Aria must not be ‘a castle in a desert’, warns Mazzucato
Leading economist says new innovation agency needs to be surrounded by a stable ecosystem to enjoy success
Search
-
-
Japan reports 20 per cent drop in doctorates over two decades
With job prospects slim in Japanese academia, PhD students may need to look outside country for further employment, researcher suggests
-
Thousands of jobs added in Australian university sector
Strong staffing increase in research-intensive institutions points to an uneven post-Covid recovery
-
AI writing services proliferating despite essay mill bans
Universities should target major platforms that continue to host adverts for contract cheating companies, finds UCL report
-
Why don’t universities value senior research-only staff?
The only way to get a permanent contract seems to be to take a teaching position. But that isn’t where my skills or interests lie, says Vanessa Baxter
-
Degrees resume as college works to ‘resolve’ financial issues
Schumacher College, which is run by the Dartington Trust, delayed the start of several courses by one day
-
NYU president: global engagement is a form of alchemy
Institutional partnerships are on the rise, but the sector must do even more to join forces to tackle global challenges, writes Linda G. Mills
-
Twenty-four grand job? It’s all right, say UK graduates
New graduate employment measure indicates that university leavers working in education and healthcare find their work most meaningful, with some jobs usually considered ‘highly skilled’ falling short
-
China set to outlaw use of chatbots to write dissertations
While ChatGPT is not officially available in the country, many users bypass restrictions or use similar tools
-
Encourage more researchers to gain industry experience, says NCUB
Only one in five researchers in UK universities have been employed in private sector, says new report
-
Does anyone know what England’s higher education system costs?
As arguments for cost sharing in England advance, questions linger over what September changes mean for government-graduate balance
-
Biden administration open to more three-year degree experiments
After accreditor allows tests of shorter bachelor’s degree programmes, officials say they see no federal mandate on time or credit hours
-
Melbourne struggles to live up to pledge to cut casualisation
Rhetorical ambition for a ‘more sustainable’ workforce not reflected in negotiations, union says
-
Angst over research culture’s expanded role in REF is misplaced
As a human activity, research cannot but be cultural as much as it is scientific, say Annamaria Carusi and Shomari Lewis-Wilson
-
Australia’s tertiary education system is at odds with the times
The changing nature of work and technology, as well as an evolving population and environment, call for a more inclusive system, says Alec Cameron