UCU welcomes Tory calls for suspension of research restrictions

UCU today welcomed the announcement by the Conservatives that they would suspend controversial new changes to the way university research is funded.

In an interview with the Times Higher the shadow minister for higher education, David Willetts, said he would delay proposals that would force 25% of future research to be assessed on ‘economic impacts’ by two years in order to listen to the concerns of the academic community.

The news comes just a week after a UCU poll of top professors revealed that over a third (35%) would consider pursuing their academic career abroad if the plans were introduced.

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