The job of curating and sharing research data is vital, but it has traditionally fallen to different groups of people. At UCL a dedicated team of Research Data Stewards has been assembled to work across a range of projects and services, as James Wilson explains.
With a growing recognition of the technical skills needed to underpin modern research, a project has been launched to support a community of professionals with these skills. Jeremy Cohen describes STEP-UP and how it will give this community the infrastructure they deserve.
Research Technology Professionals play a crucial role in achieving high-quality research outputs. Supporting their career progression benefits the whole research community.
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, we look at some of the technical talent recruited to our universities through apprenticeships.
Does the Levelling Up white paper signal a dramatic geographical rebalancing of research and development spending? Here’s what the experts think.
Sustainable practices are becoming the norm in labs across the world thanks to the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF).
Quality-related research funding has been described by the Russell Group of universities as “the invisible force holding up the UK’s research ecosystem”.
With public investment in R&D set to rise to £20bn, CaSE’s James Tooze takes a look through the highlights of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review.
Heath conditions such as diabetes may have a massive impact on an individual, but their prevalence also reflects inequalities in society.
Regional collaborations, coupled with sustained R&D investment, can support the UK’s post-pandemic recovery.
University equipment sharing databases were a response to new grant funding requirements, but Chris Wilkinson reports that the University of Cambridge’s database is taking on added significance in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beamtime and Batteries at a World-leading Neutron and Muon source My first interaction with the UK neutron and muon source, ISIS, was to apply for …
