Peter Kyle, who applied to university three times, said Tory government’s ‘war’ on higher education was overBritain’s future Nobel prizes will come from encouraging young people into university rather...
Read MoreNext government urged to lower upfront visa costs that are 17 times higher than international averageTop international researchers cannot afford to take jobs in the UK because of a “tax on talent” that makes it...
Read MoreOttoline Leyser of UKRI says people in public eye should be able to debate better, with less polarisation and blameThe head of the UK government science body at the centre of a libel scandal has called for “creative...
Read MoreMichelle Donelan had accused two members of Research England’s advisory group of ‘sharing extremist views’ in letter to UKRIMichelle Donelan, the science minister, has apologised and paid damages after accusing...
Read MoreA 1.3bn light year-sized ring discovered by PhD student in Lancashire appears to defy the cosmological principle assumptionAstronomers have discovered a ring-shaped cosmic megastructure, the proportions of which challenge...
Read MoreFurious colleagues denounce decision that there are ‘no compassionate grounds’ to allow the child to join her motherDr Doseline Kiguru, a Kenyan expert in world literature, was overjoyed when she secured a permanent...
Read MoreScience minister Michelle Donelan requests UKRI cuts links with two members of panel she accuses of promoting extremist viewsThe UK’s independent research funding body has become embroiled in a fight with ministers over...
Read MoreRelief at rejoining flagship research scheme tempered by anger over loss of top academics since Brexit Britain may have rescued its scientific fortunes with a last-minute decision to rejoin the EU’s Horizon research...
Read More‘Expected’ return could help retain scientists and researchers lost after grants were cancelled in Brexit rowBritish scientists and academic researchers will be able to reapply to the prestigious European Research...
Read MoreExperts insist successes of Brussels’ €95bn programme could never be replicated by a UK-only substituteLeading UK scientists have dismissed government plans to provide a UK alternative to the EU’s €95bn...
Read MoreOxford and Cambridge universities, once given more than £130m a year in total by European research programmes, are now getting £1m annually between themOne of the UK’s most prestigious universities has seen its...
Read MoreBritish-based Nobel prize winner says hopes for securing an alliance with the crucial Horizon Europe collaboration are fading fastThe future of British science has never been so gloomy. That is the stark view of a UK-based Nobel...
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