UK government

ScienceInsider reports the University of Cambridge's Ottoline Leyser is to take over UK Research and Innovation.

The UK has had to send samples to the US for coronavirus testing, according to the Telegraph.

The Guardian reports that the UK government has released the names of dozens of members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies.

New Scientist reports the names of the members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies that is advising the UK on its coronavirus response are to be released.

Data and documents guiding the UK response to COVID-19 won't be released until the pandemic is under control, New Scientist reports.

The UK spent $20 million on antibody tests for SARS-CoV-2 that did not work, the New York Times reports.

An opinion piece at the Guardian discusses the state of SARS-CoV-2 testing in the UK.

Master's and doctoral students in the UK call on funding groups to extend their grants for the duration of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Guardian reports.