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UKRI Gives Local Communities £9m to Set Research Agendas
Funding of nine networks aims to bring local people into research process.
Researcher Resignations from UKRI Mount Amid Israel-Hamas Row

How UK Science is Failing Black Researchers - in Nine Stark Charts
How UK Science is Failing Black Researchers - in Nine Stark Charts
Data show that the representation of scientists from marginalized ethnicities dwindles at each stage of UK academia.

UK Forges Own Global Research Network As EU Starts South Korea and New Zealand Horizon Talks
UK Forges Own Global Research Network As EU Starts South Korea and New Zealand Horizon Talks
The UK has launched a research and development competition with South Korea, the latest in a string of recently announced collaborations with countries outside the EU. It comes as Brussels announces that it has entered official Horizon Europe association talks with South Korea and New Zealand.
Five Things You Need to Know About UKRI's New Open Access Policy
Victoria Ficarra and Rob Johnson offer insights into the new UKRI open access policy.
Major UK Science Funder Unveils Strict Open-access Policy
The details align with Plan S - but UKRI hasn't yet decided whether to pay for open-access publishing in some hybrid journals.

Government Innovation Strategy Will Transform Lives and Livelihoods
UKRI welcomes the government's ambitious Innovation Strategy and its commitment to strengthening the UK's position as a world leader for research and innovation.

The Publisher's Association's Impact Assessment on OA is Pretty Much As You'd Expect
The Publisher's Association's Impact Assessment on OA is Pretty Much As You'd Expect
The UK Publisher's Association has commissioned a report that seems to be their latest attempt at painting open access to research as economically damaging to the publishing sector.

Viewpoint: Research's 'lone Genius' Image is Unhelpful
UKRI chief executive Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser on why we must recognise the vital contribution of everyone in research and innovation and debunk the Einstein myth.
New Report Will Support UKRI's Commitment to Strengthening Research Integrity and Culture
New Report Will Support UKRI's Commitment to Strengthening Research Integrity and Culture
Personal integrity and local culture are key to research integrity, and bullying and harassment is the single biggest negative influence, according to a new study by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser to Join UK Research and Innovation As New Chief Executive
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser to Join UK Research and Innovation As New Chief Executive
Business Secretary Alok Sharma has announced that Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS will join UK Research and Innovation as its new Chief Executive. She will succeed Sir Mark Walport who announced in September last year that he would retire in 2020. Professor Leyser will start her new role on Monday June 29.
Plan S Does the Wrong Things to the Wrong People
UKRI and other funders must prevent good intentions on open access from undermining good science, says Lee Cronin.

Key Points from The UKRI Open Access Review Consultation Document
These are Martin Paul Eve's notes on The UKRI Open Access Review Consultation Document.
