Russell Group wants £200 million ‘deep-tech university seed fund’
Ahead of spending review, research universities group argues new fund would help level up UK regions by creating spin-offs
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Harvard to divest from fossil fuels after decade of protests
Ivy League standard-bearer cites climate wreckage in cutting oil industry from its $42 billion (£30 billion) endowment
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Richard Thaler: ‘I became an academic because I’m not good at taking orders’
John Morgan meets the Nobel prizewinning father of nudge economics, who believes that the dismal science can only be improved by taking account of people’s ‘predictable mistakes’Â
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New science minister awaited as Solloway heads to Whips’ Office
Derby North MP had held role since February 2020
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World University Rankings 2022: Saudi Arabia and Egypt fastest risers
Middle Eastern nations have improved more quickly than mainland China over past four years, while Malaysia and Pakistan also on rise
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Australia plots international education restart from the bunker
Representative groups put preparatory work in place as latest infections undermine plans to reboot arrivals
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THE Leaders Survey 2021: Running a university during a pandemic
When the current generation of university leaders applied for their posts, none of the job descriptions mentioned Covid-19. So how have they found the past 18 months? And what about the future,...
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Is now the time for a full embrace of lifelong learning?
Universities recognise the need for flexible and continuing education but are still seeking the most appropriate strategy. Anna McKie reports
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Universities yet to grasp ‘enormity’ of slavery redress, says v-c
Admitting profits is a strong start, experts say, but academia has much more central culpability yet to remedy
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UK’s industrial strategy requires more university funding
Better-resourced universities are the key to achieving the government’s ambition for a knowledge-based economy, says David Mba
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World University Rankings 2022: mountains to climb
Universities in low-income regions worry that the Covid crisis could stymie their life-saving research and life-changing teaching. Ellie Bothwell writes
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Australian international recruitment ‘can rebound’, Tudge says
Education minister cites buoyant student experience ratings as evidence of the country’s ‘fundamentals’
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New Zealand seeks all gain, no pain in ‘high value’ overseas pivot
Discussion document seeks feedback on vision of international education Utopia
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Australia must start readmitting international students
Vaccine passports are a way to reopen campuses while minimising Covid risks. So why is Australia not adopting them, asks Binoy Kampmark
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Arts cuts are false economies
Shutting off the talent pipeline into the creative industries risks the UK’s reputation for creativity and its potential for growth, says Anne Carlisle