Our Research Europe email has a new look today! We hope our readers like it - you can also now find all coverage from the fortnightly publication in one place on our @resprofnews website, here: researchprofessionalnews.com/category/europ…

Editorial: With the challenges the EU faces, it is not in a position to be allowing two-thirds of its best research proposals to fall by the wayside, writes our chief editor Sarah Richardson (€) researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe…

Exit poll: What a Labour win could mean for R&D and HE. Breaking: The exit poll for the 2024 general election suggests the Labour Party is heading for a landslide victory and will form the United Kingdom’s next government. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol… #GeneralElection2024 #GE24

Some Bridget Phillipson quotes on HE: Asked whether Labour would provide a taxpayer-funded bailout to universities: “Some universities do very much appear to be on the brink...I think there are measures that can be taken to stabilise the sector. That will be a day one priority.”

The exit poll for the 2024 general election suggests the Labour Party is heading for a landslide victory and will form the United Kingdom’s next government. Some analysis...plus some links. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Labour election win: R&D and HE reaction. Key sector figures have their say on implications of Labour landslide, including Nick Hillman Diana Beech Stephen Curry and Johnny Rich. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

After Labour’s UK landslide, HE leaders (+ @resprofnews newsdesk) hope to move past a narrative dominated by culture wars. Reax below - Uni of Birmingham VC Adam Tickell says unis can now “regain our place at the heart of the UK’s economic & social life” (£) researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Just up on ResearchProfessionalNews : What should Labour's priorities should be on R&D policy? Thoughts from @annavignoles Andrew Morris Jan Palmowski and Lorna Wilson researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

Phillipson and Kyle confirmed as education and science secretaries researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Patrick Vallance appointed as science minister (via House of Lords) - brilliant news for the sector

Jacqui Smith appointed to Department for Education. Former New Labour home secretary to be made a peer and expected to take higher education role. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Lord James Wharton has resigned as chair of the Office for Students. More to come.

Our Research Fortnight publication is the latest to get a new look today, with a redesigned email & new landing page on our ResearchProfessionalNews site, where you can find the content from the latest edition. Change is the theme of the moment - hope readers like ours! researchprofessionalnews.com/category/uk/re…

UCU to build ‘campaign for industrial action’ over pay offer. Ominous wording as the unions reject first pay offer from employers - an offer described as "full and final" bu Ucea. Is this the first step on the road to more industrial action / strikes? researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

Promising development for all those in the UK research sector who felt Chi Onwurah should have been given a ministerial role

Delighted to welcome Sophie Hogan to our ResearchProfessionalNews team today as senior journalist 🎉 Give her a follow for UK and EU research policy news, along with Frances Jones (UK/EU) and Nina Bo Wagner (EU)

🚨BREAKING🚨 No longform open access mandate for REF 2029. There will be no open access mandate for longform submissions (such as academic books) to the 2029 Research Excellence Framework, it has been confirmed. Free to read. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

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Breaking: Iliana Ivanova set to lose EU research commissioner post (€) researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe…

UCU hit by cyberattack. The University and College Union said it has fallen victim to a “cyber incident”, with the union “investigating as a matter of priority” after a “criminal group” claimed to have taken data. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…