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Global research policy, funding & HE news from Research Professional News, including Research Fortnight, Research Europe and Research Africa. Part of Clarivate.
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24 Hours in HE: end of term.

Ivory Tower (satire): We catch up with the higher education fly-on-the-wall documentary.

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Ivory Tower: We catch up with the higher education fly-on-the-wall documentary
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December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Opinion: The US research empire is in retreat.

Publication data suggest China will fill the vacuum created by US isolationism, says Jonathan Adams.

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Publication data suggest China will fill the vacuum created by US isolationism, says Jonathan Adams
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December 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Make simplification a hedge trimmer, not a chainsaw.

Digital tools can make applying for funding easier without backsliding on values, says Daniel Spichtinger.

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Digital tools can make applying for funding easier without backsliding on values, says Daniel Spichtinger
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December 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Exclusive: Publishers to trial removing fees from some journals in UK deals.

Agreements under negotiation will include open access pilots hailed as “fundamental shift in business model”.

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Agreements under negotiation will include open access pilots hailed as “fundamental shift in business model”
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December 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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The Council of the EU has said that elements of the planned close connection between the next Horizon Europe research and innovation programme and the European Competitiveness Fund remain “a major unknown”.

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December 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Major academic publishing companies will trial removing article fees from certain journals as part of deals being struck between publishers and the UK higher education sector

#OpenAccess pilots represent a “fundamental shift in business model”, says Jisc

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Agreements under negotiation will include open access pilots hailed as “fundamental shift in business model”
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December 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Exclusive: Publishers to trial removing fees from some journals in UK deals.

Agreements under negotiation will include open access pilots hailed as “fundamental shift in business model”.

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Agreements under negotiation will include open access pilots hailed as “fundamental shift in business model”
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December 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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New Zealand: government wants to see economic growth embedded in university plans under new strategy (free to read): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-new-...
Economic growth dominates NZ tertiary education strategy - Research Professional News
Government plan targets better research commercialisation and industry collaboration
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December 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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It was a pleasure to iv the Danish minister for science and higher education for Research Europe last week.

Christina Egelund told me that the EU must unite around investing in R&I to be able to compete with the US and China.

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Christina Egelund tells RPN that “massive investments” are needed to compete with US and China
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December 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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"I think we’re at a moment of testing the unity in Europe, seeing if we can actually be a united player [in] science and research."

As Denmark holds EU council presidency, @francesjones.bsky.social hears from its science minister, Christina Egelund.

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Christina Egelund tells RPN that “massive investments” are needed to compete with US and China
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December 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Is Europe's best economic hope to follow Silicon Valley model of tech-led innovation?

Four economists, incl @neillee.bsky.social, debate a big question prompted by Philippe Aghion's Nobel prize for economics win and his agenda for European R&D.

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Does Nobel winner have R&D cure for Europe’s ills? - Research Professional News
Philippe Aghion wants Europe to emulate US innovation—four economists give verdicts on his model
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December 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Danish minister: ‘Europe must unite on research to be competitive’.

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Christina Egelund tells RPN that “massive investments” are needed to compete with US and China
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December 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Four university efficiency projects backed by new Scottish fund.

Scottish Funding Council’s announcement follows Westminster government’s rejection of similar national fund.

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Scottish Funding Council’s announcement follows Westminster government’s rejection of similar national fund
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December 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Reforms to university governance seen as ‘overdue and essential’.

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December 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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DSIT going pretty hard on this - if it doesn't fit the industrial strategy, it's not gonna happen
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Ten-year R&D budgets must fit government priorities, Dsit says.

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Ten-year R&D budgets must fit government priorities, Dsit says - Research Professional News
Permanent secretary’s comments follow reforms at UKRI to focus funding on specific areas
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December 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Alan Turing Institute staff decry ‘unjustified’ cuts to research.

Internal documents detail extent of changes to projects and personnel at national AI institute.

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Internal documents detail extent of changes to projects and personnel at national AI institute
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December 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Australia: new EPA and law reforms carry risks, scientists say (subscriber content): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-aust...
Bill approval paves way for national environment agency - Research Professional News
Scientists warn of “very big risks” after Australian parliament passes environmental laws
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December 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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New Zealand: Scientists' association wants to push for reforms in election year (free to read): www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-new-...
Election year ‘offers chance to put value of science forward’ - Research Professional News
New Zealand Association of Scientists says country suffers from lack of clarity around research funding
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December 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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“It would be improper of the University of Oxford to be applying for anonymity or restricted reporting orders in private while our leaders defend freedom of speech in public”

Oxford's governing body to vote on banning restrictive orders in January, reports @francesjones.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Kate Ogden, from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, considers what was in the budget for higher education. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
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Institute for Fiscal Studies’ Kate Ogden assesses what the budget means for higher education
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December 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Australia: Low success rate in early career grants ‘deeply disappointing’.

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Low success rate in early career grants ‘deeply disappointing’ - Research Professional News
“Decay continues” as Australian Research Council’s Decra scheme announces 13.1 per cent success rate
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December 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Second wave of strikes at British Library announced

Union says lack of stable leadership after chief executive’s departure has “undoubtedly undermined staff confidence”—the latest at the UK's major national resource for researchers

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Second wave of strikes at British Library announced - Research Professional News
Union says lack of stable leadership after chief executive’s departure has “undoubtedly undermined staff confidence”
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December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Funders ‘hold all the cards’ to reform publishing, say academics.

Paper urges structural changes to stop “drain” of research resources by for-profit publishers.

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December 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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"There is still a job to be done in making sure that association works in the best interests of UK science—and that the UK community fully exploits all the potential funding routes available" - Adrian Smith's valedictory RS address

UK due a rebate after not winning enough Horizon funding in 2024
December 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM