Innovation policy ‘should focus on talent as much as spin-outs’
Spending money on ‘hugely expensive Americans’ not a good use of limited resources when talent development structures at risk, warns report author
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Will Mark Carney drop Canada’s international student caps?
The economist’s surprise victory in April’s election raised hopes of an end to Canada’s crackdown on overseas enrolments. But even as other anglophone nations restrict entry, there is no sign of...
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Universities face ‘tough’ spending review after brutal few months
Potential reprioritisation of parts of research budget could heap pressure on institutions already counting cost of immigration and tax changes
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Need for foreign engineers ‘won’t change without fee reform’
University tuition fee freezes seen as key barrier to expansion of domestic IT and engineering workforce, restricting Labour’s goal of meeting skills gaps
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Are private colleges dragging down the reputation of UK HE?
The OfS’ recent imposition of its first fines over franchised provision highlighted what some regard as the dark underbelly of UK higher education. But is there really a significant problem in the...
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Dreaming spires won’t save UK universities that downplay impact
Isolated domains of academic excellence must transform into dynamic enterprises integrated with local industry and community, says Aleks Subic
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OfS strategic priority fund cut by ?100 million as review begins
Ministers to seek to ensure money used to support high-cost subjects better aligns with priorities for growth
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Heavily oversubscribed UK spin-out scheme ‘must be expanded’
Thousands set to miss out on fund set up by UK government to support companies in traversing the ‘Valley of Death’ between research and commercialisation, universities fear
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Innovation-focused academics need their own career track
Edinburgh’s pioneering new framework will allow academics to pursue commercialisation without negative career impact, says?Christina Boswell
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I’m tired of the academic road to nowhere – but it’s too late to exit
For one mid-career academic scientist, precarity is becoming unbearable. But they are too experienced for entry-level industry jobs and not experienced enough for senior ones. They’ve stayed too long...
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Rise in university-business collaboration ‘driven by elite few’
More than 60 per cent increase in income over past two decades masks ‘stagnation’ in collaboration below high-performing institutions, report finds
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Teaching, research collaborations explored by north-east alliance
Growing?cooperation?between institutions to address area’s skills needs a ‘blueprint for rest of UK’, politicians say
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Student visa crackdown won’t bring political victory, Labour told
Universities mount fightback against further restrictions on international students, emphasising their role in growing the economy and lack of public support for new measures
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Times Higher Education Latin America Universities Summit 2025 to take place in Belo Horizonte
91茄子 summit in Brazil to explore institutional excellence and sustainability
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UK immigration policy must handle international students with care
Amid talk of an asylum crackdown, any policy changes must avoid harming overseas graduates’ post-study work opportunities, says James Pitman