Emily Twinch

Bromley

Editor and Writer at Freelance

Freelance editor and writer. Mum to two lovely boys

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Articles

Research-intensive universities fight threat of ‘hostile actors’

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Global universities network signs declaration to counter rise in those seeking to steal intellectual propertyAn increase in “hostile actors” seeking to steal research and intellectual property has prompted research-intensive universities across the world to commit to increased collaboration in order to fight off the threat.
US news roundup: 2-8 May

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: student debt collections, a ban on gain-of-function research and an autism data platformIn depth: US scientists and politicians have reacted with dismay to the Trump administration’s proposed budget for 2026, which would slash funding for many federal agencies.
US universities sue NSF over cuts to expenses funding

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Capping indirect costs will undermine scientific research, complaint against National Science Foundation saysHigher education groups in the US have filed a lawsuit against the National Science Foundation after it slashed funding for overhead costs. Three umbrella bodies and 13 research universities want to stop the NSF from capping indirect cost payments at 15 per cent, saying this is “unlawful” and will “undermine scientific research”.
UK funding at a glance: 25 April to 8 May

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: STFC cuts, infections and immunity funding, solar activity and physics in FranceResearch projects and jobs are in jeopardy as a financial hole forces the Science and Technology Facilities Council to choose what it can afford to fund, Research Professional News can reveal.
eLife retains academic support despite losing Impact Factor

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Prestigious funders and institutions continue to use journal for hiring, promotion and funding decisionsThe independent, non-profit research journal eLife has said that over 100 institutions and funders have confirmed they still take account of the research it publishes despite it losing its Impact Factor.
Reform UK urged to take responsibilities seriously

1 week ago | localgov.co.uk | Emily Twinch

Prominent sector leaders this week called on incoming Reform UK councillors to take their responsibilities seriously following the party's sweeping success in the local elections. Reform gained more councillors than any other party last week, with 677 seats prompting other parties to concede they were no longer just a ‘party of protest'. Visit The MJ (£) to continue reading.
Skills England 'needs time to prove itself'

1 week ago | localgov.co.uk | Emily Twinch

The agency created by the Government to boost post-16 skills in England needs at least a year to show whether it will be effective, a prominent educationalist has told The MJ. Chair of the Lifelong Education Institute, Dame Ann Limb, said Skills England should start as soon as possible to coordinate bodies involved in creating a trained workforce. Visit The MJ (£) to continue reading.
Reform takes six councils from Tories

1 week ago | localgov.co.uk | Emily Twinch

Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has taken six councils from the Conservatives and control of Durham so far in the local elections. Durham CC, while it has been in no overall control since 2021, was run by Labour from 1925 to 2021.
Reform gains in English local elections

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

Labour has held onto key mayoralties even though it looks like Nigel Farage's Reform UK will make significant gains in local elections across England. Helen Goodwin kept the West of England Combined Authority for Labour while Karen Clark and Ros Jones retained council mayoral positions for North Tyneside and Doncaster respectively. But Reform's Andrea Jenkyns was voted in as Greater Lincolnshire's first mayor, winning 42% of the vote, with Conservative Rob Waltham coming in second with 26%.
US news roundup: 25 April to 1 May

2 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: seabed mining controversy, a Harvard journal investigation and a lawsuit over federal reorganisationIn depth: American lives will be harmed by the US administration disbanding the team behind a flagship climate report, scientists have warned.