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Global research policy, funding & HE news from @resfortnight @researcheurope @he_analyst @researchafrica. Funding opps: @researchprofes. Part of @clarivate.

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Mixed progress reported on European Research Area

https://t.co/iHkpHxVXCh

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EU adopts plan to phase out use of animals in chemical testing

https://t.co/bzYrIM7szX

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Peer-reviewed papers are ‘old hat science’, says millionaire investor.

Candy Crush entrepreneur Mel Morris says universities “must embrace AI” to transform into economic powerhouses.

Free to read: https://t.co/3QJiMGDvxh

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Retractions for honest mistakes ‘should be celebrated’ says scholarly publishing leader

https://t.co/BcqYNq16NR

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EU still split over elements of next R&I programme after ministerial meeting today

https://t.co/j4bPTjEdwU

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Horizon Europe success rate running at 14 per cent

https://t.co/fDl3eqIii5

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Free to read: Build trust in science through your conduct, ERC president tells researchers

https://t.co/tJjMF2vnb0

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Publishing ‘must move beyond papers as sole unit of value’

https://t.co/wgF4Z8FmHB

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Funders ‘should not rush’ radical changes amid AI grant application surge.

https://t.co/RdGY6Idfo5

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Predatory recruitment by high-tariff providers ‘will cause UK university failures’.

https://t.co/hoiz2f7xIW

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Funders scramble to limit demand as research grant applications rocket.

Research council moves to cap institutions come alongside high-level concern about “pushing pressure down system”.

https://t.co/2fF4P8K38e

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Patchy funding records ‘holding back research’.

Barcelona Declaration group outlines cross-sector plan to improve funding metadata.

https://t.co/WYyGOE4DQc

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China overtakes UK on number of British engineering papers funded.

Acknowledgements of funders in China topped those of British counterparts in 2025, our analysis reveals.

https://t.co/Nx4bYEnWWl

[Research Europe @ResearchEurope]

Patchy funding records ‘holding back research’

https://t.co/rxES07cqZ0

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Study recommends more tailored EU Widening funding

https://t.co/Kw6OUYLzfY

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Ahead of a meeting this week, ministers have been urged to listen to the European Parliament on the design of the EU's next research and innovation programme

https://t.co/GrKZIUekB9

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In depth: Could basic research income help fix a funding system in crisis?

“Radical” solution gains attention as applications surge engulfs funders but lacks any serious experimentation.

https://t.co/EfOTN6mzUN

[Frances Jones @frances_jones00]

Nottingham has chosen not to renew five publishing deals this year as the research-intensive university struggles under severe financial pressure.

It confirmed to me that these were with CUP, OUP, Ovid/Wolters Kluwer, Taylor & Francis and Wiley.

https://t.co/ppmdYMn1Dq

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Dsit unable to explain Vallance claim on curiosity-led growth.

https://t.co/lhEE2qogwl

[Research Europe @ResearchEurope]

Europe struggling with ‘severely oversubscribed’ funding calls

https://t.co/a5R2VNdnxR