Impact weighting increased in UK’s REF 2021
Hefce stops short of adopting Lord Stern’s proposal to include university-wide impact in research assessment scores
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Make research distinctive, not just about REF success
Discussion of research excellence framework reform has overlooked the role of research itself, argues Kevin Hetherington
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World University Rankings 2018: Asia and the network effect
To consolidate strengths and address shared challenges, top regional institutions have formed the Asian University Alliance, Tsinghua University’s Zhou Zhong explains
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Report predicts significant growth in degree apprenticeships
But UUK calls for universities to be given more support over working courses
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UK higher education should go a lot further
Universities must play a major part in the emergence of the new technical education sector envisaged in the chancellor’s recent Budget, says Andy Westwood
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Rankings data reveal small superstars with a bright future
THEÂ analysis shows which institutions are on the verge of wider recognition for their impressive research performance
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Are graduates good value for money?
With degrees now necessary for entry into more jobs than ever before, John Morgan considers the economic arguments for expanding higher education
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Tech innovation to rely on graduate ‘creativity’ and openness
McLaren Applied Technologies director sees need to go ‘beyond STEM’, THE-Ulsan summit hears
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Will voice of universities be heard in the ‘Brexit election’?
UK institutions’ local role may be route to influence, sector experts suggest
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Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future, by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson
Book of the week: Apps are taking us places, fast – but do we always want to go? John Gilbey considers the value of rapidly changing tech
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Jisc Futures: research in the age of open science
UK leads drive towards more open way of sharing science, says Jo Johnson
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Protecting EU links ‘very high priority’ for UK research chief
Sir Mark Walport acknowledges ‘challenge’ of UK’s departure from European Union as sector anxiety grows
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Whoever wins the election, higher education must change the record
UK universities could curry much more political favour if they adopted a more constructive and pragmatic tone, says Sir David Bell