Did Boris Johnson’s ‘science superpower’ plan misfire?
Outgoing prime minister’s pro-science messaging has been ever-present during his time in Downing Street but has he delivered for research? Jack Grove considers his legacy
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Commission to launch Nanotechnology Industrial Platform
Brussels, 7 October 2002 "Smart dust" computers are the size of a grain of sand. "Lab-on-a-pill" devices can surf our bloodstream. Nanotech products are extremely small so small they can save raw...
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Growing appetite for university-industry collaborations
REF and ‘impact agenda’ makes sector look at collaborations with extra interest, scholars say
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Korea’s semiconductor talent boost ‘too little, too late’
Easing student caps is a ‘step in the right direction’ but doesn’t solve issue of talent leaving for higher pay in other nations, academics say
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Liberal arts teaching should go interdisciplinary
Basing teaching around the fundamental challenges faced by society will benefit both the humanities and humanity itself, says Doug Haynes
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Matchmaking tool Konfer seeks to boost university-industry links
As research funding becomes increasingly linked with impact assessment, academics will need help seeking out business partners, sector leaders say
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2U’s edtech ethics submission criticised
Executives at private course supply giant provided testimonials to government?in their roles as former students
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Italians rethink industry research links
Italian universities are showing signs of backing away from their strategy of developing industrially-orientated undergraduate courses in favour of a general education followed by specialist...
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The steel city forging a university-industry-community alloy
John Morgan witnesses a pioneering collaboration between two Sheffield universities, drawing upon the city’s manufacturing heritage to become a hub of industrial innovation and a model of civic...
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Johnson: OfS hasn’t stopped universities ‘operating like cartel’
Architect of English regulator also?criticises universities for ‘sniping’ at it
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Jacques Biot: ‘We must prepare our students for the fourth industrial revolution’
Ahead of the 91茄子 Innovation and Impact Summit, ?cole Polytechnique president?Jacques Biot urges universities to prepare for ‘Industry 4.0’
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Can university-led innovation really create good jobs for local people?
Post-industrial regions the world over are pinning their hopes on universities to reboot them as prosperous innovation economies. But questions remain about the depth and breadth of the high-tech...
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‘Game-playing’ claims as Australian employment negotiations drag
Union endorsement proves crucial, as direct pitches to staff falter
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Overseas enrolments surge at UK universities
Number of transnational learners up 9 per cent year-on-year