Siemens boss urges UK government to protect EU research ties
Juergen Maier calls on UK government to associate to Horizon Europe post-Brexit, but also to create British innovation fund
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Willetts to make funding announcements in industrial strategy speech
The results of a new method of distributing money for bioscience institutes based on their contribution to strategic programmes and national capacity have been announced by the government.
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New network to teach universities how to invest ethically
Initiative aims to expand the debate about endowments beyond divestment to wider social responsibilities
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Study reveals major gender imbalance in UK university spin-outs
Report also suggests that spin-outs founded and run by women receive less investment
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Interview with Jikyeong Kang
The president and dean of the Asian Institute of Management tells Joyce Lau that being an introverted leader and a minority has taught her empathy
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THE Awards 2019: winners announced
Strathclyde named University of the Year as Loughborough takes home trio of titles
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New Year Honours 2020: research council leaders top list
EPSRC and NERC executive chairs among those recognised
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Graphene Nobelist: don’t ask universities to drive innovation
Sir Konstantin Novoselov sparks debate over who should be responsible for commercialising research discoveries
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Big increase in UK research funding may bring major system revamp
Green Paper under consideration to explore nature and scope of ‘mission’ approach, while funding increases under discussion could range to the ‘eye-popping’
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UK universities face up to Brexit after Tory election win
Science spending increase, research funding system revamp, targeting of ‘low-quality courses’ among other potential implications from result
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University reputation ‘less important’ for graduate recruiters
Data from a worldwide survey of employers suggest universities that specialise, work with industry and cultivate digital literacy are gaining the most ground
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The steel city forging a university-industry-community alloy
John Morgan witnesses a pioneering collaboration between two Sheffield universities, drawing upon the city’s manufacturing heritage to become a hub of industrial innovation and a model of civic...
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UK non-participation in Horizon Europe is becoming ever more possible
As mistrust between the EU and UK deepens, politics could scupper British association to the next framework programme, says Jan Palmowksi
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Interview with Bradley Hughes
The language specialist talks about his monoglot roots, the joys of linguistics and why academics could take a trick or two from English teachers
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LGBT v-c aims to put diversity at heart of UK policy debate
Debra Humphris discusses experiencing prejudice and learning from it, and why the University Alliance's voice on the future of work and higher education matters