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Sarah Richardson

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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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  • The next R&I programme must keep in mind the rules of attraction

    3 weeks ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Sarah Richardson

    FP10 changes risk diminishing crucial appeal to international partnersIt’s been just over two weeks since European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen confirmed that the EU’s research and innovation programme would remain “self-standing” but would be “tightly connected” to a European Competitiveness Fund.

  • Research spending is shifting

    1 month 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.

  • A reversal, a reassurance—but questions remain - Research Professional News

    1 month 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”.

  • Lessons from America

    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”.

  • US turmoil presents a challenge for Europe

    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.

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Sarah Richardson
Sarah Richardson @sarahr100
13 Dec 24

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

Sarah Richardson
Sarah Richardson @sarahr100
6 Dec 24

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

Sarah Richardson
Sarah Richardson @sarahr100
3 Dec 24

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