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Here’s my take on the excellent and wide-ranging new Blueprint from Universities UK, out this morning. (On fees / funding, I say it is ‘arguably a little too timid on fees and a little too trusting on the teaching grant’.) researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-vie…

"Badenoch provided no reference for her claims"

Office for Students accused of having "threatened" a university with £164m fine for filing accounts late - insights into the English regulator's dealings with Buckingham from Nick Hillman (free to read) researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

I’m pleased John has picked this up because it is the most extraordinary case and lessons need to be learnt for the future: OfS ‘threatened university with £164m fine for late accounts’ - Research Professional News researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

Oh dear.

🚨Breaking: Budget brings fears of major research funding cut🚨 Flat-cash R&D settlement may have to cover £1 billion of extra costs under Treasury plan to "tuck" extra #HorizonEU money into overall funds. Free to read (if you can face it): researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Fears about a potentially huge effective cut to research coming in Budget - from 'tucking in' up to £800m-£1bn of Horizon Europe costs. Important story by Robin Bisson, with a bit from me. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Fears the Treasury is putting the squeeze on research budget by wanting to "tuck in" Horizon costs - making it even more crucial to put the economic/investment case for R&D spending. Views from John Womersley Graeme Reid Rachel Wolf @AndyWWestwood researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Does it matter that the chair of the UK's research funding agency is also the chair of Shell? Some UKRI employees think so v strongly, as they told Andrew Mackenzie during a staff webinar, notes obtained by ResearchProfessionalNews via FOI show - by Frances Jones. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

FT today cover concerns that Treasury wants to tuck in Horizon Europe costs to research budget, potentially delivering big effective cut for research. ft.com/content/fc00e5… A story that Robin Bisson broke a week ago researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

BREAKING: Fears budget squeeze may stop UKRI awarding new grants in 2025 - free to read researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

New: fears budget squeeze may leave UKRI unable to award new grants in 2025-26. Plus more info on why Horizon Europe costs are going up for Dsit next year. If it's late on a Friday, it must be time for some concerning budget revelations via Robin Bisson. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Ex-Amazon UK boss was on shortlist to be next UKRI chief exec - scoop on some of the contenders for UK research's top job from Frances Jones ResearchProfessionalNews. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Big scoop from Frances Jones Candidates shortlisted for next UKRI CEO before the election include current heads of Natural History Museum, UK Atomic Energy Authority, Royal Academy of Engineering Seems highly likely they are still in the running researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…