Robin Bisson
@robinbisson.bsky.social
UK News Editor, @resprofnews.bsky.social.
Mostly #researchpolicy, #researchfunding, #highered.
British Journalism Awards finalist.
Once likened to Tintin.
Also into rivers.
Tip? robin.bisson@clarivate.com
Mostly #researchpolicy, #researchfunding, #highered.
British Journalism Awards finalist.
Once likened to Tintin.
Also into rivers.
Tip? robin.bisson@clarivate.com
Sophie's original piece is now free to read btw
Officially announced today: new deals between UK unis and 'big 5' publishers will trial removing article-processing fees from some journals, effectively making them free for both readers and authors
@sophieatrpn.bsky.social was well ahead of the curve on this
www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/lan...
@sophieatrpn.bsky.social was well ahead of the curve on this
www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/lan...
December 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Sophie's original piece is now free to read btw
Officially announced today: new deals between UK unis and 'big 5' publishers will trial removing article-processing fees from some journals, effectively making them free for both readers and authors
@sophieatrpn.bsky.social was well ahead of the curve on this
www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/lan...
@sophieatrpn.bsky.social was well ahead of the curve on this
www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/lan...
December 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Officially announced today: new deals between UK unis and 'big 5' publishers will trial removing article-processing fees from some journals, effectively making them free for both readers and authors
@sophieatrpn.bsky.social was well ahead of the curve on this
www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/lan...
@sophieatrpn.bsky.social was well ahead of the curve on this
www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/lan...
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Universities dropping publisher deals ‘could boost open access’.
Advocates say non-profit platforms could become more attractive, but warn of accelerating redundancies in libraries.
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Advocates say non-profit platforms could become more attractive, but warn of accelerating redundancies in libraries.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...
December 19, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Universities dropping publisher deals ‘could boost open access’.
Advocates say non-profit platforms could become more attractive, but warn of accelerating redundancies in libraries.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...
Advocates say non-profit platforms could become more attractive, but warn of accelerating redundancies in libraries.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...
It's become a mantra that the govt are protecting curiosity-driven research
It's still the biggest chunk of UKRI's budget
But figures out today clearly show it will decline in real-terms, while spending on govt priorities and innovation will rise
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
It's still the biggest chunk of UKRI's budget
But figures out today clearly show it will decline in real-terms, while spending on govt priorities and innovation will rise
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
December 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's become a mantra that the govt are protecting curiosity-driven research
It's still the biggest chunk of UKRI's budget
But figures out today clearly show it will decline in real-terms, while spending on govt priorities and innovation will rise
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
It's still the biggest chunk of UKRI's budget
But figures out today clearly show it will decline in real-terms, while spending on govt priorities and innovation will rise
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Reposted by Robin Bisson
BREAKING: Flat cash settlement for curiosity-driven research at UKRI up to 2030.
UKRI has released a breakdown of how it will spend its £38.6 billion four-year research budget. Spending on government priorities will increase.
Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UKRI has released a breakdown of how it will spend its £38.6 billion four-year research budget. Spending on government priorities will increase.
Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Flat cash for curiosity-driven research at UKRI up to 2030 - Research Professional News
But spending on government priorities and innovation will increase as share of agency’s budget
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December 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
BREAKING: Flat cash settlement for curiosity-driven research at UKRI up to 2030.
UKRI has released a breakdown of how it will spend its £38.6 billion four-year research budget. Spending on government priorities will increase.
Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UKRI has released a breakdown of how it will spend its £38.6 billion four-year research budget. Spending on government priorities will increase.
Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
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Cash-strapped universities face tough calls on publishing deals.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...
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December 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Cash-strapped universities face tough calls on publishing deals.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...
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Just out: Four major publishers agree deals with UK university sector after long-running talks. Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and Wiley have met "sector-agreed thresholds for acceptance", says Jisc.
Via @robinbisson.bsky.social
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Via @robinbisson.bsky.social
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Four major publishers agree deals with UK university sector - Research Professional News
Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and Wiley meet “sector-agreed thresholds” in long-running talks
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December 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Just out: Four major publishers agree deals with UK university sector after long-running talks. Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and Wiley have met "sector-agreed thresholds for acceptance", says Jisc.
Via @robinbisson.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...
Via @robinbisson.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...
Reposted by Robin Bisson
BREAKING: Four major publishers agree deals with UK university sector
Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and Wiley meet “sector-agreed thresholds” in long-running talks
Free to read
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...
Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and Wiley meet “sector-agreed thresholds” in long-running talks
Free to read
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...
Four major publishers agree deals with UK university sector - Research Professional News
Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and Wiley meet “sector-agreed thresholds” in long-running talks
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
BREAKING: Four major publishers agree deals with UK university sector
Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and Wiley meet “sector-agreed thresholds” in long-running talks
Free to read
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...
Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis and Wiley meet “sector-agreed thresholds” in long-running talks
Free to read
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...
Easy to miss, but Research England will now require "minimum standards" on research culture as a condition of funding
Collecting baseline data was mooted as part of REF, but dropped "to keep REF focused on its core purpose"
Instead RE will "establish rigorous standards” on culture in 2026
Collecting baseline data was mooted as part of REF, but dropped "to keep REF focused on its core purpose"
Instead RE will "establish rigorous standards” on culture in 2026
Research England links funding to mandatory culture standard.
Policy shift requiring universities in England to achieve minimum baseline comes alongside shake-up of REF.
Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Policy shift requiring universities in England to achieve minimum baseline comes alongside shake-up of REF.
Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Research England links funding to mandatory culture standard - Research Professional News
Policy shift requiring universities in England to achieve minimum baseline comes alongside shake-up of REF
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December 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Easy to miss, but Research England will now require "minimum standards" on research culture as a condition of funding
Collecting baseline data was mooted as part of REF, but dropped "to keep REF focused on its core purpose"
Instead RE will "establish rigorous standards” on culture in 2026
Collecting baseline data was mooted as part of REF, but dropped "to keep REF focused on its core purpose"
Instead RE will "establish rigorous standards” on culture in 2026
Reposted by Robin Bisson
STFC leadership braces staff for more job losses.
Around 80 employees to depart under first voluntary exit scheme, research council confirms, with more likely to come.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Around 80 employees to depart under first voluntary exit scheme, research council confirms, with more likely to come.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
December 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
STFC leadership braces staff for more job losses.
Around 80 employees to depart under first voluntary exit scheme, research council confirms, with more likely to come.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Around 80 employees to depart under first voluntary exit scheme, research council confirms, with more likely to come.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Kinda saying the quiet part loud this one...
Interesting to hear it coming from DSIT though. Slow recovery will drain £££ from the UK's research budget
Notable Jamie Arrowsmith of UUK saying that in the 3-year freeze-out there was “definitely a loss of expertise in things like research management”
Interesting to hear it coming from DSIT though. Slow recovery will drain £££ from the UK's research budget
Notable Jamie Arrowsmith of UUK saying that in the 3-year freeze-out there was “definitely a loss of expertise in things like research management”
UK’s non-EU status ‘could explain weaker Horizon performance’.
Science department official says European partners may be treating UK differently in research programme post-Brexit.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Science department official says European partners may be treating UK differently in research programme post-Brexit.
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UK’s non-EU status ‘could explain weaker Horizon performance’ - Research Professional News
Science department official says European partners may be treating UK differently in research programme post-Brexit
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December 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Kinda saying the quiet part loud this one...
Interesting to hear it coming from DSIT though. Slow recovery will drain £££ from the UK's research budget
Notable Jamie Arrowsmith of UUK saying that in the 3-year freeze-out there was “definitely a loss of expertise in things like research management”
Interesting to hear it coming from DSIT though. Slow recovery will drain £££ from the UK's research budget
Notable Jamie Arrowsmith of UUK saying that in the 3-year freeze-out there was “definitely a loss of expertise in things like research management”
Reposted by Robin Bisson
REF after the pause: politics and a quiet retreat on culture.
Changes risk reinforcing “extreme myopia” on traditional research outputs, write Simon Hettrick, Gemma Derrick, James Baker and Ola Thomson.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Changes risk reinforcing “extreme myopia” on traditional research outputs, write Simon Hettrick, Gemma Derrick, James Baker and Ola Thomson.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
REF after the pause: politics and a quiet retreat on culture - Research Professional News
Changes risk reinforcing “extreme myopia” on traditional research outputs, write Simon Hettrick and colleagues
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December 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
REF after the pause: politics and a quiet retreat on culture.
Changes risk reinforcing “extreme myopia” on traditional research outputs, write Simon Hettrick, Gemma Derrick, James Baker and Ola Thomson.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Changes risk reinforcing “extreme myopia” on traditional research outputs, write Simon Hettrick, Gemma Derrick, James Baker and Ola Thomson.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Reposted by Robin Bisson
Skills minister’s grip on university insolvency queried by MPs
Education Committee questions claim by Jacqui Smith that insolvent institution could continue research and teaching
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Education Committee questions claim by Jacqui Smith that insolvent institution could continue research and teaching
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Skills minister’s grip on university insolvency queried by MPs - Research Professional News
Education Committee questions claim by Jacqui Smith that insolvent institution could continue research and teaching
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December 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Skills minister’s grip on university insolvency queried by MPs
Education Committee questions claim by Jacqui Smith that insolvent institution could continue research and teaching
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Education Committee questions claim by Jacqui Smith that insolvent institution could continue research and teaching
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Free to read this one, as is all our coverage on the REF reworking today 👇
REF 2029 will still move the needle on research culture.
Despite word ‘culture’ disappearing from the environment element, its essence remains, write Karen Stroobants, Yolana Pringle and Elizabeth Gadd.
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Despite word ‘culture’ disappearing from the environment element, its essence remains, write Karen Stroobants, Yolana Pringle and Elizabeth Gadd.
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REF 2029 will still move the needle on research culture - Research Professional News
Despite word ‘culture’ disappearing, its essence remains, write Karen Stroobants, Yolana Pringle and Elizabeth Gadd
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Free to read this one, as is all our coverage on the REF reworking today 👇
Reposted by Robin Bisson
REF 2029 changes: how the sector is responding.
Responses from higher education and research organisations to reshaping of the Research Excellence Framework.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Responses from higher education and research organisations to reshaping of the Research Excellence Framework.
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REF 2029 changes: how the sector is responding - Research Professional News
Responses from higher education and research organisations to reshaping of the Research Excellence Framework
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December 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
REF 2029 changes: how the sector is responding.
Responses from higher education and research organisations to reshaping of the Research Excellence Framework.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Responses from higher education and research organisations to reshaping of the Research Excellence Framework.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
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🚨BREAKING🚨
REF 2029: Research culture metric overhauled (and weighting reduced).
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated.
All the headlines as the three-month pause ends. Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
REF 2029: Research culture metric overhauled (and weighting reduced).
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated.
All the headlines as the three-month pause ends. Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
REF 2029: research culture metric overhauled - Research Professional News
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🚨BREAKING🚨
REF 2029: Research culture metric overhauled (and weighting reduced).
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated.
All the headlines as the three-month pause ends. Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
REF 2029: Research culture metric overhauled (and weighting reduced).
Research Excellence Framework reworked “to reduce burden”, with elements of 2021 exercise reinstated.
All the headlines as the three-month pause ends. Free to read.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
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UKRI's new CEO wants shift from "transactional" short-term grants to strategic relations with universities, based on "continuity and commitment".
Ian Chapman in his first sit-down interview - with @resprofnews.bsky.social @robinbisson.bsky.social
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Ian Chapman in his first sit-down interview - with @resprofnews.bsky.social @robinbisson.bsky.social
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UKRI chief pledges shift from short-termism in research funding - Research Professional News
In RPN interview, Ian Chapman heralds specialisation drive for UK universities via “continuity and commitment”
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December 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
UKRI's new CEO wants shift from "transactional" short-term grants to strategic relations with universities, based on "continuity and commitment".
Ian Chapman in his first sit-down interview - with @resprofnews.bsky.social @robinbisson.bsky.social
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Ian Chapman in his first sit-down interview - with @resprofnews.bsky.social @robinbisson.bsky.social
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UKRI CEO Ian Chapman told me he doesn't want universities to “get into an unsustainable financial position because there’s any drive from us for them to put in lowball bids, not at all”
“I’m interested in quality and output, and if I pay a bit more for that quality output, fine, absolutely fine”
“I’m interested in quality and output, and if I pay a bit more for that quality output, fine, absolutely fine”
Exclusive: UKRI chief pledges shift from short-termism in research funding.
In RPN interview, Ian Chapman heralds specialisation drive for UK universities via “continuity and commitment”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
In RPN interview, Ian Chapman heralds specialisation drive for UK universities via “continuity and commitment”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UKRI chief pledges shift from short-termism in research funding - Research Professional News
In RPN interview, Ian Chapman heralds specialisation drive for UK universities via “continuity and commitment”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
UKRI CEO Ian Chapman told me he doesn't want universities to “get into an unsustainable financial position because there’s any drive from us for them to put in lowball bids, not at all”
“I’m interested in quality and output, and if I pay a bit more for that quality output, fine, absolutely fine”
“I’m interested in quality and output, and if I pay a bit more for that quality output, fine, absolutely fine”
Our reporter @isaacbarbosa1.bsky.social went to the British Library and found staff at the picket line pessimistic about the recovery of library services after the 2023 cyberattack
"Things just aren’t improving", said the PCS union branch chair
Meanwhile, management have upped their pay offer
"Things just aren’t improving", said the PCS union branch chair
Meanwhile, management have upped their pay offer
‘Things will get worse’ for British Library users, warn striking staff.
Picketing workers outside the British Library warn that “things are going to get worse” for the library’s users, as a second wave of strikes at the institution continues.
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Picketing workers outside the British Library warn that “things are going to get worse” for the library’s users, as a second wave of strikes at the institution continues.
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‘Things will get worse’ for British Library users, warn striking staff - Research Professional News
Workers say strike coincides with “poor planning”, even as second union accepts fresh pay offer
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December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our reporter @isaacbarbosa1.bsky.social went to the British Library and found staff at the picket line pessimistic about the recovery of library services after the 2023 cyberattack
"Things just aren’t improving", said the PCS union branch chair
Meanwhile, management have upped their pay offer
"Things just aren’t improving", said the PCS union branch chair
Meanwhile, management have upped their pay offer
Reposted by Robin Bisson
Grabbed a (very) quick interview with skills minister Jacqui Smith in Oxford last week. Longer version in the 8am Playbook this morning. Link in second post. 1/2
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
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Jacqui Smith: ‘legitimate’ to link student grants with growth - Research Professional News
Skills minister highlights industrial strategy context for maintenance funding, while hinting at future expansion
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December 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Grabbed a (very) quick interview with skills minister Jacqui Smith in Oxford last week. Longer version in the 8am Playbook this morning. Link in second post. 1/2
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
That's 2 out of 3 of the ERC's big schemes that the UK has come out with the most grants from this year (see www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...)
Further underlines that the UK does really well in the basic research bit of Horizon - it's the other bits where things are less hunky dory
Further underlines that the UK does really well in the basic research bit of Horizon - it's the other bits where things are less hunky dory
Free to read: UK tops ‘competitive’ ERC Consolidator Grant round
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December 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
That's 2 out of 3 of the ERC's big schemes that the UK has come out with the most grants from this year (see www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...)
Further underlines that the UK does really well in the basic research bit of Horizon - it's the other bits where things are less hunky dory
Further underlines that the UK does really well in the basic research bit of Horizon - it's the other bits where things are less hunky dory
There were warnings about this 2.5 years ago. (See www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...)
This is 60+ staff at one MRC unit in Cambridge
Cambridge has 6 MRC units
This is 60+ staff at one MRC unit in Cambridge
Cambridge has 6 MRC units
Job losses loom at University of Cambridge’s MRC research unit.
Unions allege consultation “errors”, while university says funding council’s changes led to “difficult position”.
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Unions allege consultation “errors”, while university says funding council’s changes led to “difficult position”.
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Job losses loom at University of Cambridge’s MRC research unit - Research Professional News
Unions allege consultation shortcomings, while university says funding council’s changes led to “difficult position”
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December 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
There were warnings about this 2.5 years ago. (See www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...)
This is 60+ staff at one MRC unit in Cambridge
Cambridge has 6 MRC units
This is 60+ staff at one MRC unit in Cambridge
Cambridge has 6 MRC units
Reposted by Robin Bisson
Good piece by @francesjones.bsky.social elevating the voices of researchers such as @petermandler.bsky.social on how the issues at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social are impacting scholarship including abandoned/postponed projects.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library - Research Professional News
Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays
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December 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Good piece by @francesjones.bsky.social elevating the voices of researchers such as @petermandler.bsky.social on how the issues at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social are impacting scholarship including abandoned/postponed projects.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Major academic publishing companies will trial removing article fees from certain journals as part of deals being struck between publishers and the UK higher education sector
#OpenAccess pilots represent a “fundamental shift in business model”, says Jisc
Exclusive from @sophieatrpn.bsky.social
#OpenAccess pilots represent a “fundamental shift in business model”, says Jisc
Exclusive from @sophieatrpn.bsky.social
Publishers to trial removing fees from some journals in UK deals - Research Professional News
Agreements under negotiation will include open access pilots hailed as “fundamental shift in business model”
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December 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Major academic publishing companies will trial removing article fees from certain journals as part of deals being struck between publishers and the UK higher education sector
#OpenAccess pilots represent a “fundamental shift in business model”, says Jisc
Exclusive from @sophieatrpn.bsky.social
#OpenAccess pilots represent a “fundamental shift in business model”, says Jisc
Exclusive from @sophieatrpn.bsky.social
Flew under the radar a bit last week, but Jacqui Smith said there will be no transformation fund, as UUK had called for
She was “not convinced that it should need a government bung in order to take your strategic responsibilities to your future financial sustainability and your partners seriously”
She was “not convinced that it should need a government bung in order to take your strategic responsibilities to your future financial sustainability and your partners seriously”
Four university efficiency projects backed by new Scottish fund.
Scottish Funding Council’s announcement follows Westminster government’s rejection of similar national fund.
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Scottish Funding Council’s announcement follows Westminster government’s rejection of similar national fund.
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Four university efficiency projects backed by new Scottish fund - Research Professional News
Scottish Funding Council’s announcement follows Westminster government’s rejection of similar national fund
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December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Flew under the radar a bit last week, but Jacqui Smith said there will be no transformation fund, as UUK had called for
She was “not convinced that it should need a government bung in order to take your strategic responsibilities to your future financial sustainability and your partners seriously”
She was “not convinced that it should need a government bung in order to take your strategic responsibilities to your future financial sustainability and your partners seriously”