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
Articles
-
1 week ago |
researchprofessionalnews.com | Sarah Richardson
Firm lines are needed as funding swings towards government priorities In two weeks’ time, chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver a spending review that sets government departments’ spending over four years. The moment is likely to mark a shift for research—not in financial terms but in approach.
-
2 weeks ago |
researchprofessionalnews.com | Sarah Richardson
Von der Leyen’s commitment to a “self-standing” framework programme offers a moment of relief So, is the EU’s research and innovation programme in the clear? On Tuesday, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen brought relief to swathes of Europe’s research sector when she announced that the framework programme would remain “self-standing”.
-
1 month 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”.
-
2 months 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.
-
2 months 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.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 8K
- Tweets
- 2K
- DMs Open
- No
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
