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Research Fortnight
Subscribe to Research Fortnight, the only UK publication that focuses on connecting research to funding and policymaking, available as part of a Research Professional News subscription.
Published every two weeks, our 30-year-old title provides a carefully curated overview of the most important developments in UK research policy over the past fortnight, as reported by our team of specialist journalists, as well as in-depth analysis and commentary.
Read Research Fortnight to get exclusive insights on the people and institutions involved in research funding and policy decisions, and to stay abreast of how knowledge and learning affects people, the economy and the environment in the UK.
We report on emerging developments at institutions including UK research and innovation and the individual UK research councils, higher education funding bodies and regulators and the major research charities.
We track how research connects to industry as well as the work of professional societies, trade unions and lobby groups. We also cover research, policy and funding in the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Research Fortnight also contains highlights of funding news across every research discipline, informed by our Pivot-RP database. We continuously check and work with all known and new sponsors for updates on new calls and award information, including funding opportunity deadlines. We enter the information into, Pivot-RP, our comprehensive online database, keeping it up to date and relevant for our subscribers.
To subscribe, please fill in this form and select Research Fortnight.
Research Europe
Research Europe is our curated digest of the most important research policy and higher education news across Europe, available as part of a Research Professional News subscription.
Research Europe’s specialist journalists follow the work of EU policymaking bodies and funding agencies, analyzing current and likely future developments in areas such as the Horizon Europe framework program, open-access publishing and research collaboration across Europe.
Published every two weeks, Research Europe provides a curated digest of the most important developments in European research policy and funding, as reported by our specialist team of journalists based around Europe.
Read Research Europe to understand policies emerging from EU bodies including the European Commission’s directorate for research and innovation; the European Research Council; and the European Parliament’s committees that monitor research and spending. We also report on research policy and funding in EU member states, with specialist correspondents covering France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands and the Nordic countries.
In addition to up-to-date news on research policy, Research Europe contains highlights of funding opportunitiesnews across every research discipline, informed by our Pivot-RP database. We scrutinize funding opportunities of all kinds, from any sponsors, that are open to application from European researchers. Updates on new calls and awards and funding opportunity deadlines are all entered into our comprehensive online database, keeping it up to date and relevant for our subscribers.
To subscribe, please fill in this form and select Research Europe.
8am Playbook
The 8am Playbook is a daily early-morning email briefing sent to higher education and research policy leaders in the UK.
The service offers in-depth, critical analysis of the latest developments in higher education and research policy and is informed by discussions with contacts at the heart of policymaking.
Every weekday during the academic term, the service delivers an analysis of a key recent development, from the latest REF guidance, to regulatory changes affecting universities, to international collaboration. Each daily edition also includes a round-up of higher education coverage from across that day’s national media, and a diary of upcoming scheduled policy announcements and events for the sector.
At a time when the UK is at a crossroads for higher education policy, the 8am Playbook helps university decision-makers strengthen their grip on a wide range of critical strategic issues. The service helps your institution make good decisions quickly—both at the top and in the faculties and departments where many responsibilities lie.
The 8am Playbook team monitors the institutions making policy; digs under the surface to provide objective briefings on new developments; and provides rapid, in- depth analysis of major events.
Your institution can gain access to the 8am Playbook as a premium subscriber to our UK news service.
To subscribe, please fill in this form and select 8am Playbook.
