Interview with Helen Burt
The retiring UBC scientist on inspirational partners, the precarious state of career options, and the formative value of stink bombs
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UK government team to advise universities on China research links
Experts on research security will help UK researchers to navigate concerns over growing research dependence on China
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Business schools need to teach their graduates to lobby responsibly
As the David Cameron furore underlines, lobbying is big business, fraught with risk. So why have universities shied away from it, asks Alberto Alemanno
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UK Research and Innovation budget falls as overseas aid cuts bite
Total budget for UK’s main public research funder is down 5 per cent
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Impact Rankings 2021: Portugal and South Korea are most improved
Countries have each made most progress in three tables related to the Sustainable Development Goals
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California’s online community college graduates just 12 students
Calbright faces 2022 closure deadline after troubled start
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UKRI: overseas aid-funded research still ‘high priority’
Funding body confirms expected dates for cuts to overseas research projects
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A tightly woven matrix
Integrating local, national and global interests could be key to aligning the many competing social and environmental agendas in this era of upheaval
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Industrial strategy: stop polarising ‘vocational’ and ‘academic’ students
As UK prime minister Theresa May launches her new industrial strategy, Sir Keith Burnett reflects on how education needs to change if the UK is to succeedÂ
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Is South-east Asia higher education’s next global hotspot?
With a vast youth population but relatively low participation rates, higher education in the Asean region looks ripe for expansion. But can challenges over funding, quality and regional cooperation...
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Impact Rankings 2021: life below water (SDG 14) methodology
This ranking explores universities’ research on life below water and their education on and support for aquatic ecosystems. View the methodology for the Impact Rankings 2021 to find out how these...
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Industrial Strategy White Paper explained: good intentions, opportunities missed
The Industrial White Paper is welcome, says Andy Westwood, but does it also represent an opportunity missed?
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‘Nordic’ innovation vision for Scotland backs university mergers
Scotland 2070 authors call for doubling of research spend and for institutional mergers, to boost global clout and innovation focus
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London Met creates £15 million fund to hire 80 minority staff
University pledges to embed critical race theory and ‘decolonial discourse’ in all disciplines
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It is not regressive for universities to aggregate and create content
In a world accustomed to beautiful, frictionless digital experiences, most online education looks like websites from the 1990s, says Louise McElvogueÂ