In his first budget speech, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced £22 billion of investment into research and development. The full detailed breakdown of this investment will follow, but he did announce that £400 million of the money would go to Universities across the UK, outside London and the South East, the so-called ‘Golden Triangle’. Responding to this announcement, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson Said “Alliance universities work at t…
Portsmouth University and Birmingham City University were among the winners at last night’s Times Higher Education Awards Ceremony hosted in London. Birmingham City University won Research Project of the Year in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences for their project led by Dr Islam Issa on the contribution of Muslim soldiers fighting for the Allies in the First World War. Dr Islam’s extensive research led to an exhibition for the British Muslim H…
Professor Sir Adrian Smith has been commissioned by the government to provide independent advice on the design of future UK funding schemes for international collaboration, innovation and research. The government has said they would like the option to associate to the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe, but, in parallel, are exploring alternatives to deliver positive outcomes for science, research and innovati…
