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UKRI lacks budget for all spending it ‘considers critical’. Maintaining levels of doctoral students and curiosity-driven research would take funder over budget this year. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

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UCU boss Jo Grady banned from Durham University picket lines. University and College Union branch says action is in solidarity with employees at the union. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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Front page of today's Guardian "reveals" the extent to which Peter Kyle's ministerial diary includes meetings with big tech. If you want a good eg of why UK trade press is important & underrated,it's this @annamckie.bsky.social article...from April. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

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Hey look! It's @resprofnews.bsky.social's first @theguardian.com front page A little unfortunate their exclusive analysis of Peter Kyle's meetings came a month after our story

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Dsit has now confirmed setting “stretching and measurable new organisational objectives” for UKRI which will “set clear expectations around organisational effectiveness and building a pro-innovation culture” It said the objectives will be part of a summer refresh of UKRI’s 2018 framework document

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There's been a lot of talk about tariffs this year. Is the UK government the only one that is looking to effectively impose one on one of its own biggest exports?

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Govt's international student levy plan, modelled at 6%, a "tax" that could "siphon off hundreds of millions" from universities and hit research, UUK's Vivienne Stern tells @resprofnews.bsky.social. "Taking money out of the system is not the answer." www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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There's been a lot of talk about tariffs this year. Is the UK government the only one that is looking to effectively impose one on one of its own biggest exports?

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More things for HE in immigration white paper: Gov to strengthen requirements that universities must meet to recruit international students. Will be ranked 🟢🟠or🔴for compliance on things like completion & must sign Agent Quality Framework. Read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

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Two stories on the immigration white paper, hot off the press. More to follow too. First, the government is planning a levy on universities’ overseas fee income & will slash the amount of time graduates can remain in the UK on the grad route visa. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

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More things for HE in immigration white paper: Gov to strengthen requirements that universities must meet to recruit international students. Will be ranked 🟢🟠or🔴for compliance on things like completion & must sign Agent Quality Framework. Read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

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Breaking: Government plans levy on universities’ overseas fee income. Immigration white paper also proposes cut in duration of graduate visas to 18 months. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

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There's been a relatively hopeful trend for uni finances in number of student visa applications - steady 5-month improvement after last year's crash Big qu today is what the immigration white paper will do to this trend www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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Confirmation in the immigration white paper of tougher graduate route visa rules for those wishing to stay in the UK after study, and a new levy on international student fees mooted. Suspect vice-chancellors & other will be livid. Coupled with Jacqui Smith attack in Telegraph, a tough day or two.

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Universities repeatedly over-estimate their forthcoming financial performance. It is totally understandable. Imagine if Dundee had told everyone it was set to run out of money by June this year before it felt it had to come clean? I do wonder how any other institutions are hiding similar skeletons.

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Huge congrats to our brilliant @resprofnews.bsky.social journalists shortlisted in this year's @thebsme.bsky.social Talent Awards! Fantastic news and richly deserved 🌟 @robinbisson.bsky.social @harrietswain.bsky.social @fionamcintyre.bsky.social @johnmorgan3.bsky.social and our UK News team

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It's Inorms/Earma conference week at @resprofnews.bsky.social: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/category/opi...

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Inorms 2025: Sweep the bullshit out of research administration. Rein Haudenhuyse sets out a five-point plan for identifying and avoiding tasks that benefit nobody. #INORMS2025 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

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Free to read: Research managers are needed to address societal challenges, hears INORMS congress hosted by EARMA www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

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I'm v pleased to be at #inorms2025 in Madrid with @johnmorgan3.bsky.social @clanicholson.bsky.social and @francesjones.bsky.social. Research Professional News is media partner for the event, and you can follow our coverage on the link below - free to read for the duration of the conference 🌟

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‘There is no one way to be a research manager’. There is no single, “correct” way to be a research manager, according to the chair of the UK’s Association of Research Managers and Administrators. @francesjones.bsky.social reports from #INORMS2025. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

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‘Research managers are needed to address societal challenges’. Research managers and administrators are needed more than ever to help scholars address global challenges including climate change and digitisation, #INORMS2025 has heard. Free to read. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

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Research management careers gain ‘major anchor point’. Research managers and administrators now have a “major anchor point” to use for moving their profession forward, according to speakers at #INORMS2025. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

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‘Research managers are needed to address societal challenges’. Inorms 2025: Tackling climate change and digitisation requires change in research culture, #INORMS2025 event hears. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

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Balance needed on open research and security, expert warns. Amanda Ferguson, a senior director at Huron Consulting who helps universities with research security, issued the warning at #INORMS2025 in Madrid. Free to read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

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🧵of coverage from #INORMS2025 in Madrid, where we are delighted to be media partners. All our coverage is free to read and can be found on our dedicated landing page here: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/category/ino... Here is what we have covered so far... 1/5

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A grim stat - 79% of unis may cut research over next 3 years That's more than twice the figure recorded last year. The number having actually made cuts in last year is up by a third No wonder Research England is worried unis may not use all their QR funds @chrisjparr.bsky.social reports

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From yesterday's 8am Playbook. A very close one, but @mgmcquillan.bsky.social just about called it.

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WooHoo! Great news. Well done all.🥳

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Strong words from @viviennestern.bsky.social “For God’s sake, index link [tuition fees], because if you just let them drive into the sand, then…it’s all going to end in disaster” Plus quite a slap down of the idea that a graduate levy could fix university finances Via @chrisjparr.bsky.social

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University cooperation stymied by push for competition, says efficiency taskforce chair Nigel Carrington. System has “roadblocks” to cost savings, & “significant” but achievable changes to the regulatory/legislative environment required, he says. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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“For God’s sake, index link [tuition fees], because if you just let [their value] drive into the sand, then…it’s all going to end in disaster.”

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The latest edition of Research Fortnight is out today! Access it here: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p... 🧵Here are some of the highlights from this fortnight's edition. 1/5

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MP ‘not disappointed’ if universities go bust. Labour MP says he would not be disappointed if a reduction in net migration to the UK meant some universities went bust, saying the UK should not have “anywhere near as many universities”. Free to read. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

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Patrick Vallance (Dsit, science) and Jacqui Smith (DfE, universities/skills) have met formally just four times since taking up their respective ministerial roles last year. Very interesting story from @francesjones.bsky.social. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

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Dundee more than halves expected number of job losses. Beleaguered university revises redundancies down from over 600 to 300 under new approach to cost-saving. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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A safety manual for academics visiting America. @petraboynton.bsky.social's dystopian-sounding opinion article is, somewhat sadly, the most-read article on our site just now. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

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Scotland mulls university reforms as Edinburgh loses 350 staff @harrietswain.bsky.social & @chrisjparr.bsky.social www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u... #academicsky

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Student complaints hit another record high. As in previous years, international students continued to be over-represented in complaints processes. More than one in three of the complaints received by the OIA came from non-EU students (34 per cent). www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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Student complaints hit another record high. OIA annual report shows case numbers continue to soar, with students receiving over £1.8 million through settlement agreements. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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OfS does not know cost of Sussex inquiry. After I sent an FOI request, the Office for Students refused to divulge the known costs it incurred during its probe into free speech at the Uni of Sussex, & said it doesn't know how much it spent in total. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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"We do not hold information about the internal cost of the investigation" - incredible admission from the Office for Students after @chrisjparr.bsky.social FOIed the cost of its free speech case at @sussex.ac.uk It also refused to release the external costs, out of step with other public bodies

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OfS does not know cost of Sussex inquiry. After I sent an FOI request, the Office for Students refused to divulge the known costs it incurred during its probe into free speech at the Uni of Sussex, & said it doesn't know how much it spent in total. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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Harvard ‘shows moral courage’ by suing Trump administration. Institution praised for meeting “moment of enormity”, while nearly 400 university leaders make public statement. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-usa-...

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“There’s this intense fear in science of being seen as political. That somehow you lose objectivity...but sometimes there is just truth, & what they’re doing in the US is intensely dangerous for the US, for science, for the world & for democracy.” www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...

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Stumbled on this old article about universities and FOI responses. Particularly enjoyed the correction at the bottom of the article. www.independent.co.uk/student/news...

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UCU announces Brunel university boycott amid redundancy fears. Union asks academic community to disengage entirely as job cuts loom at London institution. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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UK defence innovation ‘too slow’ for today’s threats. Nation should seize opportunity presented by creation of UK Defence Innovation, says former government adviser @ersatzben.bsky.social. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...

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Free to read: EU needs ‘comprehensive’ fusion strategy urgently, advisers say www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

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