Research funding

King’s College London cuts ties with opioids-linked Sackler family
University is latest body to distance itself from sponsorship by owners of Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin
Matthew Weaver
19, May, 2023 @2:24 PM

‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees
Entire board resigns over actions of academic publisher whose profit margins outstrip even Google and Amazon
Anna Fazackerley
07, May, 2023 @7:00 AM

Australia aimed for, and got, more Stem graduates. So where are the jobs for them? | Jessica Rozen
When it comes to employment, science and technology graduates fare only slightly better than ‘starving artists’
Jessica Rozen
30, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM

British science will not flourish outside EU’s Horizon scheme, academics warn
Experts insist successes of Brussels’ €95bn programme could never be replicated by a UK-only substitute
Robin McKie and Toby Helm
09, Apr, 2023 @9:00 AM

Want to properly plug the UK’s north-south divide? Look to Germany | Larry Elliott
Boosting spending power, increasing public funding for science and tech skills, R&D and infrastructure could work
Larry Elliott
05, Mar, 2023 @11:04 AM

UK ready to snub key EU science research scheme if Brexit row not resolved
Amid stalemate over UK joining Horizon Europe due to Northern Ireland protocol, Michelle Donelan looks to allies outside bloc
Ian Sample Science editor
12, Feb, 2023 @1:21 PM

After Brexit, if Sunak really wants a ‘science superpower’, he must fix these three things | Devi Sridhar
Science now has a cabinet seat, but Britain’s world-leading reputation is fading fast, says public health professor Devi Sridhar
Devi Sridhar
09, Feb, 2023 @3:06 PM

Welsh universities face 1,000 jobs being lost as EU research funding ends
University leaders urge ministers to provide bridging finance to keep projects running when EU support ends this year
Richard Adams Education editor
07, Feb, 2023 @5:57 PM

Brexit causes collapse in European research funding for Oxbridge
Oxford and Cambridge universities, once given more than £130m a year in total by European research programmes, are now getting £1m annually between them
Anna Fazackerley
04, Feb, 2023 @12:43 PM

Ignore the ‘superpower’ boasts – UK pharma looks superchallenged
NHS crisis, withdrawal of tax credits and exit from EU blamed for fall in UK share of R&D market
Nils Pratley
25, Jan, 2023 @5:16 PM

‘Things will only get worse’: fears top scientists may shun UK over Brexit
British-based Nobel prize winner says hopes for securing an alliance with the crucial Horizon Europe collaboration are fading fast
Anna Fazackerley
08, Oct, 2022 @1:32 PM

Imperial College to shut joint research ventures with Chinese defence firms
Exclusive: two Chinese-sponsored aerospace research centres to close after warnings of ‘sleepwalking’ into aiding Chinese military
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
11, Sep, 2022 @4:49 PM
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