UK-Swiss Science Deal As Both Barred from EU Scheme
Political tensions mean both nations have been shut out of the EU's prestigious Horizon programme.
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George Freeman Reappointed Science Minister in Latest Incarnation of UK Government
George Freeman has been reappointed as UK science minister four months after he resigned from the post when former prime minister Boris Johnson lost power. Jan Palmowski, secretary general at The Guild of European Research Intensive universities welcomed the news, telling Science|Business, Freeman knows the science sector and "gets the importance of Europe."
Contrary to Media Narratives, Higher Education Has Little Impact on Students' Political Views
Contrary to Media Narratives, Higher Education Has Little Impact on Students' Political Views
It is often taken as a given that higher education shapes the politics of students. However, drawing on evidence from the British Election Study, Tom Fryer finds students' political attitudes do not change radically during their studies.
UK Needs Bigger Role for Science in Government, Says Chief Scientist
UK Needs Bigger Role for Science in Government, Says Chief Scientist
The UK's Chief Scientific Advisor says every government department needs to take science into consideration and invest more in R&D.
Government Appoints Science Minister After Three-Month Vacancy
Nusrat Ghani faces pressing issues such as the future of funding for Britain's researchers.
Where is the UK Science Minister? Government's Plans Worry Researchers
New Prime Minister Liz Truss has yet to appoint someone to oversee research, and her economic policy has sparked a currency crisis.
Prime Minister Scraps Science Policy Body in Cabinet Shake-up
The number of cabinet committees has been slimmed down from 20 to just six, with the National Science and Technology Council among those abolished.
Citizen Scientists to Monitor English Rivers in £7m Scheme
Scheme gets under way as data suggests Environment Agency's own monitoring leaves rivers unprotected
Liz Truss Must Value Science, Not Fear It
Populist slogans won't cut it: the new UK government has nothing to lose and everything to gain by working constructively with scientists and universities.
New U.K. Prime Minister Brings Worries About Research Funding and Climate Measures
Liz Truss may not honor promises by outgoing leader Boris Johnson to make the United Kingdom a "science superpower".
Experts Warn UK is Becoming Less Attractive for International Research Talent Post-Brexit
Experts Warn UK is Becoming Less Attractive for International Research Talent Post-Brexit
The UK government's plan to increase R&D spending requires a skilled workforce which its universities and research institutes will struggle to assemble, expert witnesses told the House of Lords' science and technology committee today. "The attractiveness of the UK as a destination for scientists might have decreased in recent years," said Maggie Dallman, vice president for international affairs and associate provost for academic partnerships at Imperial College London.
UK Launches Legal Case Against EU over Horizon Europe Association
The UK government, raising the political heat over Brexit, began legal proceedings against the European Union for blocking its membership in the €95.5 billion research programme, Horizon Europe.
Liz Truss Announces New UK Case Against EU on Eve of Debate in Northern Ireland
Liz Truss Announces New UK Case Against EU on Eve of Debate in Northern Ireland
British foreign secretary triggers formal dispute proceedings with Brussels over British access to EU science programs.
Temperatures Rising? Avoiding Division on Net Zero
As action on climate change becomes ever more urgent, it requires ever greater public action. The next stage of the transition to net-zero emissions demands changes to the vehicles we drive, the way we heat our homes and our choices as consumers.
'Science Superpower' Plan Risks Making UK Bureaucracy Superpower, Says Peer
A report says that the government's approach 'feels like setting off on a marathon with your shoelaces tied together'.
Commission Rejects Calls for UK and Swiss Access to Horizon
Commission Rejects Calls for UK and Swiss Access to Horizon
The European Commission has rejected calls from research leaders on both sides of the English Channel for it to put politics aside and allow Switzerland and the UK to join the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
On the Brink of a Damaging Departure from EU Research
Uncertainty in British politics is a headache for UK researchers
A Guide to Plan B: the UK's Vague Strategy for Post-Brexit Science Funding
A Guide to Plan B: the UK's Vague Strategy for Post-Brexit Science Funding
With the United Kingdom ever more likely to leave the European Union's science-funding programmes, an alternative has been proposed.
UK Set to Abandon Europe's Top Science Funding Program, Go It Alone
As Brexit dispute deepens, grant winners are forced to reject money or move to Europe.
UK Scientists Fear It Will Be Locked out of €100 Billion EU Research Programme
UK Scientists Fear It Will Be Locked out of €100 Billion EU Research Programme
Some British researchers who had secured Horizon Europe funding have already been told that their grants will be cancelled.
UK Researchers Lose Project Leader Roles As Horizon Europe Row Continues
At least half a dozen UK-based researchers have already lost coordination roles in Horizon Europe consortia because of the failure of Brussels and London to agree UK association to the programme, with the true tally losing out on leadership positions likely much higher.
UK Plans 'Bigger, Better' Rival to the European Research Council, As Time Runs out on Horizon Europe Association
UK Plans 'Bigger, Better' Rival to the European Research Council, As Time Runs out on Horizon Europe Association
The UK is working on a "bigger, better" rival to the European Research Council as part of an alternative to the Horizon Europe, in response to growing fears that the country will not associate to the framework programme.
Universities Warn of EU-UK Research Scheme 'close to Precipice'
Universities Warn of EU-UK Research Scheme 'close to Precipice'
Vice-chancellors ask both sides to work together to save the UK's role in a multi-billion-pound scheme.
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