Theresa May's shake-up prompts warnings on education exports
Scrapping of BIS prompts warnings that universities may lose influence in Whitehall
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Will peace in Colombia mean progress for universities?
Matthew Reisz in Bogotá examines how quickly a TACTIC nation can become a more effective player in global higher education
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Universities need to turn thoughts into actions
Applying lean principles can help universities find quick, creative solutions to pressing problems, says Madison Sandy
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We should spend our £2 billion on basic science
John Tregoning has plans for the UK science budget
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What can Rotherham teach the government about higher education?
Keith Burnett explains why the University of Sheffield's activities in the Yorkshire town of Rotherham might offer many lessons for the government's new education team
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Splitting chairs
On 12 October, Sir John Kingman appeared before the Science and Technology Committee to be questioned on the role of the interim chair of UK Research and Innovation, a post to which he had been...
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Universities need COOs, CFOs and other specialist senior managers
To help manage their expanding activities, institutions require new corporate leadership personnel, Sarah Shaw says
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Branch campus growth ‘shifting from Middle East to Asia’
Report also cites rise in ‘South-to-North’ ventures
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New and noteworthy – 6 October 2016
Must-read monographs serve up chicken, the history of drama, gender equality in class and the mixed fortunes of Mad Men and Hollywood moguls
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Higher education moved to DfE by Theresa May
Justine Greening is new education secretary, while BIS reshaped
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Business scholars seek to highlight gulf with real world
US academics say ‘greatest challenge facing management scholars’ is proving the worth of research in the field
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UK to create 'British version of Darpa' as part of funding boost
Chancellor's Autumn Statement confirms extra £2 billion a year for R&D will be distributed by research funding agencies
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Tensions in technology transfer need to be addressed
Stanford and MIT might be seen as stars, but the UK has good practice too, says Trevor McMillan
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What are the hot research areas that might spark the next big bang?
We examine citation data to get an idea of the most exciting and potentially ground-breaking research topics