Sarah Richardson
Editor-in-Chief at Research Professional News
Editor-in-chief at Clarivate
Editor-in-chief Research Professional News @resprofnews @resfortnight @researcheurope. Research & HE policy and the odd aside. Ex editor @buildingnews. My views
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2 weeks ago |
researchprofessionalnews.com | Sarah Richardson
As US universities push back against Trump’s interference, policymakers’ influence on research warrants more scrutinyLast week, leaders of almost 400 universities, colleges and academic societies in the US signed an open statement appealing against the “unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education”. They warned that “the price of abridging the defining freedoms of American higher education will be paid by our students and our society”.
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1 month ago |
researchprofessionalnews.com | Sarah Richardson |Research Europe
The EU wants to attract research talent—but it needs to support it, tooAcross the US, more and more universities are announcing job losses and cancelling research programmes as a result of sweeping policy changes announced by president Donald Trump’s administration.
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1 month ago |
researchprofessionalnews.com | Sarah Richardson
Shifts in grant policies must go hand-in-hand with a more realistic approach to costsFew would argue with the stance taken by Jessica Corner, executive chair of Research England, when she told Research Professional News last week, “We want to have well-funded research, not underfunded research.” But how to reach that nirvana from where the UK is now is far more problematic.
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1 month ago |
researchprofessionalnews.com | Sarah Richardson |Research Europe
The hotly contested approach to Horizon Europe’s successor needs to resonate around the world“Our researchers and innovators are our competitive advantage—we must trust them and create the best possible conditions for their work.” This was how Poland’s science minister Marcin Kulasek announced his country’s backing for the EU’s research and innovation programme to remain independent—a stance shared by all 27 EU R&I ministers.
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2 months ago |
researchprofessionalnews.com | Sarah Richardson
With US science under threat, R&I partnerships closer to home are more important than everBetween big-picture funding worries and institutional-level job cuts, the UK research sector has more than enough cause for sleepless nights. Thankfully, one nightmare that is well behind it is the lockout from membership of the EU’s research programmes due to Brexit, which ended when the UK joined Horizon Europe in January last year.
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2024: Goodbye to (some of) that. Our last @ResFortnight edition of 2024 was published this week - my end of year leader looks at what the UK research sector will be glad we've left behind.... and how things are shaping up for next year (£) https://t.co/5JRRfZIBZw https://t.co/dyDWvacPOj
2024 has seen research take centre stage in EU political debate – but be left with budget cuts and uncertainty over the future shape of R&I funding. My last @ResearchEurope leader of the year looks at where things stand for the sector. (€) https://t.co/jRtqFhiyar https://t.co/Cwp2TbbQKe
We've got a new look! Readers of @ResProfNews daily news alerts will see a new design from today-we hope you like it. This follows changes to our @ResFortnight and @ResearchEurope editions earlier this yr (our wonderful production desk are now looking forward to their holidays) https://t.co/xzFwexgqkP
