Anna McKie

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Freelance journalist and editorial consultant

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Articles

Tech firms dominate Peter Kyle’s ministerial diary

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Anna McKie

Science secretary’s early meetings prioritised tech giants, not academiaScience secretary Peter Kyle met with technology companies almost three times as often as with academic or research representatives in his first six months in the role.
Universities advised to aim for institution-wide resilience

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Anna McKie |Research Europe

Geopolitical and economic tensions require preparations at every level, EUA conference hearsAmid heightened geopolitical and economic tensions, universities must build resilience not only into their physical and digital infrastructure but across their institutions and communities, delegates told the European University Association’s annual conference.
Scientists move to allay fears over China’s access to UK Biobank

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Anna McKie

Experts say UK Biobank “takes data protection seriously” but recognise need for ongoing public reassuranceScientists have spoken out to reassure the public that Chinese researchers who are given access to the UK Biobank records only have access to de-identified health data.
United European vision urged for open access publishing

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Anna McKie

Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News EUA Conference: fragmented approach to scholar-led publishing said to weaken negotiating stance with publishersEurope needs a collective academic publishing strategy to give universities more power in their negotiations with commercial publishers, attendees at the European University Association annual conference argued.
‘Too few university leaders have strategic grasp of sustainability’

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Anna McKie

Image: Anna McKie for Research Professional News EUA conference: European university leaders urged to address sustainability across their whole institutionToo few European university leaders have a strategic understanding of sustainability, attendees at the European University Association annual conference have been told.
PM announces £600m Health Data Research Service

2 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Anna McKie

Government and Wellcome will fund service to simplify researcher access to health dataThe government has announced a £600 million service that will simplify researchers’ access to NHS data, with the goal of improving patient care and boosting economic growth. The Health Data Research Service, jointly funded by the government and Wellcome, will transform access to health data and “rip up the red tape” for researchers, prime minister Keir Starmer announced on 7 April.
Aria unveils new directors to ‘boost entrepreneurial expertise’

2 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Anna McKie

Image source: courtneyk, via Getty Images Agency aims for second cohort of programme directors to help build “entirely new billion-pound industries”The Advanced Research and Invention Agency has announced its latest cohort of programme directors. Aria was launched as a “high-risk, high reward” funder for pioneering research in 2023.
EU research programmes will cost UK £2.7bn this year

2 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Anna McKie

Domestic budgets under pressure as fees for Horizon Europe and Copernicus massively outstrip 2024-25 spendingThe UK’s membership fees for EU research programmes will rise by almost £1.7 billion in 2025-26 compared with spending in the previous year, according to government figures published today. On 4 April the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology announced its budget allocations for the coming financial year.
Universities urged to reassess their financial strategies

2 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Anna McKie

European University Association stresses ‘urgent need’ for action as costs rise faster than incomeEuropean universities must rethink their financial strategies as costs rise and public funding growth is expected to slow, according to a new report from the European University Association. The EUA’s Financially Sustainable Universities report, published on 3 April, warns that although higher education institutions in Europe currently have strong public funding, financial pressures are mounting.
Ministers confirm UK Research and Innovation budget will fall

3 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Anna McKie

Funding agency’s allocation drops by £300m for 2025-26, despite rising R&D spending at science department UK Research and Innovation’s budget will fall in 2025-26 compared with the previous year, the government has confirmed. The UK’s national research funding agency will receive £8.8 billion for 2025-26—compared with the £8.9bn initially set out for the previous year—the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced on 4 April.