Report predicts significant growth in degree apprenticeships
But UUK calls for universities to be given more support over working courses
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New year predictions: what does 2018 have in store for universities?
After the twin shocks of Brexit and Trump, Patrick McGhee can only guess what the next 12 months will bring. Are you ready for peer-reviewed tweets, TEF results determined by University Challenge,...
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The ‘learning triangle’ that can bring vocational and academic learning together
Joy Carter urges universities and policymakers to embrace the ‘joy of learning’
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Impact weighting increased in UK’s REF 2021
Hefce stops short of adopting Lord Stern’s proposal to include university-wide impact in research assessment scores
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UK higher education should go a lot further
Universities must play a major part in the emergence of the new technical education sector envisaged in the chancellor’s recent Budget, says Andy Westwood
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Prizes and catapults: government unveils innovation and research strategy
The government will fund more inducement prizes to solve interdisciplinary challenges as part of its new innovation and research strategy.
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How can scholars tackle the rise of Chinese censorship in the West?
There is growing concern that China is trying to silence its critics in the West, with academic publishers a particular target. Tao Zhang considers the consequences for scholarly freedom – and what...
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Tossing and turning: what keeps university staff awake?
Academics and professional staff reveal the things that prey on their minds at 2am
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Tech innovation to rely on graduate ‘creativity’ and openness
McLaren Applied Technologies director sees need to go ‘beyond STEM’, THE-Ulsan summit hears
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World University Rankings 2018: Asia and the network effect
To consolidate strengths and address shared challenges, top regional institutions have formed the Asian University Alliance, Tsinghua University’s Zhou Zhong explains
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Will voice of universities be heard in the ‘Brexit election’?
UK institutions’ local role may be route to influence, sector experts suggest
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Rankings data reveal small superstars with a bright future
THEÂ analysis shows which institutions are on the verge of wider recognition for their impressive research performance
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Are graduates good value for money?
With degrees now necessary for entry into more jobs than ever before, John Morgan considers the economic arguments for expanding higher education
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Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future, by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson
Book of the week: Apps are taking us places, fast – but do we always want to go? John Gilbey considers the value of rapidly changing tech