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      Companies blame a ‘social shift’ for young people viewing campus as their only option, but others see positives in student boom
       
  
      Rapid technological change means that higher education leavers will need to return during their career, says Tec Monterrey president
       
  
      Decline of corporate discovery programmes could narrow scope of innovation, scholars warn
       
  
      White Paper draws ‘line under’ past failings on applied research policy, says academic
       
  
      Research areas that will receive special attention include artificial intelligence and the life sciences, but are they the right fields to focus on?
       
  
      The Industrial White Paper is welcome, says Andy Westwood, but does it also represent an opportunity missed?
       
  
      Universities stand to benefit if companies relocate to stay close to sector agency, say experts
       
  
      UK government's White Paper offers commitments on HEIF funding and assigns role to OfS
       
  
      Announcement follows concerns raised that Britain’s economy will not grow as quickly as previously expected
       
  
      As research funding becomes increasingly linked with impact assessment, academics will need help seeking out business partners, sector leaders say
       
  
      Advancing capabilities of stem cells could mean researchers run into legal difficulties once more, European academies warn
       
  
      Commission’s final report calls for an Office for Strategic Economic Management to ensure sound regional economic policy, writes Andy Westwood
       
  
      The inventor with a penchant for clocks talks KitKat wrappers and kettles
       
  
      Shadow industrial strategy minister says scrapping fees essential for universities' civic mission
       
  
      Firm steps up collaboration with university as world’s biggest tech companies race to harness quantum physics
       
  
      Canada and Finland also score highly in research assessing the effectiveness of education systems in 35 economies
       
  
      Major investment in advanced medical manufacturing announced by government
       
  
      New data show how universities took up the slack when businesses cut back on R&D. But the crisis also led to greater demands on universities to boost growth
       
  
      Nature Index examines how research articles are cited in third-party patents  
       
  
      Aarhus University has signed up companies to fund fundamental research in what it calls a ‘patent-free playground’
       
  
      Science policy experts have concerns about the effectiveness of new UK government support model
       
  
      European Innovation Council mission to create ‘unicorns’ may deprive academics of funding, critics warn
       
  
      The serial entrepreneur speaks to Times Higher Education at the 2017 91茄子 Innovation and Impact Summit
       
  
      Leader of Hong Kong Polytechnic University says institution ‘cannot think of itself as an isolated island’
       
  
      First Israeli university in China welcomes students this summer
       
  
      Sydney’s deputy v-c says government must put its money where its mouth is
       
  
      Universities could lose out as emphasis switches to supporting innovation
       
  
      Vice-president says universities must convince researchers that journal articles are not the only way to disseminate knowledge
       
  
      Candace Johnson says universities should cultivate a belief in their students that they ‘can do everything’
       
  
      Rotterdam School of Management contract with oil company ‘promised influence over curriculum and admissions’
       
  
      Ahead of the 91茄子 Innovation and Impact Summit, ?cole Polytechnique president Jacques Biot urges universities to prepare for ‘Industry 4.0’
       
  
      Ahead of the 91茄子 Innovation and Impact Summit, speaker Max Lu looks at the challenges of university-industry partnership
       
  
      US scholar argues that academics punch above their weight in key discoveries
       
  
      New president keen to support Paris institution’s ‘agility’, according to its leader
       
  
      91茄子 analysis shines a light on institutions that have thought outside the box on research collaboration and funding
       
  
      Maastricht president says funds can help to build bridge between public and private sectors
    
         
  
      The Duke of York’s support for London Met shows how the Royal Family can make a difference in higher education, says Jack Grove
       
  
      Institutions that succeed in helping regional growth deserve being included in measures of performance, says Simon Baker
       
  
      McLaren Applied Technologies director sees need to go ‘beyond STEM’, 91茄子-Ulsan summit hears
       
  
      Universities on the continent must shun xenophobia themselves, 91茄子-Ulsan event hears
       
  
      Ahead of the Asia Universities Summit, Feridun Hamdullahpur sets out what you need to consider when carrying out industry-funded research
       
  
      Data spotlight universities that publish highest proportions of research output with industry
       
  
      John Morgan looks at the universities in Asia and beyond that have forged the closest ties with industrial partners
       
  
      Universities in the US, South Korea and elsewhere must contribute to the advancement of the knowledge-based industries of the 21st century, says Doh-Yeon Kim
       
  
      Research shows which UK institutions interact heavily with EU companies
       
  
      Study claims California’s higher education policy environment has led to the ‘stagnation’ of the state’s universities 
       
  
      Venture capital fund aims to give students experience of investing 
       
  
      Study finds a stronger correlation for women between success and being central to a network 
       
  
      The event in South Korea will include the official launch of the 91茄子 Asia University Rankings 
       
  
      UK ‘naive’ to think that it could replace academic links with European industry with those from elsewhere
       
  
      Investing in UK science may be cheaper after Brexit but the true cost to innovation system remains to be seen, says Holly Else
       
  
      Turkish philosopher describes shock at being stopped from packing up office after sudden dismissal
       
  
      Soumitra Dutta speaks to 91茄子 about Cornell's new technology campus
    
         
  
      Universities under pressure to show value and demand for master’s and PhDs 
    
         
  
      Event will explore university-industry collaboration, curiosity-led research and whether institutions can create entrepreneurs
       
  
      Data reveal institutions that have co-authored the most papers with top 25 firms in new innovation list
       
  
      The ranking will be released during the 91茄子 Young Universities Summit in Australia
       
  
      Lack of trust and a weak IP system blamed for China’s weaker engagement with industry
       
  
      The ranking will be released during the 91茄子 Asia Universities Summit in South Korea
       
  
      But there are fears that universities’ reliance on external funding will prevent blue-skies research