Research impact and innovation
Vice-chancellor predicts that sector’s ‘slightly snobbish’ attitude will be swiftly eroded
Concerns raised over splitting research and universities, while Theresa May’s focus on ‘industrial strategy’ prompts questions
糖心Vlog’s debut event on universities’ innovation and impact will be held in partnership with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Teesside has been hit hard economically by the closure of a steelwork plant and the loss of thousands of jobs, says Jane Turner. The area's university has a huge role to play in its recovery
David Matthews reports from Canada on a model that gives students up to two years in work placements
Energy, ingenuity and international outlook make HK a fertile territory for success, says Peter Mathieson
Gearing research too far towards industry goals can lead to short-termist approach, warns Brian MacCraith
Paper finds that UK sandwich course students ‘outshine’ their overseas counterparts in the final year of university
Graduate start-ups also show employment and turnover growth, although fewer are being founded
Academic casts doubt on universities’ spin-off success and impact on SMEs
A UK university is leading a team to promote academic links with industry in Colombia, Panama and beyond
Hermann Hauser, who led efforts to launch Catapult network of commercialisation centres, sees a major cultural difference between UK and Germany
How do universities rated ‘best for industry connections’ improve their students’ employability?
Institutions will struggle with Chinese government push on entrepreneurship, Ellie Bothwell hears Zhejiang University dean tell conference in Beijing
Conference hears that fundamental skills, rather than specific languages, will serve graduates throughout their careers
Scholars in the UK and Australia contemptuous of impact statements and often exaggerate them, study suggests
糖心Vlog World University Rankings data reveal the 20 best institutions based on private-sector investment per academic
Despite claims that engagement with business is as important as research and teaching, academics find they have no time for work outside the academy
Partnership of five universities has so far helped new businesses raise more than ?1bn
Subra Suresh fears that business short-termism, increasing research costs and worries over cybersecurity are undermining the incentives to invest
Comments by Sir Keith Burnett follows criticisms from business minister than some universities held a 'snobbish' attitude to the courses
The most popular higher education articles of the year, based on website traffic
Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy aims to equip graduates with the ‘soft skills’ required for industry or academia
British Council announces new partnership as Indian prime minister visits UK
New vice-chancellor Hugh Brady hopes innovation programmes will spur graduates to become social and business entrepreneurs
The former Labour Cabinet minister talks about her foray into the world of university senior management
Campuses are one of the ‘strongest bits of the innovation system’ and will be crucial to its ‘rebuild’, conference hears
Inspired by previous movement in 1960s, PhD students say that ‘science is not neutral’ and urge scientists to confront their assumptions
It seems unlikely that charity donors will want to pay for university research overheads – but someone will have to eventually
Australian advocates of alternative treatments lobby Canberra for more state funding for research
Fledgling company reaches out to the US sector to help broker university and industry collaboration
Fundraising consultant says management restructure would increase industry funding to HE
Global analysis shows hospital studies increasingly important but industry publications dip
Academy Award-winning actor visits archives and old laboratories where the famous British scientist worked
C’est chic: British fashion schools triumph in inaugural Business of Fashion global ranking
We talk to the new chancellor of the University of Westminster
Industry-focused offshoot with Jaguar Land Rover link offers teaching from school to manager level
Ellie Bothwell introduces our four ‘innovation indicators’ and reveals the strongest performers as we visualise a new ranking based on university-industry collaboration
Sector needs national standards and more industry links to drive and sustain economy, say experts
Lecturer who masterminded student-run commercial operation Re:So shortlisted for enterprise education award
Director of knowledge exchange hub says that the arts and humanities can play a key role in bringing creative companies and academics together
Presidential commission recommends new ministry to push technological development
The University of Surrey’s centre for testing the next generation of mobile technology has seen significant buy-in from industry
Report says projects fail when scholars obsessed with “shiny things” ignore business needs
Industry-led approach to doctoral education may ‘marginalise’ mentoring
Unions and universities divided over extent of ‘casualisation’ despite major joint initiative
Regional audits of science activity will identify areas of emerging scientific strength, says minister
Partnerships between institutions and wider world now worth almost ?4 billion
More than one in five employers tell annual CBI/Pearson survey that they have provided remedial support
Complexity of government initiatives to help commercialise university research under scrutiny
The former leader of the University of York on how his new role’s focus on technology made the decision an easy one
The UK’s top research-intensive universities should lead the way in the delivery of high-level apprenticeships which have same status as degrees
Jim O’Neill on how institutions outside London can do more to retain graduates and create jobs with government help
Institutions have long served as community anchors, and their role in local growth has scope to expand, says Madeleine Atkins
Sebastian Conran calls for a fairer approach at UK universities
Academic proposes biomedical public-private partnerships to protect the ‘R&D ecosystem’ from commercial affairs
Business secretary Vince Cable has announced that companies are to recruit postgraduate students to help them break into overseas markets.
Business secretary Vince Cable has asked Ucas to look at whether high-level apprenticeships can be integrated into its admissions services.
Impact should be given a weighting of 25 per cent at the next research excellence framework, the author of a government-commissioned review has said
Universities are not producing enough science graduates to meet the needs of the UK economy, business leaders have claimed.
