Opinion
Innovation in services and management is as important as funding basic science, says Paul Nightingale
Working for equality, diversity and inclusion brings tough choices, say Sapna Marwaha and her colleagues
Report from Adam Tickell plots a route to more efficient research, says Simon Kerridge
Commercially driven system does not serve modern science’s needs, say Geoffrey Boulton and Lizzie Sayer
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Damage from Horizon Europe uncertainty is now impossible to ignore
Back page gossip from the 19 January issue of Research Fortnight
Unified voice would bring benefits for education, industry and policy, say David Abrahams and colleagues
Jonathan Woodhead argues that minimum university entry requirements are a bad idea
Ivory Tower: exclusive access to the diaries of the education secretary
The EU must act on academic freedom, innovation and Horizon Europe, says Christian Ehler
Industrial ambitions look set to place new demands on research funding, says Thomas König
Back page gossip from the 13 January issue of Research Europe
Collaboration between universities is firmly under the spotlight
Opening up negotiations with publishers would help open up publications, say Björn Brembs and colleagues
Leading higher education figures celebrate the best of 2021 and the potential of 2022
Ivory Tower: original, if not significant or rigorous, biblical scholarship uncovers more apocrypha
Richard Boffey makes four suggestions for how higher education can contribute to levelling up
From technopopulism, to Hawking, to words to live by, James Wilsdon picks his favourite titles
Repairing relationships disrupted by the pandemic must be a priority for 2022, says Fariba Soetan
Big policy questions for research remain for 2022
Back page gossip from the 15 December issue of Research Fortnight
Horizon Europe membership remains the priority—but alternatives are on standby, writes George Freeman
David Latchman welcomes proposals to support different study paths but says more clarity is needed
Ivory Tower: We catch up with our Whitehall based sitcom during “gathering” season
Vickie Sheriff says researchers need to appreciate the art of storytelling
Private profit from public investments shows need to reform intellectual property system, says Massimo Florio
Europe must not let Covid-19 wreck the prospects of early career researchers, says Jean-Pierre Bourguignon
Another year of the pandemic has given universities a lot to reflect on
Back page gossip from the 9 December issue of Research Europe.
Natural experiments reveal whether investments in neighbourhoods make a difference, says Richard Harries
Paper promises will not remove barriers to the free flow of knowledge, writes Kurt Deketelaere
Omar Khan considers how to reduce inequalities in university participation
Ivory Tower: our fly-on-the-wall documentary is back on campus in the run up to Christmas
Adults with capacity and communication difficulties are underrepresented in research, says Karen Bunning
Universities need new partnerships to tackle geographic inequality, not just new money, says Rick Delbridge
Researchers may want emergency measures to continue, but public trust has eroded, says Cian O’Donovan
John Whitfield tried to foresee Research Fortnight 600. He won’t be buying any lottery tickets