MP appointed to new business and science department has industrial research background

Reynolds will lead Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade after Burnham shakeup

Science and Technology Facilities Council will also reduce project spending, despite £135m of fresh money

Exclusive: Science department approves UKRI’s cost-saving proposal, with major UK facilities also facing cutbacks

Exclusive: Science department approves UKRI’s cost-saving proposal, with major UK facilities also facing cutbacks

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PM-in-waiting wants universities “at heart of local economies” but pledges education shift beyond “university route”

A decade after the vote, universities are still grappling with consequences in research and recruitment

Advisers warn of “major crisis” for UK research as impact assessment is sent to ministers

Starmer resignation spotlights ministers’ futures and potential for R&D funding devolution under a Burnham premiership

Candy Crush businessman Mel Morris says universities “must embrace AI” to transform into economic powerhouses

Universities must help ‘limit the flow’ of applications as funders grapple with volume, experts say

Five experts weigh up the damage done by authoritarianism, and what needs to change

Tipping point reached as shift away from Elon Musk’s social media platform continues

Curiosity-driven research “cannot suffer” from budget pressures, science minister tells Lords committee

Exclusive: Scale of redundancies revealed branded a “disaster” for UK research capacity

Messaging that curiosity-driven research is protected is hard to square with funding reductions and pauses

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Former director Kim Hackett returning to oversee strategy while successor to Rebecca Fairbairn is found

Academic leaders warn against UK abandoning participation in collaborative part of EU R&I programme

Cambridge astrophysicist says science board was told of “long-term cut” to external grants programme

Michele Dougherty confirms withdrawal from LHC upgrade and indicates scant money for new projects