Global research policy, funding & HE news from Research Professional News, including Research Fortnight, Research Europe and Research Africa. Part of Clarivate.https://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvsapzekpc2gCall for BRICS oversight of AI as Gates funds inclusivity effort. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-africa-partnerships-2026-9-governments-urged-to-check-ai-as-gates-foundation-backs-access/18 Sep 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsapzekpc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvsah44d6s2yThink before tightening the assessment-funding knot. While England prepares to expand evaluation's role, other nations are loosening up, says Dorina-Maria Buda. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-views-of-the-uk-2026-9-why-tighten-england-s-assessment-funding-knot/18 Sep 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsah44d6s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvs2tl3gyc2gNew UK research security fund expected to focus on universities. Government responds to sector calls for more support to meet costs of stricter security regime. Free to read. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-politics-2026-9-new-uk-research-security-fund-expected-to-focus-on-universities/18 Sep 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvs2tl3gyc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvrt622lbs2qInternational: Science council plots diplomacy push for fractured world. Peter Gluckman says the multilateral system needs new tools to survive an age of rivalry. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-africa-partnerships-2026-9-science-council-plots-diplomacy-push-for-fractured-world/18 Sep 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrt622lbs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvrlx4vjac2hFunders urged to adopt open alternatives to Researchfish. Advocates say annual reporting burden could disappear if open infrastructure was more widely used. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-research-councils-2026-9-funders-urged-to-adopt-open-alternatives-to-researchfish/18 Sep 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrlx4vjac2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvpvhqrfc225‘Opaque’ UK academic system a barrier for displaced scholars. UK Young Academy launches guide to help at-risk researchers rebuild careers. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2026-9-opaque-uk-academic-system-a-barrier-for-displaced-scholars/17 Sep 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpvhqrfc225https://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvpgufpqn224Burnham puts science at ‘frontline of politics’—what will that mean, asks @johnmorgan3.bsky.social. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-views-of-the-uk-2026-9-burnham-puts-science-at-frontline-of-politics-what-will-that-mean/17 Sep 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpgufpqn224https://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvozkg6lbk2cWorkers at The Lancet to stage first strike in title’s history Union members at 200-year-old medical journal vote overwhelmingly to walk out over stagnating pay https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-open-access-2026-9-workers-at-the-lancet-to-stage-first-strike-in-title-s-history/17 Sep 2026 06:27 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvozkg6lbk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvneod34m22hNetworking: Doing enough online (and no more, if you don’t want to). You don’t need to be an all-channels research-fluencer, but you do need an up-to-date presence, says @cash4questions.bsky.social. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-funding-know-how-start-here-2026-networking-doing-enough-online-and-no-more-if-you-don-t-want-to/16 Sep 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvneod34m22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvn7rtyzas26Von der Leyen offers Canada first associate EU membership. Commission chief “opens door” to “highest level” collaboration on technology and more. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe-politics-2026-9-von-der-leyen-offers-canada-first-associate-eu-membership/16 Sep 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvn7rtyzas26https://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvmqsshcec2x‘Systemic change’ needed to close research cost gap. UKRI efforts welcomed but experts flag culture of “Waitrose projects for Lidl prices”. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2026-9-systemic-change-needed-to-close-research-cost-gap/16 Sep 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmqsshcec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvmjq7pxc22jTurn to AI in research grant assessment ‘is inevitable’. UKRI becomes first mover to explore automation for processing applications, as other British funders hesitate. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-research-councils-2026-9-turn-to-ai-in-grant-assessment-is-inevitable/16 Sep 2026 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmjq7pxc22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvkt6wu5422dPaul Nurse: science ‘has fewer friends in Treasury’ than in past. Royal Society president expresses concern over political support and brands Dsit abolition “a big mistake”. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-politics-2026-9-paul-nurse-science-has-fewer-friends-in-treasury-than-in-past/15 Sep 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkt6wu5422dhttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvjw3lzcns2tAcademic institutions, politicians and other stakeholders should do more to help reverse a decline in academic freedom around the world, according to the non-profit organisation Scholars at Risk. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-world-2026-9-stakeholders-called-on-to-reverse-decline-in-academic-freedom/15 Sep 2026 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjw3lzcns2thttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvibpqyw4c2zNorth-west leaders call for review of planned STFC cuts. Regional leaders, including Liverpool’s mayor, urge prime minister to pause cuts that threaten Daresbury Laboratory. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-politics-2026-9-north-west-leaders-call-for-review-of-planned-stfc-cuts/14 Sep 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvibpqyw4c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvhu6lujgc2cScience minister’s comments on arts and humanities spark dismay. Concern that Chris McDonald appeared unaware his remit extends beyond science. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-politics-2026-9-concern-over-science-minister-comments-on-arts-and-humanities/14 Sep 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhu6lujgc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvhqsglroc2fEU still split on creating new funding councils for FP10. Leading MEP appeals to research and innovation commissioner to help “bridge this difference”. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe-horizon-2020-2026-9-eu-still-split-on-creating-new-funding-councils-for-fp10/14 Sep 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhqsglroc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvhjzmxjwk26Gates cash ‘vote of confidence’ for diamond open access initiative. Open Journals Collective receives over £500,000 to accelerate shift towards alternative scholarly publishing. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-open-access-2026-9-gates-cash-vote-of-confidence-for-diamond-open-access-initiative/14 Sep 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhjzmxjwk26https://bsky.app/profile/resprofnews.bsky.social/post/3mvalctuusk27Fewer, longer research grants ‘could exacerbate inequalities’. Science minister’s call for larger, longer-term investments prompts fears of benefits for “big hitters”. https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-politics-2026-9-fewer-longer-research-grants-could-exacerbate-inequalities/11 Sep 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:tuiahr664ybdncvc7madybbq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvalctuusk27