Isaac Barbosa
@isaacbarbosa1.bsky.social
Journalist at Research Professional News
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Early Jan is usually pretty slow for news (Trump notwithstanding) but RPN reporters have started 2026 with some great stories
Today, @francesjones.bsky.social reports on researchers given access to UKRI funding applications to see if AI could help speed up grant review
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Today, @francesjones.bsky.social reports on researchers given access to UKRI funding applications to see if AI could help speed up grant review
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UKRI to get advice on speeding up grant reviews with AI - Research Professional News
Researchers given access to funding applications to assess how large language models might reduce burden
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January 7, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Early Jan is usually pretty slow for news (Trump notwithstanding) but RPN reporters have started 2026 with some great stories
Today, @francesjones.bsky.social reports on researchers given access to UKRI funding applications to see if AI could help speed up grant review
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Today, @francesjones.bsky.social reports on researchers given access to UKRI funding applications to see if AI could help speed up grant review
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Last Friday, @isaacbarbosa1.bsky.social published an interview with
Timothy Clement-Jones, in which the Lib Dem peer said that universities must be allowed to continue “moonshot” research despite policymakers’ moves to steer public R&D funding towards government priorities
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Timothy Clement-Jones, in which the Lib Dem peer said that universities must be allowed to continue “moonshot” research despite policymakers’ moves to steer public R&D funding towards government priorities
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Universities must continue doing ‘moonshot’ work, says peer - Research Professional News
Timothy Clement-Jones warns focusing funding on government priorities risks institutions losing “inspirational research”
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January 7, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Last Friday, @isaacbarbosa1.bsky.social published an interview with
Timothy Clement-Jones, in which the Lib Dem peer said that universities must be allowed to continue “moonshot” research despite policymakers’ moves to steer public R&D funding towards government priorities
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Timothy Clement-Jones, in which the Lib Dem peer said that universities must be allowed to continue “moonshot” research despite policymakers’ moves to steer public R&D funding towards government priorities
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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...
Reposted by Isaac Barbosa
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