collaboration collapsed
Five jointly discovered superheavy elements completed the eighth row of the periodic but then Russian revanchism reared its head
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NewsNext major assessment of UK higher education research quality postponed until 2029
Extension follows shift to broader approach to research evaluation
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OpinionUK researchers need to know academic freedom is safe from political interference
The UK science secretary’s recent statements are causing alarm in the research community
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NewsJapan unveils plans to breathe new life into its higher education institutions
Facing a demographic crisis, Japan is hoping to attract more international students and make it easier for them to live and work there
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NewsRow erupts over funder’s decision to suspend diversity panel following government pressure
Science minister Michelle Donelan demanded a response from UKRI after accusing members of the panel of ‘extremist views’
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NewsOpen access consortium Coalition S invites feedback on ‘responsible publishing’ plan
Proposal would see early article versions and peer review reports freely available
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CareersRecognising the roles that senior PhDs and postdocs play in training new lab members
A number of schemes now provide training and recognition for the work done to support students
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NewsWhat will the next election bring for UK researchers?
What the major parties are saying about spending, research clusters and academic freedom
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NewsReport reveals worrying lack of support for disabled doctoral students
A third of disabled Stem PhD students don’t get the support they need to thrive
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NewsLabs stand empty in Israel while fate of Gazan universities hangs in balance
As war rages in the Middle East, the plight of Gazan scientists is unclear as international students and researchers leave Israel and scientists are called up to fight
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NewsUniversity of California accused of not honouring contracts negotiated following massive strike
Months after postdocs and researchers won better pay and conditions, many of the promised benefits haven’t materialised
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NewsNew Royal Society fellowship to support Black researchers
Scheme may be expanded to other underrepresented groups if it’s successful
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NewsHorizon deal looks to have come too late for 2023 winners of EU grants in UK
European Research Council award winners still face unenviable choice of deciding between their grant and their UK institution
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NewsHungarian scientists left in the lurch as government’s battle with EU drags on
Backsliding on democratic principles led to Orbán’s government being suspended from EU research programmes