A PhD’s ‘grit’ credential shouldn’t be undervalued
The doggedness required to complete a PhD is underappreciated by non-academic employers and graduates themselves, Jeremy Wolos argues
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What is it like to take a leadership role at a university?
Senior management has its perks but it also comes with a host of new practical, philosophical, psychological and even physical challenges. Here, seven people who have lived through that fiery baptism...
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Sam Gyimah: UK collaboration with Israel ‘a strategic priority’
Minister says the UK has much to learn from Israel’s scientific excellence and entrepreneurial flair
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Tim Bradshaw appointed Russell Group chief executive
Lobbying government on Brexit will be key priority for new leader
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Are teaching and research mutually exclusive?
Is the 4* researcher who is also a stellar teacher a realistic expectation? ÌÇÐÄVlog surveyed academics to find out. Jack Grove reports
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Labour: universities 'critical' for high-wage economy in UK
Shadow industrial strategy minister says scrapping fees essential for universities' civic mission
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Universities must teach students ‘how to imagine’
University of Waterloo president says modern universities must combine research and creativityÂ
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Litigation and learning don’t mix
Financial disputes and litigation are lose-lose situations for universities and students no matter the outcome, says Ronel LehmannÂ
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‘Grand challenges’ reshape universities’ research agendas
Twenty North American institutions using ‘moon shots’ to help focus and attract support for their scientific endeavours
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Will India’s Institutes of Eminence finally put the subcontinent’s HE system on the world stage?
Government investment will address the underperforming sector but political interference needs to stop for Indian higher education to truly make its mark, argues Deepak Nayyar
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The threat to standards in UK universities
While their credentials are not in dispute, institutions could have their teaching and research undermined by a crisis in morale
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Universities ‘carrying the can’ as Australia-China tensions grow
As Beijing and Canberra trade blows over foreign interference and academic freedom, leading analyst predicts things will get worse before they get better
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New age of regulation must not forget the lessons of the past
The Office for Students’ arrival marks a new era of higher education regulation but it can also learn much from its predecessor's successes, argues Tim Melville-Ross
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Europe's aerospace industry commits to a common research strategy
Brussels, 28 Apr 2003 The European aerospace industry has agreed on a set of guidelines for customer-supplier relationships, one of which calls for the creation of a common research and development...
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Prizes for enterprise: the shape of KEF to come
Introduced to help boost technology transfer amid renewed political focus on ‘industrial strategy’, the KEF aims to complement the REF and TEF. But how will it work? Is it even necessary? And is the...