Why shouldn’t the UK’s Darpa be within UKRI?
Conservative mistrust of the existing research funding system demands a re-examination of its uneasy compromises, says John Womersley
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A year after Brexit: THE data symposium on strategies for success in higher education
Video presentations and slides from the 2017 ̽»¨ÊÓƵ Data Symposium in London
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The UK’s centenarian lifelong learning provision needs rejuvenation
Universities, local authorities and others must heed the Centenary Commission on Adult Education’s recommendations, says Jonathan Michie
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New ‘strategic body’ for education part of Labour’s English plan
Party’s lifelong learning report features call for new organisation to coordinate across National Education Service
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Where is higher education in Chile’s dignity revolution?
Fees reform has not quelled popular anger over exploitation, but academics can play a key role in constitutional reform, says Robert Funk
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THE World University Rankings 2020: turning a juggernaut around
Strong decision-making and a focus on culture enabled a rapid shift in the performance of an Australian behemoth, says Michael Spence
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UK’s first ‘dean of place’ turns civic thinking into action
Newcastle’s Jane Robinson wants to work strategically with local partners to help address north east’s post-industrial challenges
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The week in higher education – 31 October 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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UK science minister wants multi-year research funding framework
Chris Skidmore tells Tory conference meeting he wants UK research funding to emulate EU’s approach
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New research alliance cements global split on AI ethics
Europe and Japan take different approach to US and China on potential risks of technology
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THE World University Rankings 2020: work that pays double dividends
Research with and for industry earns institutions vital income and furthers knowledge transfer, so universities take it seriously, finds Sarah Wild
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The steel city forging a university-industry-community alloy
John Morgan witnesses a pioneering collaboration between two Sheffield universities, drawing upon the city’s manufacturing heritage to become a hub of industrial innovation and a model of civic...
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Are research links with the developing world still a one-way street?
Researchers in developing countries have often been confined to minor roles as translators and data gatherers. But there are signs that the scales are tipping. Simon Baker considers the extent and...
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How can internationalisation be compatible with carbon neutrality?
A much wider use of sophisticated video conferencing will help – but no one is saying this will be easy, reflects Richard Davies
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Full speed ahead: we need more higher education, not less
Quality versus quantity is key in discussing HE expansion, but if Britain wants to succeed on a growing global stage we will need more, not less, HE