4+ hour, 21+ min ago  (93+ words) Research Professional News Images: groviapoto, via Adobe Stock Surging application numbers raise stakes amid concern over universities moderating demand for grants Funders must do more to understand which measures are effective at reducing bureaucracy in the face of rising grant…...

22+ hour, 54+ min ago  (55+ words) Research Professional News Leading integrity expert Elisabeth Bik says oversight bodies need "stronger teeth" to counter AI-enabled fraud Generative artificial intelligence is likely already behind the creation of fake data in academic papers "on an industrial scale", according to a…...

21+ hour, 8+ min ago  (94+ words) Research Professional News UKRI opens "5m call at the intersection of gaming and gambling - Familiarise yourself with the wider UKRI programme and government strategy on gambling-related harm. - Select collaborators carefully and be aware of the restrictions in this call. - Focus on…...

1+ day, 54+ min ago  (71+ words) Research Professional News Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: "Descoping" of ocean observatories, Mars mission ends and animal testing in cancer research In depth: Fears over US administration's "power grab' on federal grants Full story: US science…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (35+ words) Research Professional News Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News This week: Ebola vaccines fast-tracked, South Africa-India partnership, a green deal and NRF seeks CEO...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (325+ words) That's the idea behind TRE in a Box, a "trusted research environment' about to be trialled in the African Population Cohorts Consortium. The tool is designed to help African cohorts take part in big, international studies while maintaining control of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (93+ words) Research Professional News Social sciences body warns that "research brilliance" in some institutions may go unrecognised Weightings for part of the 2029 Research Excellence Framework risk perpetuating inequalities between institutions and penalising high-performing departments in less wealthy universities, the Academy of…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (182+ words) A commercially focused national budget has deepened scientists" concerns about funding for research in New Zealand. The budget on 28 May reshuffled science and research funding in line with the government"s new priorities, dismaying many observers. It contained an extra…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (661+ words) Successful UK academic spinout companies are emerging from a broader range of regions in the country, according to the Royal Academy of Engineering. "Spinout activity is becoming more equally distributed across the UK, with strong growth outside the "golden triangle…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (100+ words) Research Professional News Pharma association calls roadmap an "important step forward" in advancing "ethical" innovation The European Commission has adopted a roadmap to phase out the use of animals in chemical safety assessments in 15 areas, including by making use of…...