Research Fortnight

Budget: Chancellor restores two-year post-study visa for some graduates. Extended rights for “high compliance” institutions as international fee levy impact assessment published (showing diminished revenues). researchprofessionalnews.com…

News coming thick and fast now at #Budget2026. There will be £2.5m for a new science park in North Wales and £18m for advanced chip design led by Edinburgh University. If you aren't already, follow all the HE and research developments live here: researchprofessionalnews.com…

John Healey at #Budget2026: Britain is “defying expectations”, with the UK economy growing joint fastest in the G7. Says this is testament to the “British people, the innovators, the business leaders and the workers on the front line”. Follow live: researchprofessionalnews.com…

It's back! Our traditional autumn budget live blog is up and running. Tune in for all the latest on R&D and higher education as the chancellor prepares to take to the podium. #budget2026 researchprofessionalnews.com…

BREAKING: UKRI opens voluntary exit scheme as ‘first phase’ of internal reforms. Scale of potential job losses unclear as funder looks to avoid redundancies. Free to read. researchprofessionalnews.com…

Brian Cox: research system ‘can’t be used to engineer growth’. Star physicist @ProfBrianCox warns Labour conference that UKRI’s economic remit is causing “serious problems”. Free to read. researchprofessionalnews.com…

‘Not enough talk about private takeovers,’ says Hepi leader Nick Hillman flags interest by for-profit groups after Global University Systems acquires Lincoln Bishop University researchprofessionalnews.com…

Jodrell Bank reprieve fuels hopes of STFC cuts rethink Experts urge Burnham government to scrutinise wider decisions on Science and Technology Facilities Council funding researchprofessionalnews.com…

Conflict of interest concerns as Aria chair joins AI giant Anthropic “It’s hard to see how it’s possible to mitigate potential conflicts of interests,” Chi Onwurah, chair of the Commons science committee, told RPN researchprofessionalnews.com…

Tying QR to policy goals ‘could kill off areas of research’ Academics fear link to government specialisation agenda but support reforms to address research system failings researchprofessionalnews.com…

Universities ‘too often see research as a cost not an investment’ Arma report raises concerns that financial lens on research activity risks missing long-term value researchprofessionalnews.com…

UK ‘must face up to questions’ on EU research programme bill Treasury unlikely to provide extra money to meet Horizon successor’s higher association costs, experts warn Today's lead story in Research Fortnight researchprofessionalnews.com…

Burnham commits to saving Jodrell Bank Observatory Demise of iconic astronomy facility “will not happen under my government” says prime minister researchprofessionalnews.com…

Science minister handed levers for growing British companies Chris McDonald given oversight of the Office for Investment and the British Business Bank researchprofessionalnews.com…

ABPI urges Health Data Research Service to ‘get fundamentals right’ Powers to link datasets and GP records key for attracting industry research, pharma group says researchprofessionalnews.com…

‘Lightning rod’ Manchester life sciences lab completed Greenheys development, which will house UK Biobank, expected to raise city’s science profile researchprofessionalnews.com…

UKRI is embracing its role as steward of national research National funder is learning to balance its responsibilities, says Kieron Flanagan researchprofessionalnews.com…

Appeal for UKRI to scrap ‘de facto ban’ on new research bodies Innovative organisations that can “do things differently” should be eligible for funding, group argues researchprofessionalnews.com…

Royal Society fellowship scheme branded ‘a policy failure’ Awarding of mid-career Faraday Discovery Fellowships exclusively to professors is “genuinely disappointing”, critics say researchprofessionalnews.com…

Annual research shortfall remains above £6bn at UK universities Institutions recovered 67 per cent of research costs in 2024-25, as concerns over sustainability grow researchprofessionalnews.com…