Home Office defends immigration stance after UCU criticism. The Home Office has said it is setting out a “new approach” to link immigration and the labour market, after the leader of a university union fiercely criticised UK visa policies. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Wellcome completes ‘revolutionary’ open access policy. While the health research charity will no longer support the publishing of research it funds in journals covered by transformative agreements, it has broadened the scope of its open access policy. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-ope…

UKRI planned for dramatic drop in PhD places. UK Research and Innovation anticipated that raising the PhD stipend in the face of the cost of living crisis could have dropped the number of new postgraduate research students it funds by up to 50 per cent. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Must read: Alison Phipps (Alison Phipps አሊሰን 🧡🕊️) suggests how UK universities can support colleagues in Gaza during a fragile ceasefire Free to access: researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

Reeves makes Oxford-Cambridge axis central to dash for growth. Chancellor says the science minister will lead efforts to connect UK’s major university-based R&D hubs. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Rothwell says she was "surprised" that charities were not exempt from the government's NI rise, which will add "additional pressure to universities" already struggling financially.

Narrative CVs: Can telling stories change research culture? Funders are enthusiastically adopting narrative CVs, but some worry they could further disadvantage certain researchers. Fiona McIntyre writes. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-world-…

Cardiff uni cutting 400 jobs has sparked calls for a govt rescue package Wendy Larner, Cardiff's vice-chancellor, told Fiona McIntyre that while emergency funding would be welcome, it “only delays the inevitable” and that unis “will need to be different” researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

Our features editor Fiona McIntyre has visited Cardiff University this week meeting those affected by the recent announcement that up to 400 jobs could go. She also spoke to the vice-chancellor, Wendy Larner. Here is her report. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

Slashing ‘unfunded’ research is a recipe for decline. Data show universities’ international excellence is built on researchers’ freedom to explore, says Jonathan Adams. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

Exclusive: UKRI chief executive warns research budgets ‘will be tight’. Ottoline Leyser warns of long-term public spending pressures and expects university “consolidation process”. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Second Royal Society fellow resigns over Musk’s membership. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-cha…

US ‘culture war excesses’ on diversity could ‘contaminate’ UK . Inclusion agenda at UK universities under pressure from tight finances and changing political climate. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

Opinion: If the Royal Society expels Musk, it could harm trust in science. Scientists might achieve more for the public by staying out of politics, writes Fiona Fox. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

Here's the latest from me on Musk/RS after nationals picked up the story over the weekend.. Controversy over whether RS should expel Musk has forced the academy to “consider what it stands for”, according to an ex-fellow, as its president summoned a meeting to resolve the issue.

🎉Great news!🎉 We have 5 shortlistings in the 2025 BSME Talent Awards! Congrats to the UK news team, Robin Bisson, Fiona McIntyre, Harriet Swain and John Morgan. Read all about it: researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-cha…

Free to read: Research management careers gain ‘major anchor point’, hears INORMS Community congress hosted by EARMA researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-world-…

Free to read: ‘There is no one way to be a research manager’ researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-world-…

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. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-world-…

Our team is bringing you all the news from the INORMS Community conference in Madrid this week.