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UK universities confirm merger plans to ‘compete with the best in the world’

King's College London and Cranfield University have announced plans to merge, aiming to create an "extraordinarily powerful" and "global" institution. An agreement has been signed, with the merger targeted for August 2027, which will see Cranfield become part of King's College London. Leaders from both universities stated the move will…

The Independent UK

UK Biobank has my data, but I’m not worried. I know the benefits are too great to consider pulling out

Longitudinal studies are a research jewel, shedding light on motor neurone disease, cot deaths, Alzheimer’s and more. Don’t let the security breach in China put you off joining one, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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More private health records of UK Biobank volunteers appear on Chinese website

Patrick Vallance says government working with Chinese officials to remove postings from Alibaba after Biobank data breach last week

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UK to invest £2.5bn into ‘holy grail’ nuclear fusion energy

The project includes one of the world’s first prototype fusion power plants and a new AI supercomputer

The Independent UK

Cost of UK’s drug price deal with US will come out of NHS budget

Department of health, not Treasury, will foot the bill – with costs forecast to reach £9bn

The Guardian - UK

AI will transform the ‘human job’ and enhance skills, says science minister

Patrick Vallance says robots would take away ‘repetitive’ tasks, but Sadiq Khan warns AI will usher in ‘new era of mass unemployment’

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 6,000 Londoners died due to Covid within weeks after 'deadly delay' in ordering lockdown

Boris Johnson’s government was slammed by the Covid Inquiry for its ‘chaos’ and the ‘toxic’ culture in No10

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Covid inquiry latest: Bereaved families hit out at Johnson’s ‘deafening silence’ over pandemic mistakes

The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK campaign group said Boris Johnson’s pandemic actions were a ‘grave betrayal’ of the British public

The Independent UK

UK Covid-19 Inquiry to publish findings into decisions made by Boris Johnson

During hearings, the inquiry heard wide-ranging criticisms of Mr Johnson and his top team of advisers.

Evening Standard

UK officials ‘working day and night’ to resolve NHS drug pricing row’

Patrick Vallance says government trying to rebuild relations with pharma industry as he outlines life sciences ambition

The Guardian - UK

UK minister unveils plan to cut animal testing through greater use of AI

New funding for researchers and streamlined regulation part of roadmap for phasing out use of animals in science

The Guardian - UK

UK must reform drug pricing to become life sciences superpower, says GSK boss

Shares jump on higher profits as Emma Walmsley is ‘hopeful’ standoff with NHS can be resolved

The Guardian - UK

Ministers plan high-level visits to China despite espionage trial outcry

National security adviser, education secretary and science minister to visit before end of year as part of policy to reset relations

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Argument for rolling out ‘creepy’ digital ID ‘too optimistic to be convincing’

Viscount Camrose warned that the Government’s argument for rolling out a digital ID system was ‘too optimistic to be convincing’.

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The Conversation

The UK must invest in medicines – but not at any price

The UK’s science minister, Sir Patrick Vallance, has sounded the alarm over the country’s declining investment in medicines. He warned that the NHS risks losing out on important treatments and the country could lose its place at the cutting edge of medical research if spending does not recover. It comes…

The Guardian - UK

Moderna boss defends UK in drug-pricing row as he opens £150m Oxfordshire facility

‘We’re here to invest,’ says Darius Hughes as he calls comments by other pharma companies ‘a little harsh’

International Business Times UK

Battle for Global Talent: UK Mulls Offering Free Visas for Top Talent as Trump Enforces $100k H-1B Fee

Keir Starmer targets top global talent with plan to axe UK visa fees, clashing with Trump's $100k H-1B fee in 2025's immigration showdown.

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UK set on resolving standoff with big pharma, science minister says

Patrick Vallance says relations must improve and NHS has to reverse decline in drugs investment

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The Guardian - UK

Dismay as north of England universities miss out on share of £54m talent fund

Exclusive: MP presses minister for explanation as thinktank says omission undermines innovation in the north

Evening Standard

Johnson favoured ‘authoritarian approach’ to pandemic punishments, inquiry told

Lord Patrick Vallance was speaking to the seventh module of the Covid-19 Inquiry.

The Independent UK

Passports cannot be used to check biological sex says peer as Lords stands off with Government

A Conservative amendment to an upcoming bill ensures ‘biological sex data’ can be recorded in the future

The Guardian - UK

‘The pandemic reinforced existing inequalities – it was a magnifying glass’: how Covid changed Britain

More government borrowing, more abandoned pets, more sourdough baking. Our panel looks at the ramifications of the pandemic on education, health, arts and life in the UK

Evening Standard

UK 'can't afford not to build runways' says minister ahead of Reeves speech

Chancellor expected to use major speech on Wednesday to announce Government support for third runway at Heathrow

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves to pledge to ‘fight’ for growth in economic speech

The Chancellor will claim the so-called ‘Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor’ has ‘the potential to be Europe’s Silicon Valley’.

The Guardian - UK

I would not have been a minister under Tories, says Labour’s Patrick Vallance

Exclusive: Former chief scientific adviser makes remark as DSIT announces reopening of recruitment for key role

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