4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (798+ words) Chris McDonald says he wants fewer and longer-term grants, plus a “smoother and simpler system” The UK’s system for awarding grants is “destroying” the value of research, the new science minister has said, as he pledged to implement a model…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (598+ words) Image: Anna Dziubinska, via Unsplash Sense of shared identity makes Greens’ faith in scientists stronger than Reform voters’, study finds There is growing evidence of US-style political polarisation in the levels of trust that people in the UK have in…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (554+ words) “Essential” chair avoids conflicts of interest that “impede the agency”, chief executive tells Lords committee The chief executive of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency has said the funder “was not consulted” about its chair taking a senior role at…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (94+ words) Research Professional News Image: Wasan, via Adobe Stock Paper calls for stable careers and creativity-focused assessment, but authors pessimistic about seeing meaningful change Structural reforms are needed to foster a “creativity-enabling environment” for early career researchers, who are being driven…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (281+ words) Image: HM Treasury [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], via Flickr Chancellor John Healey launches drive to boost growth and retain British talent The UK’s chancellor has announced a £150 million investment that aims to “get behind the most innovative and fast-growing firms” in the…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (420+ words) Matt Clifford will step aside so new Anthropic role “doesn’t become a distraction” The chair of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency has announced plans to step down after completing his four-year term in the role. Matt Clifford was the…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (88+ words) Project aims to join up Europe’s ‘fragmented’ science advice Research Professional News Image: Ian Hayhurst, via Shutterstock Coordinator of EU-funded initiative wants a “truly connected” science-for-policy ecosystem An EU-funded project is aiming to strengthen links between science and policymaking in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (528+ words) South Africa’s finance minister praises science council as its head presses for more funds South Africa’s finance minister used a visit to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Pretoria on 1 September to declare his preference for backing the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (703+ words) Image sources: Mizuno K, Pavel Danilyuk, via Pexels Academics fear link to government specialisation agenda but support reforms to address research system failings Reforms to English universities’ block grant research funding should not be tied to government policy objectives, experts…...