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Director of knowledge exchange hub says that the arts and humanities can play a key role in bringing creative companies and academics together
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Q&A with Alun Evans
We speak to the British Academy鈥檚 chief executive elect
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Strategy 'ignores' HE role in skills provision
The government's skills strategy is disjointed and incomplete because it ignores higher education, the University Vocational Awards Council has said. The strategy fails to recognise the contribution...
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ESRC calls for skills strategy in workplace
Government policies on skills and innovation will not create an economy capable of competing effectively in the global markets, according to a new report. Robert Taylor, media fellow with the...
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Oxford says it does not invest in the most polluting firms
The University of Oxford has announced publicly that it does not invest in oil and tar sands companies.
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Shake-up aims to build rapid reaction research force
ESRC intends revised training strategy to better support PhD students and to speed work on new issues. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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UCU leaders derided over 鈥榤issed鈥 chance for better pensions deal
Left impugns tactics in Universities Superannuation Scheme dispute but negotiators claim improvements were achieved
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Discovery and impact: no conflict in twin aims, EPSRC chief insists
Controversial capabilities policy retained as one of three strands in research council鈥檚 new plan
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Are blue skies back for Canada鈥檚 scientists?
Science suffered restrictions and reductions in funding under the previous government. Will the Trudeau administration put it back on track? Ellie Bothwell investigates
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Blog: 鈥淢ega-faculties鈥 are not the answer
David Phoenix explains why his institution is moving away from the model of big multidisciplinary departments
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Robbins Rebooted: a critique
Byrne wants to replace marketisation with corporatism, argues Emran Mian
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Digital skills crisis looming, peers warn
A UK shortage of digital skills has reached a 鈥渢ipping point鈥 and universities are not doing enough to address the crisis, a House of Lords report warns
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News in brief - 13 November 2014
Student loansNothing to see here: governmentThe government has ruled out an 鈥渦rgent鈥 review of the sustainability of the student loans system despite being advised to do so by a group of MPs. In a...