Emily Twinch

Bromley

Editor and Writer at Freelance

Freelance editor and writer. Mum to two lovely boys

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Articles

Ten institutions create more than half of UK university spinouts

2 days ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Image: sommart, via Getty Images “Landmark” register also shows that a fifth of companies come from LondonA new register of UK university spinout companies shows that more than half come from just 10 institutions, with one in five emerging from London. The register—published on 5 June and said to be the first of its kind in the world—lists 2,269 spinouts.
Partner country universities welcome standalone FP10 pledge

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

But Canadian, Swiss and UK groups call for timely association to next EU R&I programmeUniversity groups from countries partnering with the EU on research and innovation have welcomed the announcement that the bloc’s R&I programme will remain a standalone entity. The UK’s Russell Group, U15 Canada and Swiss Universities released a joint statement responding to the announcement last week from the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.
Skills shortage fears as policy shifts cost universities £1.4bn

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Universities UK models costs piled on higher education sector since Labour took powerUniversities are unable to admit students in areas with “massive skills shortages” amid government policy decisions that are estimated to cost the UK’s higher education sector nearly £1.4 billion in 2025-26.
US news roundup: 23-29 May

1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: visa restrictions, education fears over tax bill and objections to “gold standard science”In depth: In the ongoing battle between the Trump administration and Harvard University, the US government has moved to sever all federal contracts with the institution.
Ministers told not to ‘overcorrect’ on migration as numbers halve

2 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Fears raised that further drop in international students could diminish UK’s “capacity for world-changing research” The government has been urged not to introduce stricter policies on international students as official statistics show a sharp drop in study-related visas contributed to a halving of net migration last year.
US news roundup: 9-15 May

3 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: more Harvard cuts, Gates Foundation “sunset” spending and AI in scientific reviewsIn depth: Almost $2 billion of grant funding has been cut from the National Institutes of Health by the Trump administration, a new study suggests.
Noaa to end ‘billion-dollar weather disasters’ database

3 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

“Evolving priorities and staffing changes” end service used by policymakers to understand costly disastersThe US government agency responsible for tracking environmental changes has retired a platform known as the “billion-dollar weather and climate disasters” database. The database is one of a number of services the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced last week that it would be terminating.
Up to 20% of top young US researchers ‘could feel EU pull’

3 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Think tank says US postdoctoral researchers with European degrees could be easier to “win back”Up to a fifth of postdoctoral researchers based at some “elite” US universities hold a degree from a European institution and therefore might be easier to lure back to the continent amid the turmoil in their current location, a study has suggested.
British scientists must ‘abandon sensibilities’ says Aria CEO

3 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Image: Beis Advanced Research and Invention Agency chief says UK “mindset” needs to changeScientists in Britain need to abandon their sensibilities and put aside fear of failure in order to promote economic growth in the UK, according to the head of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency.
EIC board calls for increased use of funding synergies

3 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Emily Twinch

Image: BATMANV, via Shutterstock“Three proven models” can be used to bolster European Innovation Council support, board saysEU member states and regions should better align their research and innovation funding with that of the bloc’s European Innovation Council to boost support for R&I-based deep-tech companies, the EIC board has urged. As a part of the EU R&I programme, the EIC funds the development of breakthrough technologies and their commercialisation by small companies.