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University Marking Boycott in the UK: What is the Impact on Students?

University Marking Boycott in the UK: What is the Impact on Students?

Some students at UK universities may not receive their grades this summer because of a marking boycott by staff, affecting exams and assessments. The boycott is part of action being taken by members of the University and College Union (UCU) at 145 UK institutions, in a dispute over pay and working conditions.

'A Huge Relief': Scientists React to Hopes of UK Rejoining EU Horizon Scheme

'A Huge Relief': Scientists React to Hopes of UK Rejoining EU Horizon Scheme

Scientists including the physicist Brian Cox have reacted with a mixture of caution, anger and relief that the UK appears set to rejoin the EU’s flagship £85bn Horizon science research programme after a protracted Brexit row.

London and Brussels Still Haggling over Horizon Europe Association

London and Brussels Still Haggling over Horizon Europe Association

With negotiations on the UK's association to Horizon Europe still ongoing, the UK government is looking for ways to ensure the smallest possible gap between how much money it will be putting into the programme and how much UK-based researchers get back.

Meeting of Joint Swiss-British Committee for Science and Innovation

Meeting of Joint Swiss-British Committee for Science and Innovation

On 2 May 2023, State Secretary Martina Hirayama and British Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, George Freeman, opened the first meeting of the Joint Swiss-British Committee for Science and Innovation. This meeting between the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and the British Department for Science, Innovation and Technology was mainly centred on bilateral cooperation in research and innovation.

Get Horizon Europe Association Done, UK Academics Say in Parliament Hearing

Get Horizon Europe Association Done, UK Academics Say in Parliament Hearing

Academics in the UK have urged the government to get the Horizon Europe association deal over the line to limit the damage that the two-year delay - and counting - is having on research cooperation with peers in Europe. "The government should just get association done," said Paul Nurse, director of the Francis Crick Institute, echoing the infamous 'Get Brexit done' slogan used by the Conservative Party in the December 2019 election.

What Has Happened to College Teacher Pay in England?

What Has Happened to College Teacher Pay in England?

In the last few months, there has been a series of strikes by teachers in further education colleges across England over pay and conditions, and more strikes look set to impact the post-16 education sector this year. This report examines how pay and retention levels among college teachers in England have changed over time and compared with school teachers.

The UK Government's Road to Creating a 'science Superpower'

The UK Government's Road to Creating a 'science Superpower'

As the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer releases the Spring Budget, the life science industry appears to be at the heart of the country's global image in years to come.

Hope That the Way Will Be Cleared for UK Horizon Europe Association, As Parliament Votes on Windsor Framework

Hope That the Way Will Be Cleared for UK Horizon Europe Association, As Parliament Votes on Windsor Framework

Tomorrow's vote on the Windsor framework in the UK parliament marks a crucial step on the country's potential path to associating to Horizon Europe, the EU's €95.5 billion research and innovation programme. 

World-leading? Britain’s Science Sector has some Way to go

World-leading? Britain’s Science Sector has some Way to go

The country’s reputation is inflated by historic successes and relies on successful outliers.

EU and UK Academics Fight to Create Joint Grant Call - Despite Horizon Europe Impasse

EU and UK Academics Fight to Create Joint Grant Call - Despite Horizon Europe Impasse

A network of academics are attempting to use a relatively new type of Horizon Europe funding to create grant calls open to both UK and EU applicants while the UK is not associated to Horizon Europe.