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SOUTH AFRICA'S 2021 SCIENCE BUDGET ‘UNCERTAIN’ There is more uncertainty ahead of South Africa’s science budget than in previous years, as the nation awaits its first post-Covid-19 budget on Wednesday 24 February. Normally, the heads of the country’s science funding agencies have a rough idea of what to expect based on a three-year medium-term spending framework, updatedannually, which
SCOTLAND DROPS ‘SCIENCE’ FROM JUNIOR MINISTERIAL TITLE New higher education minister Jamie Hepburn will be responsible for science despite the title change. Jamie Hepburn has been chosen as the Scottish government’s new minister for “higher education and further education, youth employment and training”, with responsibility for science. RHODES TO STAY AT OXFORD’S ORIEL COLLEGE The University of Oxford’s Oriel College has decided to keep its statue of the Victorian imperialist Cecil Rhodes, citing planning costs and government priorities as major obstacles to its removal. The college’s governing body said last summer that it wanted to take the statue down after campaigners called for it to go—notably during the SUBJECT-LEVEL TEF PILOT DELAYED BY PANDEMIC The Office for Students has confirmed that the coronavirus pandemic has delayed the publication of the subject-level Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework pilot results. In a letter to universities on 14 April, OfS chief executive Nicola Dandridge (pictured) said that in addition to the pilot results being put onhold, plans to
NEW TEF RATING SYSTEM AS SUBJECT-LEVEL EXERCISE SCRAPPED Much-delayed TEF review and government response finally published. The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes framework is to run every four to five years, while the rating system will be updated to highlight poor teaching performance, the Department for Education has said. In its long-awaited response to the independent review of theTEF
HOME LEARNING COULD BE THE NEW NORMAL FOR INTERNATIONAL Transnational education will bloom as coronavirus keeps international students away, conference hears. Online and in-country teaching will become the “main type of normal” for higher education as institutions adapt to major shifts caused by the coronavirus, delegates at a virtual forum heard on 20 April. UK GOVERNMENT PROMISES £15BN FOR R&D IN 2021-22 The UK government has promised almost £15 billion for R&D over the next year, in a spending review dominated by the coronavirus. “We’re making this country into a scientific superpower with almost £15bn of funding for research and development,” chancellor Rishi Sunak told MPs as he outlined the government’s spending plansfor the year
SCIENCE FICTION REVEALS THE DARK SIDE OF IMPACT In this novel, time travel allows historians to visit the periods they study. Visiting the Middle Ages is seen as too risky, but the leadership of the University of Oxford’s history department bends the rules to send Kivrin, a young female researcher, to the 14th century. When the present suffers an epidemic, the public blames timetravel and
REMOTE WORKING DIFFICULTIES ‘UNRESOLVED’, FRENCH UNION Researchers continue to suffer from poor conditions and uncertainty, Covid-19 inquiry finds. Working from home has left French researchers struggling with rules surrounding leave of absence, a lack of adequate equipment, childcare and psychological distress—according to a survey undertaken by research union SNTRS. WHY SWEDEN CHOSE A DIFFERENT PATH THROUGH THE PANDEMIC But to understand why Sweden chose this path, one needs to look more deeply, I suggest, to three features of the nation’s political philosophy and policymaking. First, Swedish policymaking emphasises rationality—it was evidence-based decades before the term became a buzzword. Decisions are seen as a matter of gauging the facts andfinding
SOUTH AFRICA'S 2021 SCIENCE BUDGET ‘UNCERTAIN’ There is more uncertainty ahead of South Africa’s science budget than in previous years, as the nation awaits its first post-Covid-19 budget on Wednesday 24 February. Normally, the heads of the country’s science funding agencies have a rough idea of what to expect based on a three-year medium-term spending framework, updatedannually, which
SCOTLAND DROPS ‘SCIENCE’ FROM JUNIOR MINISTERIAL TITLE New higher education minister Jamie Hepburn will be responsible for science despite the title change. Jamie Hepburn has been chosen as the Scottish government’s new minister for “higher education and further education, youth employment and training”, with responsibility for science. RHODES TO STAY AT OXFORD’S ORIEL COLLEGE The University of Oxford’s Oriel College has decided to keep its statue of the Victorian imperialist Cecil Rhodes, citing planning costs and government priorities as major obstacles to its removal. The college’s governing body said last summer that it wanted to take the statue down after campaigners called for it to go—notably during the SUBJECT-LEVEL TEF PILOT DELAYED BY PANDEMIC The Office for Students has confirmed that the coronavirus pandemic has delayed the publication of the subject-level Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework pilot results. In a letter to universities on 14 April, OfS chief executive Nicola Dandridge (pictured) said that in addition to the pilot results being put onhold, plans to
NEW TEF RATING SYSTEM AS SUBJECT-LEVEL EXERCISE SCRAPPED Much-delayed TEF review and government response finally published. The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes framework is to run every four to five years, while the rating system will be updated to highlight poor teaching performance, the Department for Education has said. In its long-awaited response to the independent review of theTEF
HOME LEARNING COULD BE THE NEW NORMAL FOR INTERNATIONAL Transnational education will bloom as coronavirus keeps international students away, conference hears. Online and in-country teaching will become the “main type of normal” for higher education as institutions adapt to major shifts caused by the coronavirus, delegates at a virtual forum heard on 20 April. UK GOVERNMENT PROMISES £15BN FOR R&D IN 2021-22 The UK government has promised almost £15 billion for R&D over the next year, in a spending review dominated by the coronavirus. “We’re making this country into a scientific superpower with almost £15bn of funding for research and development,” chancellor Rishi Sunak told MPs as he outlined the government’s spending plansfor the year
SCIENCE FICTION REVEALS THE DARK SIDE OF IMPACT In this novel, time travel allows historians to visit the periods they study. Visiting the Middle Ages is seen as too risky, but the leadership of the University of Oxford’s history department bends the rules to send Kivrin, a young female researcher, to the 14th century. When the present suffers an epidemic, the public blames timetravel and
EU ‘WORKING VERY HARD’ SO HEALTH AUTHORITY CAN IMPACT Planned new authority hoped to have R&D capacities, Slovenian presidency representative confirms. The EU is “working very hard” to get its planned new Health Emergency and Preparedness Response Authority up and running in time for it to have anPAYING THE PRICE
Money is announced for technical education, and data releases highlight higher education’s benefits and costs. The latest salvo in the government’s ‘please, everyone, stop wanting to do degrees’ campaign comes this morning in the form of an announcement of money to expand technical courses.. Education secretary Gavin Williamson has announced an £18 million Growth Fund to help further US NEWS ROUNDUP: 4-10 JUNE Here is the rest of the US news this week Fears resurface over ‘gain of function’ research. Frank Lucas and Mike Waltz, leading Republicans on the House science committee and research subcommittee, have written to the White House science office to ask about its support for research into enhancing pathogen capabilities—known as ‘gain of function’ research. WORLD DID NOT LEARN ITS LESSON FROM HIV, SAY EXPERTS ‘Tragic situation’ is recurring with Covid-19 despite treatments and vaccines. Leading HIV experts have said that the world’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic shows it learnt little from its experience with HIV. UNIVERSITIES TOLD TO TAKE THREAT OF FOREIGN INTERFERENCE Changing security environment means Australian institutions must work more closely with “allies” and “like-minded countries” Australia’s universities have been told that better cooperation and compliance with existing security mechanisms is the path to avoiding further federal intervention. HOME LEARNING COULD BE THE NEW NORMAL FOR INTERNATIONAL Transnational education will bloom as coronavirus keeps international students away, conference hears. Online and in-country teaching will become the “main type of normal” for higher education as institutions adapt to major shifts caused by the coronavirus, delegates at a virtual forum heard on 20 April. WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP: 4-10 JUNE This week: Canadian high-risk funding, Japanese vaccination plans and more. In depth: Hardly any funders are proactively tracking data on how gender is considered in research, despite the need for such information to ensure a level playing field in STUDENTS COMPLAIN THEY WEREN’T CONSULTED ON EU COVID European Students’ Union says younger citizens should have more say over €750bn of recovery spending. Students have complained about not having enough input on how the EU should spend its €750 billion pandemic recovery fund, Next Generation EU. HANCOCK ‘BITTERLY REGRETS’ NOT OVERRULING SCIENTIFIC Sage “got it wrong” select committee hears, as it questions health secretary on Covid-19 advice . The UK’s health secretary has said he “bitterly regrets” not overruling some of the early science advice during the Covid-19 pandemic.CHANNEL SHIFT
Ivory Tower: The UK’s premier university media relations agency pitch some programme ideas. Somewhere in Great Portland Street BBC Commissioner: So good that you could come over, and isn’t it great that we can meet in person again? Juniper: Just the six of us at the moment. BBC Commissioner: Yes, this is Diane Robertson, head of scheduling, and in keeping with our charter HOMEPAGE - RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL NEWS Homepage - Research Professional News. Read more on BEIS R&D budget sparks fears over long-term targets. UK 28 May 2021. ico_lock. BEIS R&D budget sparks fears over long-term targets. Government must make sure UKRI cuts are “bump in road rather than change in direction”. ViewEU still split on R&D exclusions as latest plan branded ‘total REMOTE WORKING DIFFICULTIES ‘UNRESOLVED’, FRENCH UNION Researchers continue to suffer from poor conditions and uncertainty, Covid-19 inquiry finds. Working from home has left French researchers struggling with rules surrounding leave of absence, a lack of adequate equipment, childcare and psychological distress—according to a survey undertaken by research union SNTRS. AFRICAN RESEARCH FUNDING NEEDS TO BALANCE EXCELLENCE WITH The Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa has been at the forefront of this, facilitating intra-Africa research collaboration with different institutions. Current funding decision models could be reviewed to spur on this development. By introducing changes that balance excellence with equity, and promotingintra-African
FRAMEWORK LAUNCHED TO BOOST IMPACT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH Australian association’s framework provides “shared language” to help measure impact and improve communication. A Research Impact Framework has been launched in an effort to give Australian medical researchers a “shared language” to demonstrate the value of theirwork.
LATEST ODA BLOW: NEWTON FUND GRANTS CUT BY A QUARTER Cut is smaller than to GCRF scheme, so UKRI expects fewer cancelled projects. Researchers holding grants under the Newton Fund, which is paid for through international aid, have been told they will receive a 24 per cent cut to their funding this year. The news comes as a result of the government’s decision to reduce aid spending, slashing UK SOUTH AFRICA'S 2021 SCIENCE BUDGET ‘UNCERTAIN’ There is more uncertainty ahead of South Africa’s science budget than in previous years, as the nation awaits its first post-Covid-19 budget on Wednesday 24 February. Normally, the heads of the country’s science funding agencies have a rough idea of what to expect based on a three-year medium-term spending framework, updatedannually, which
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WHY SWEDEN CHOSE A DIFFERENT PATH THROUGH THE PANDEMIC But to understand why Sweden chose this path, one needs to look more deeply, I suggest, to three features of the nation’s political philosophy and policymaking. First, Swedish policymaking emphasises rationality—it was evidence-based decades before the term became a buzzword. Decisions are seen as a matter of gauging the facts andfinding
VACCINE CENTRES ‘WILL HAVE CAPACITY FOR FUTURE UK Vaccine-manufacturing centres under construction in the UK will ensure the country has sufficient capability and capacity for future vaccination programmes, government officials have said. The news comes as the government unveiled a UK Covid-19 vaccine delivery plan, which describes how the government aims to deliver two million vaccinations NEW TEF RATING SYSTEM AS SUBJECT-LEVEL EXERCISE SCRAPPED Much-delayed TEF review and government response finally published. The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes framework is to run every four to five years, while the rating system will be updated to highlight poor teaching performance, the Department for Education has said. In its long-awaited response to the independent review of theTEF
HOMEPAGE - RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL NEWS Homepage - Research Professional News. Read more on BEIS R&D budget sparks fears over long-term targets. UK 28 May 2021. ico_lock. BEIS R&D budget sparks fears over long-term targets. Government must make sure UKRI cuts are “bump in road rather than change in direction”. ViewEU still split on R&D exclusions as latest plan branded ‘total REMOTE WORKING DIFFICULTIES ‘UNRESOLVED’, FRENCH UNION Researchers continue to suffer from poor conditions and uncertainty, Covid-19 inquiry finds. Working from home has left French researchers struggling with rules surrounding leave of absence, a lack of adequate equipment, childcare and psychological distress—according to a survey undertaken by research union SNTRS. AFRICAN RESEARCH FUNDING NEEDS TO BALANCE EXCELLENCE WITH The Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa has been at the forefront of this, facilitating intra-Africa research collaboration with different institutions. Current funding decision models could be reviewed to spur on this development. By introducing changes that balance excellence with equity, and promotingintra-African
FRAMEWORK LAUNCHED TO BOOST IMPACT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH Australian association’s framework provides “shared language” to help measure impact and improve communication. A Research Impact Framework has been launched in an effort to give Australian medical researchers a “shared language” to demonstrate the value of theirwork.
LATEST ODA BLOW: NEWTON FUND GRANTS CUT BY A QUARTER Cut is smaller than to GCRF scheme, so UKRI expects fewer cancelled projects. Researchers holding grants under the Newton Fund, which is paid for through international aid, have been told they will receive a 24 per cent cut to their funding this year. The news comes as a result of the government’s decision to reduce aid spending, slashing UK SOUTH AFRICA'S 2021 SCIENCE BUDGET ‘UNCERTAIN’ There is more uncertainty ahead of South Africa’s science budget than in previous years, as the nation awaits its first post-Covid-19 budget on Wednesday 24 February. Normally, the heads of the country’s science funding agencies have a rough idea of what to expect based on a three-year medium-term spending framework, updatedannually, which
GOVERNMENT CUTS FUNDING FOR £220M TROPICAL DISEASES A £220 million flagship programme for eliminating neglected diseases in Africa has had its funding pulled due to UK aid spending cuts, Research Professional News has learned. The Ascend West and Central Africa programme was launched in 2019 to make progress towards eradicating five neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in 13 countriesthrough
WHY SWEDEN CHOSE A DIFFERENT PATH THROUGH THE PANDEMIC But to understand why Sweden chose this path, one needs to look more deeply, I suggest, to three features of the nation’s political philosophy and policymaking. First, Swedish policymaking emphasises rationality—it was evidence-based decades before the term became a buzzword. Decisions are seen as a matter of gauging the facts andfinding
VACCINE CENTRES ‘WILL HAVE CAPACITY FOR FUTURE UK Vaccine-manufacturing centres under construction in the UK will ensure the country has sufficient capability and capacity for future vaccination programmes, government officials have said. The news comes as the government unveiled a UK Covid-19 vaccine delivery plan, which describes how the government aims to deliver two million vaccinations NEW TEF RATING SYSTEM AS SUBJECT-LEVEL EXERCISE SCRAPPED Much-delayed TEF review and government response finally published. The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes framework is to run every four to five years, while the rating system will be updated to highlight poor teaching performance, the Department for Education has said. In its long-awaited response to the independent review of theTEF
INORMS 2021: ADVANCING RESEARCH INTEGRITY Researchers at this year’s Inorms conference in Hiroshima were asked to reflect on good practice. Although researchers have been held up as heroes for rapidly adapting to Covid and for their work to halt its spread, there have been rising concerns about the quality of some work produced under pandemic pressures and about the transparency ofcrucial projects.
EU ‘WORKING VERY HARD’ SO HEALTH AUTHORITY CAN IMPACT Planned new authority hoped to have R&D capacities, Slovenian presidency representative confirms. The EU is “working very hard” to get its planned new Health Emergency and Preparedness Response Authority up and running in time for it to have an GENETIC MODIFICATION: A NEW DAWN FOR GM? Genetic innovation could be unleashed by an overhaul of EU laws—or kept constrained. Researchers and environmental campaigners agree that the EU has some of the world’s strictest controls on genetically modified crops, but that is about all they agree on when it comes tothe subject.
UNIVERSITIES TOLD TO TAKE THREAT OF FOREIGN INTERFERENCE Changing security environment means Australian institutions must work more closely with “allies” and “like-minded countries” Australia’s universities have been told that better cooperation and compliance with existing security mechanisms is the path to avoiding further federal intervention. WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP: 4-10 JUNE This week: Canadian high-risk funding, Japanese vaccination plans and more. In depth: Hardly any funders are proactively tracking data on how gender is considered in research, despite the need for such information to ensure a level playing field inCHANNEL SHIFT
Ivory Tower: The UK’s premier university media relations agency pitch some programme ideas. Somewhere in Great Portland Street BBC Commissioner: So good that you could come over, and isn’t it great that we can meet in person again? Juniper: Just the six of us at the moment. BBC Commissioner: Yes, this is Diane Robertson, head of scheduling, and in keeping with our charter HANCOCK ‘BITTERLY REGRETS’ NOT OVERRULING SCIENTIFIC Sage “got it wrong” select committee hears, as it questions health secretary on Covid-19 advice . The UK’s health secretary has said he “bitterly regrets” not overruling some of the early science advice during the Covid-19 pandemic. US NEWS ROUNDUP: 4-10 JUNE Here is the rest of the US news this week Fears resurface over ‘gain of function’ research. Frank Lucas and Mike Waltz, leading Republicans on the House science committee and research subcommittee, have written to the White House science office to ask about its support for research into enhancing pathogen capabilities—known as ‘gain of function’ research.SURGICAL PRECISION
The Swiss funder supporting operating-theatre innovations. The AO Foundation is a Swiss nonprofit organisation that funds research and development in the surgical treatment of bone fractures and related disorders and of products to help in surgical education.YES, EX-MINISTER
Chris Skidmore suggests that while ministers fear reshuffles, ex-ministers can still have a role . There’s nothing more ‘ex’ than an ex-minister, the saying goes, but with talk of a reshuffle around the summer recess, it might be helpful to reflect on life outside of ministerial office. HOMEPAGE - RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL NEWS Homepage - Research Professional News. Read more on BEIS R&D budget sparks fears over long-term targets. UK 28 May 2021. ico_lock. BEIS R&D budget sparks fears over long-term targets. Government must make sure UKRI cuts are “bump in road rather than change in direction”. ViewEU still split on R&D exclusions as latest plan branded ‘total REMOTE WORKING DIFFICULTIES ‘UNRESOLVED’, FRENCH UNION Researchers continue to suffer from poor conditions and uncertainty, Covid-19 inquiry finds. Working from home has left French researchers struggling with rules surrounding leave of absence, a lack of adequate equipment, childcare and psychological distress—according to a survey undertaken by research union SNTRS. AFRICAN RESEARCH FUNDING NEEDS TO BALANCE EXCELLENCE WITH The Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa has been at the forefront of this, facilitating intra-Africa research collaboration with different institutions. Current funding decision models could be reviewed to spur on this development. By introducing changes that balance excellence with equity, and promotingintra-African
FRAMEWORK LAUNCHED TO BOOST IMPACT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH Australian association’s framework provides “shared language” to help measure impact and improve communication. A Research Impact Framework has been launched in an effort to give Australian medical researchers a “shared language” to demonstrate the value of theirwork.
LATEST ODA BLOW: NEWTON FUND GRANTS CUT BY A QUARTER Cut is smaller than to GCRF scheme, so UKRI expects fewer cancelled projects. Researchers holding grants under the Newton Fund, which is paid for through international aid, have been told they will receive a 24 per cent cut to their funding this year. The news comes as a result of the government’s decision to reduce aid spending, slashing UK SOUTH AFRICA'S 2021 SCIENCE BUDGET ‘UNCERTAIN’ There is more uncertainty ahead of South Africa’s science budget than in previous years, as the nation awaits its first post-Covid-19 budget on Wednesday 24 February. Normally, the heads of the country’s science funding agencies have a rough idea of what to expect based on a three-year medium-term spending framework, updatedannually, which
WHY SWEDEN CHOSE A DIFFERENT PATH THROUGH THE PANDEMIC But to understand why Sweden chose this path, one needs to look more deeply, I suggest, to three features of the nation’s political philosophy and policymaking. First, Swedish policymaking emphasises rationality—it was evidence-based decades before the term became a buzzword. Decisions are seen as a matter of gauging the facts andfinding
VACCINE CENTRES ‘WILL HAVE CAPACITY FOR FUTURE UK Vaccine-manufacturing centres under construction in the UK will ensure the country has sufficient capability and capacity for future vaccination programmes, government officials have said. The news comes as the government unveiled a UK Covid-19 vaccine delivery plan, which describes how the government aims to deliver two million vaccinations UUK TOUTS ‘LOW-COST’ OPTION TO BREAK PENSIONS DEADLOCK Vice-chancellors want entry-level route but union says proposal is ‘damaging’ and could lead to strikes. Universities UK has pitched a “low-cost” option for membership of the Universities Superannuation Scheme as part of the group’s consultation on an “alternative path” for the vast but troubled pension scheme. NEW TEF RATING SYSTEM AS SUBJECT-LEVEL EXERCISE SCRAPPED Much-delayed TEF review and government response finally published. The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes framework is to run every four to five years, while the rating system will be updated to highlight poor teaching performance, the Department for Education has said. In its long-awaited response to the independent review of theTEF
HOMEPAGE - RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL NEWS Homepage - Research Professional News. Read more on BEIS R&D budget sparks fears over long-term targets. UK 28 May 2021. ico_lock. BEIS R&D budget sparks fears over long-term targets. Government must make sure UKRI cuts are “bump in road rather than change in direction”. ViewEU still split on R&D exclusions as latest plan branded ‘total REMOTE WORKING DIFFICULTIES ‘UNRESOLVED’, FRENCH UNION Researchers continue to suffer from poor conditions and uncertainty, Covid-19 inquiry finds. Working from home has left French researchers struggling with rules surrounding leave of absence, a lack of adequate equipment, childcare and psychological distress—according to a survey undertaken by research union SNTRS. AFRICAN RESEARCH FUNDING NEEDS TO BALANCE EXCELLENCE WITH The Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa has been at the forefront of this, facilitating intra-Africa research collaboration with different institutions. Current funding decision models could be reviewed to spur on this development. By introducing changes that balance excellence with equity, and promotingintra-African
FRAMEWORK LAUNCHED TO BOOST IMPACT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH Australian association’s framework provides “shared language” to help measure impact and improve communication. A Research Impact Framework has been launched in an effort to give Australian medical researchers a “shared language” to demonstrate the value of theirwork.
LATEST ODA BLOW: NEWTON FUND GRANTS CUT BY A QUARTER Cut is smaller than to GCRF scheme, so UKRI expects fewer cancelled projects. Researchers holding grants under the Newton Fund, which is paid for through international aid, have been told they will receive a 24 per cent cut to their funding this year. The news comes as a result of the government’s decision to reduce aid spending, slashing UK SOUTH AFRICA'S 2021 SCIENCE BUDGET ‘UNCERTAIN’ There is more uncertainty ahead of South Africa’s science budget than in previous years, as the nation awaits its first post-Covid-19 budget on Wednesday 24 February. Normally, the heads of the country’s science funding agencies have a rough idea of what to expect based on a three-year medium-term spending framework, updatedannually, which
WHY SWEDEN CHOSE A DIFFERENT PATH THROUGH THE PANDEMIC But to understand why Sweden chose this path, one needs to look more deeply, I suggest, to three features of the nation’s political philosophy and policymaking. First, Swedish policymaking emphasises rationality—it was evidence-based decades before the term became a buzzword. Decisions are seen as a matter of gauging the facts andfinding
VACCINE CENTRES ‘WILL HAVE CAPACITY FOR FUTURE UK Vaccine-manufacturing centres under construction in the UK will ensure the country has sufficient capability and capacity for future vaccination programmes, government officials have said. The news comes as the government unveiled a UK Covid-19 vaccine delivery plan, which describes how the government aims to deliver two million vaccinations UUK TOUTS ‘LOW-COST’ OPTION TO BREAK PENSIONS DEADLOCK Vice-chancellors want entry-level route but union says proposal is ‘damaging’ and could lead to strikes. Universities UK has pitched a “low-cost” option for membership of the Universities Superannuation Scheme as part of the group’s consultation on an “alternative path” for the vast but troubled pension scheme. NEW TEF RATING SYSTEM AS SUBJECT-LEVEL EXERCISE SCRAPPED Much-delayed TEF review and government response finally published. The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes framework is to run every four to five years, while the rating system will be updated to highlight poor teaching performance, the Department for Education has said. In its long-awaited response to the independent review of theTEF
JABS ARE BEST BET FOR COVID-SAFE CAMPUSES, US GOVERNMENT Department of Education backs vaccinations in disease prevention guidance for universities. The United States Department of Education has said that universities should prioritise offering and promoting Covid-19 vaccinations to protect staff and students on their return tocampus.
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT BACKS TEMPORARY COVID PATENT WAIVER Waiver not included in EU proposal for World Trade Organization, despite Parliament’s push. The European Parliament has called for negotiations on a temporary waiver of intellectual property relating to treatments and vaccines for Covid-19, lending its weight to a push led by India and South Africa that lacks the support of most Europeanleaders.
REDUCING TUITION FEE REPAYMENT THRESHOLD ‘WOULD SAVE Cutting threshold to £19,000 would also significantly reduce write-off cost. Reducing the student loan repayment threshold to under 20,000 could save the Treasury £3.8 billion and significantly lower the proportion of loans that are written off, a report has found. MY WINNING PROPOSAL: SEEING ASTRONOMY UP CLOSE Enthusiasm and independence are needed to win a postdoctoral fellowship at the European Southern Observatory. Top tips. Find out about the latest developments at the ESO so you can show you will be agood ambassador.
AFRICA’S INNOVATION GAP: A VIEW FROM KENYA The continent’s research and innovation ecosystems need effective private sector engagement, argues Salome M. Guchu. African economies are coming under increasing socioeconomic pressure due to diminishing resources, changing demographic trends, rising demand for goods and services, and emerging sustainability and security concerns. US NEWS ROUNDUP: 4-10 JUNE Here is the rest of the US news this week Fears resurface over ‘gain of function’ research. Frank Lucas and Mike Waltz, leading Republicans on the House science committee and research subcommittee, have written to the White House science office to ask about its support for research into enhancing pathogen capabilities—known as ‘gain of function’ research. MALAWI TO GET $100M TO REORIENT HIGHER EDUCATION TO World Bank loan will prioritise women and train lecturers and professors . The World Bank has approved a US$100 million loan to enhance skills development in higher education in Malawi and align courses to development goals and the private sector. MINISTER PROMISES URGENT ACTION AT ‘TOXIC’ DURBAN CAMPUS Nzimande says he was not aware of waste-burning near college. South Africa’s higher education, science and innovation minister has promised “urgent intervention” to stop the burning of waste near a technical and vocational education college in Durban. DIVERSITY TOPS AGENDA FOR CHIEF US SCIENCE ADVISER Eric Lander acknowledges US science and technology has been “unwelcoming” to underrepresented groups. The top science adviser to the US president has put diversity at the heart of his agenda after he was sworn in as the new chief of the White House science andtechnology office.
SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE R&D COUNCIL HEAD LEAVES AFTER 15 Shadrack Moephuli says council board decided to make third term his last. The president and chief executive of South Africa’s Agricultural Research Council willSkip to content
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