Emily Twinch

2 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: Nasa leadership, AI funding, protecting student data and RFK Jr on tourIn depth: Two new lawsuits have been filed against US president Donald Trump’s administration, challenging the cancellation of research funding at the National Institutes of Health.

2 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Cuts to staffing and grants at the National Endowment for Humanities called “devastating and outrageous”Critics have launched a scathing attack on the Trump administration’s sudden termination of grants through the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Reports have said the NEH, a federal agency that supports culture and history, has been forced to cut about 1,200 grants for programmes across the country.

2 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Commission opens call for artificial intelligence facilities and consultation on uptake strategiesThe European Commission has started work on initiatives to help boost the EU’s uptake of artificial intelligence, including by the research sector. On 9 April it presented an AI Continent Action Plan, kicking off some previously announced initiatives and providing extra information on others.

2 weeks ago | localgov.co.uk | Dan Peters |Emily Twinch

Angela Rayner has dropped government plans for a statutory inquiry that would have investigated Labour-run Birmingham City Council's failed rollout of an IT system. Rayner's predecessor as local government secretary Michael Gove had announced an inquiry into what went wrong at Birmingham when in office but a council insider confirmed this would no longer go ahead. Visit The MJ (£) to continue reading.

2 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Image: jayk7, via Getty ImagesBritish Academy report calls for more recognition of linguistic ability, including in Research Excellence Framework The UK is “failing to recognise and support” language skills within academia, to the detriment of research, according to a report from the British Academy. The report, released on 9 April, said that language skills are “integral to research excellence” but appear to be “underutilised and undervalued” in the UK.