Academics want interdisciplinary approach to shaping policy
Universities should rethink their role as a ‘neutral but powerful force’ in times of crisis, summit hears
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Universities should focus on what they’re good for, not good at
If we’re going to measure what universities do, let’s concentrate on what really counts, says Julian Skyrme
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SDGs are transforming ‘global academy’ from rhetoric to reality
Focusing on sustainable development is not an original strategy for universities in 2021, but if anything, that only increases the value of adopting the SDGs, says Patrick Deane
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Impact Rankings 2021: results announced
UK university tops third edition of global ranking measuring institutions’ social and economic impact
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Impact Rankings 2021: Australasian universities dominate
Region retains pre-eminence in league table based on alignment with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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Arts and humanities will ‘deliver?us from?Covid’
Attacks on the disciplines are ‘source of alarm’, as they are central to employability in teaching ‘how narratives fool us’, THE event hears
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Access and collaboration ‘key to ensure community benefit’
Experts warn that some will be left behind amid rapid sector transformation?
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Universities ‘must work with whole ecosystem’ in developing world
To tackle the SDGs, understanding local context is important for universities in both the Global North and South, conference hears
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Short-term government policies ‘holding back innovation’
Chief executive of biotechnology giant urges governments to provide long-term clarity on support for?research
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Asian leaders warn against ‘prescriptive’ innovation policies
Sector leaders say governments should ‘nudge’, not direct, university commercialisation efforts
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‘Follow up’ innovation key to equitable prosperity
Centres of invention?such as Silicon Valley ‘a model for burgeoning inequality’, summit hears
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Mariana Mazzucato: greed holding back, not helping, vaccine drive
Boris Johnson ‘completely wrong’ about vaccine success, while UK?industrial strategy vacillation ‘reeks of insecurity’,?innovation expert tells?THE?summit
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SDG badges for courses and students put sustainability at our core
Students want to?learn more about sustainable development and feel prepared for the jobs of the future, says?Jamie McGowan
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Sustainability ‘more important than location’ for mobile students
THE survey finds applicants are just as likely to rate university sustainability and graduate employment prospects as top priorities
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Peace is in peril but universities can make a difference
Celebrating diversity, reforming curricula and working closely with local communities are all ways in which higher education institutions can better foster peacebuilding, says Rocky Tuan