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Long reads on the ideas behind UK research policy, signed by their authors. Newest first.

The Waymo effect: how AI is quietly making research less collaborative How frictionless technologies teach us to prefer our own company – and why research leaders should worry.Daniel Hook · 7 Sep 2026 Research is a promiseThe UK has a record research settlement, a system under real strain, and – from today – a newsroom watching both. Mark Leach introduces Research Agenda.Mark Leach · 24 Aug 2026