Return of industrial strategy good for universities – Greg Clark
Former Conservative business secretary, now based at University of Warwick, believes Labour’s proposals will underscore higher education’s vital role in growth
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Can UK universities find the high road to economic growth?
The long-mooted Oxford-Cambridge corridor is one avenue chancellor Rachel Reeves intends to pursue in search of a way out of the economic doldrums. But where does her focus on existing strengths...
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Trump’s DEI crackdown ‘could block US-UK research collaborations’
‘No academic friend of mine is not deeply worried about this,’ says scholar
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‘Don’t judge me on size of research budget,’ Vallance tells MPs
Science minister tells Commons committee that he is more interested in maximising impact of science spending than increasing total outlay, as he emphasises need to get visa policies ‘right’
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‘Recommit’ to QR research funding, Imperial president urges UK
Hugh Brady warns 16 per cent fall in real-terms value of recurrent grant funding ‘threatens the very foundations of British science’
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Wait for Innovate UK chief raises doubts over funder’s future
Year-long succession process and budget delays have prompted speculation over possible reforms to £1 billion UK innovation research agency
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Sector fears ‘attack’ on European Research Council autonomy
European Commission-published Competitiveness Compass raises fears of political interference
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DeepSeek harnesses links with Chinese universities in talent war
Tech platform chief is proponent of locally grown AI talent, as Asian superpower focuses on industry-academia collaboration
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China hopes for increased cross-border scientific collaboration
New strategy encourages partnerships between Chinese and foreign universities as US institutions shutter joint projectsÂ
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UKRI’s collective leadership helps UK research transcend zero-sum thinking
The number of staff in roles serving the whole of UKRI is not evidence of centralisation, top-down control or added bureaucracy, says Ottoline Leyser
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̽»¨ÊÓƵ Awards Asia 2025: shortlist announced
Two south-east Asian countries among top performers in seventh edition of prestigious awards shortlistÂ
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Back £2 billion plan for engineering biology, UK ministers urged
Lack of joined-up thinking and decline in funding has seen UK fall behind rivals, says House of Lords report
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Universities’ expert input is needed far beyond government departments
Policy institutes’ lack of strategic variation risks overheating the competition for airtime with national policymakers, says Diana Beech
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University of East Anglia union calls strike ballot over job cuts
With up to 190 staff members at risk of losing their jobs, UCU says managers must rule out compulsory redundancies
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‘Rhodes Scholarships for AI’ backed under UK action plan
Labour’s wholehearted support for Aria chair Matt Clifford’s artificial intelligence blueprint promises more funding for scholarships and fellowships