Labour 2026: Star physicist warns UKRI’s economic remit is causing “serious problems”

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

Shifting R&D budget to business department makes sense in bigger picture of PM’s economic vision

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

Science minister and UKRI leadership must “bear responsibility” and “win back trust”, says Chi Onwurah

As ministers demand more economic return from R&D investment, universities are cutting academics’ research time

Academics at institutions implementing job cuts warn of “more work falling on fewer shoulders”

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

Birmingham leader Adam Tickell says “institutional mergers” may be needed to protect “national cultural assets”

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