The prime minister has announced that UK Research and Innovation will commit £1 billion over the next four years to back regional innovation clusters, as he set out the UK’s ambition to use its HE sector to drive his place-based agenda. Frances Jones reports #research #UKRI https://ow.ly/ZL0q50ZWiLf

Has anything happened since the prime minister vowed to save Jodrell Bank? I spoke to the University of Manchester to find out.

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The University of Manchester is seeking alternative funding sources to keep scientific work at Jodrell Bank going after hearing that lost UK Research and Innovation funding would not be restored despite interventions by the prime minister. Frances Jones reports #research https://ow.ly/bt4J50ZVTgL

'The University of Manchester is seeking alternative funding sources to keep scientific work at Jodrell Bank going after hearing that lost UK Research and Innovation funding would not be restored despite interventions by the prime minister.'

Manchester seeks alternative Jodrell funds despite Burnham pledge

University exploring new revenue streams to continue important scientific research at site, as astronomers remain concerned about the future of facility

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The University of Manchester is seeking alternative funding sources to keep scientific work at Jodrell Bank going after hearing that lost UK Research and Innovation funding would not be restored despite interventions by the prime minister. Frances Jones reports #research https://ow.ly/bt4J50ZVTgL

Leading Chinese physicists condemn UK Research and Innovation’s “irresponsible” decision to withdraw funding from an upgrade to an experiment at Cern www.timeshighereducation.com/news/chinese... via @francesjones.bsky.social

Chinese scientists criticise ‘troubling’ UKRI funding withdrawal

Unusual public rebuke from China comes amid questions about whether the country may take over the UK’s leadership role, relinquished earlier this year

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Research funding network that used artificial intelligence to reject half of the grant proposals to its latest funding call has committed to redoing the review process www.timeshighereducation.com/news/grant-p... via @francesjones.bsky.social

Grant proposals rejected by ‘AI triage’ to be reassessed

CRANE says it will look again at all applications from recent cybersecurity research funding call after backlash against non-human review

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'Leading Chinese physicists have condemned UK Research and Innovation’s “irresponsible” decision to withdraw funding from an upgrade to an experiment at Cern, Europe’s world-leading particle physics facility.' Nothing political to see here chaps.

Chinese scientists criticise ‘troubling’ UKRI funding withdrawal

Unusual public rebuke from China comes amid questions about whether the country may take over the UK’s leadership role, relinquished earlier this year

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Leading Chinese physicists have condemned UK Research and Innovation’s “irresponsible” decision to withdraw funding from an upgrade to an experiment at Cern, Europe’s world-leading particle physics facility. Frances Jones reports #UKRI #Cern #physics #research https://ow.ly/uNre50ZU0F9

MI5 security warning underlines need for ‘tougher’ research security measures and more resources to guard against espionage risks, MPs and research managers warn. Frances Jones reports #MI5 #nationalsecurity #espionage #academicsky https://ow.ly/xEc750ZTAPW

Female researchers ask for less research funding than male counterparts, study finds https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/female-researchers-ask-less-funding-male-counterparts

Unspecified proposals by UK Research and Innovation to phase out some “specific” QR funding streams could reduce institutional diversity and weaken regional research capacity, specialist universities have warned. Frances Jones reports #research #QRfunding #academicsky https://ow.ly/HneN50ZSC8i

'Academics have expressed dismay after artificial intelligence was used to reject half of the grant proposals in a UK Research and Innovation-funded call.' www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ai-only... *Updated with UKRI response*

AI-only research grant rejection in UKRI-funded call sparks alarm

Artificial intelligence used to cull half of applications submitted by cybersecurity scholars, before they got to human eyes

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“Academics have expressed dismay after artificial intelligence was used to reject half of the grant proposals in a UK Research and Innovation-funded call.” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ai-only...

AI-only research grant rejection in UKRI-funded call sparks alarm

Artificial intelligence used to cull half of applications submitted by cybersecurity scholars, before they got to human eyes

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Academics express dismay as AI used to reject half the grant proposals in a UKRI-funded call www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ai-only... via @francesjones.bsky.social

AI-only research grant rejection in UKRI-funded call sparks alarm

Artificial intelligence used to cull half of applications submitted by cybersecurity scholars, before they got to human eyes

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Conservative shadow science secretary Julia Lopez eyes “far clearer strategic objectives and priorities” for UK Research and Innovation. Frances Jones reports #AcademicSky #edusky https://ow.ly/ClaH50ZPKtp

An emerging trend of researchers not fully understanding their own AI-assisted research papers is a “serious problem” for academia, according to one journal editor

Researchers submitting AI-assisted papers they ‘don’t understand’

Computer sciences journal editor is developing an AI system that will question authors about their understanding of their submissions

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Mathematicians express “extreme concern” about #AI’s rapid development, following existential risk warnings, and call on The Royal Society to act. Frances Jones reports #AcademicSky #edusky https://ow.ly/A08K50ZOFg8

Changes to UK research grant system suggested by science minister Chris McDonald could “mistakenly” further concentrate funding in the golden triangle, academics warn. Frances Jones reports #edusky #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/FrZ250ZNshz

Arts and humanities leaders worried by new minister’s “very odd” comments suggesting that his sole concern is science R&D. Frances Jones reports #AcademicSky #edusky https://ow.ly/iWZT50ZMzwV

Andy Burnham has committed to saving the important Jodrell Bank telescope, following an outcry from scientists and the public over the decision to pull research funding for the site. Frances Jones reports #highered #JodrellBank #research https://ow.ly/gSyC50ZIcMs

Delighted to have joined Times Higher Education today as a reporter. I'll still be covering research so get in touch with stories, or just for a chat at: frances.jones@timeshighereducation.com

Today was my last day with Research Professional News. I’ll miss the brilliant team! I’m immensely grateful to have done my first proper journalism work there ❤️

Public bodies ‘must consider research impacts of course closures’ Royal Holloway vice-chancellor says higher education sector must avoid unintended consequences of financially-driven decisions www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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Royal Holloway vice-chancellor says higher education sector must avoid unintended consequences of financially-driven decisions

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Google denies shift from UK as Deepmind founder steps back. AI lab’s new leader is based in California, with Demis Hassabis remaining in London as chair. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...

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AI lab’s new leader based in California, with Demis Hassabis remaining in London as chair

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The European Commission quietly decided to “freeze the negotiations”, launched in 2019, on a joint roadmap for EU-China cooperation on science, technology and innovation. Following the query from RPN, the Commission updated a webpage on EU-China research cooperation.

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Research cooperation between the EU and China has been limited to “basic research in targeted areas”, with negotiations on wider R&I cooperation “now on pause for the foreseeable future” www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Jodrell Bank funding cut does ‘real damage’ to UK science. Experts alarmed as science secretary says UK must invest in “next generation of scientific facilities”. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

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Experts alarmed as science secretary says UK must invest in “next generation of scientific facilities”

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Jodrell Bank telescope loses funding as STFC confirms cuts Today, the Science and Technology Facilities Council has announced that nine projects are “not prioritised for further funding”... www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Jodrell Bank telescope loses funding as STFC confirms cuts - Research Professional News

Science and Technology Facilities Council announces nine projects “not prioritised for further funding”

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EXCLUSIVE: STFC’s true cost overrun revealed as nearly £700m. Figure calls into question transparency from UKRI leadership amid cuts to science facilities. STFC had told its staff it had to reduce spending by £162 million. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

STFC’s true cost overrun revealed as nearly £700m - Research Professional News

Exclusive: Figure calls into question transparency from UKRI leadership amid cuts to science facilities

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Absorbing science brief into business department ‘makes sense’. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

Absorbing science brief into business department ‘makes sense’ - Research Professional News

Several experts see opportunities in marrying research policy with industrial strategy under Burnham government

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Jonathan Reynolds named science secretary as Dsit abolished. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

Reynolds named science secretary as Dsit abolished - Research Professional News

Jonathan Reynolds takes new post of secretary of state for business, innovation, science and trade

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