Life beyond the ivory curtain
Three scholars reflect on finding new purpose outside the academy
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Firm friends: the UK needs better university-industry links
Theresa May’s new industrial strategy will support universities’ R&D, but more partnerships with business – while never entirely risk-free – are needed
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Court to rule on release of Monsanto meeting transcript
Long-running dispute over industry influence in Canada nears decision point, but no big solution
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Universities are the aces in the political pack
Higher education is often cast as politically insignificant, but look closer and it is frequently a chip in the highest-stakes game around
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UK campus will teach China to open education to world, says dean
Wen Hai, head of Peking University HSBC Business School’s Oxford outpost, says venture will help foster collaboration between Britain and China
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Asia University Rankings 2017: what fuels university-industry partnerships?
South Korea’s University of Ulsan, a pioneer in academic and business collaboration, stresses the importance of communication for maximum engagement, writes Yeon-Cheon Oh
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Modern universities are not neoliberal – but many academics are
Successful publish-or-perish operators should look in the mirror before writing their next diatribe about marketisation, says Mike Marinetto
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Victory for the UCU requires a unified front
In the wake Sally Hunt’s resignation and pay ballot turnout, the UK’s University and College Union needs to come together to discuss its long-term strategy, says Matt WaddupÂ
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THE Asia University Rankings 2019: a superhighway to success
China’s Belt and Road project aims to foster regional cooperation on a vast scale. Ellie Bothwell explores what that and other regional initiatives might mean for higher education in Asia
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Leadership intelligence: what to expect from your first awayday
Robert MacIntosh offers managers some hints on how to succeed at their university strategy day
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US-UK alliance to share ‘experiments’ on research commercialisation
New group of eight universities, joined by MIT and Stanford, sees lack of private investment in ‘niche’ university research as a key barrier
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Australia releases first results of impact and engagement audit
Shadow minister says new assessment is ‘half-baked’
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The pay ballot shows that the UCU is stronger than ever
Record turnouts and consistent support for industrial action in the past two pay ballots is something to celebrate, says Jo McNeillÂ
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How can UK universities thrive in a precarious world?
Solutions to the funding crisis will depend on universities’ abilities to build new business partnership models supported by new ways of working, says Mike Boxall Â
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Plan S architect reflects on US ‘disappointment’ and global hope
Robert-Jan Smits looks back on open access initiative ‘roller coaster’ after swapping European Commission for Eindhoven’s ‘booming’ innovation ‘ecosystem’