Post-industrial regions the world over are pinning their hopes on universities to reboot them as prosperous innovation economies. But questions remain about the depth and breadth of the high-tech...
Executives at private course supply giant provided testimonials to government in their roles as former students
Architect of English regulator also criticises universities for ‘sniping’ at it
Union endorsement proves crucial, as direct pitches to staff falter
Universities’ intellectual property is seen as key to successful knowledge economies. But what is the best way to turn ideas into marketable products? Is it realistic to expect major commercial...
After extensive complaints from sector groups, administration postpones but does not abandon prohibition against working with companies from abroad
Land of the free market outpaces UK’s muted ‘levelling up’ with funding to leverage power of universities in struggling regions
Number of transnational learners up 9 per cent year-on-year
Former leaders call for science and technology delivery unit to end Whitehall ‘micromanagement’ of research funding and for ‘bespoke’ research councils
Union may have united membership again but 18 days of strikes could lead to support ‘withering away’, commentators suggest
Michelle Donelan will have to stop ‘fighting culture wars’ and try to ‘make stuff happen on the ground’, says professor
Prime minister shakes up structures within government as well as ministerial team
University’s Institute of Technology and proposed innovation district aim to make benefits stick in one of England’s most deprived areas
Limiting international student numbers or cutting post-study work eligibility is not the way to become a science superpower, says Max Lu