1+ week, 6+ day ago   (93+ words) Research Professional News University leaders pledge “redoubled” collaboration but call for policy backing and acknowledgement of past inequalities Associations of African and European universities have urged policymakers to provide more support to research and higher education partnerships between the two…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (187+ words) Image: Scottish Government [CC BY 4.0], via Flickr Ben Macpherson resigns from innovation, technology and tertiary education brief for health reasons Scotland’s minister for innovation, technology and tertiary education, Ben Macpherson, has stood down due to health reasons. In a letter…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (554+ words) Powers to link datasets and GP records key for attracting industry research, pharma group says The new Health Data Research Service should be given authority to link key datasets, including nationwide GP records, to encourage more industry research in the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (340+ words) Multi-year investigation finds 5.1 billion rand improperly awarded to 40,000 students in South Africa South Africa’s national student financial aid scheme has been described as “a fiscal leak” in urgent need of reform by one of the country’s political watchdogs. Advocate Kholeka…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (660+ words) Image:?????????????, via Adobe Stock Institutions recovered 67 per cent of research costs in 2024-25, as concerns over sustainability grow UK universities continued to face a research funding gap of more than £6 billion in 2024-25, according to new data, despite a marginal improvement in…...