The biggest announcement for universities was the government’s plans to invest in research and innovation (R&I). But what does this mean for universities?
Speaking at our annual conference in her home town of Leicester, Vivienne Stern sets out her priorities in her first speech as Universities UK's Chief Executive.
Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), synthetic biology, quantum computing, and next generation net-zero technology are poised to bring both great challenge and opportunity to our society and the economy.
Professor Julia Buckingham CBE, Vice-Chancellor and President of Brunel University London, makes the case for the importance of the Researcher Development Concordat.
The UK Government’s blind spot to research and innovation projects funded through EU structural funds risks 'levelling down', argues Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University Professor Paul Boyle CBE.
Over the coming weeks and months, we will begin to see 166 university led research and innovation projects across the UK put at risk as EU structural funding comes to an end.