Higher education minister Andrea Jenkyns reappointed to DfE
Announcement clears way for MP to remain in post, although ministerial responsibilities are yet to be confirmed
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Australia pledges billions for research commercialisation
But critics say windfall won’t compensate for the money stripped from basic research
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Life after coal: can academia revive Germany’s Rust Belt?
Backed by state government, an ambitious university-led initiative is aiming to restore the Ruhr Valley’s former industrial glory. John Morgan meets academics behind the experiment in driving...
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Peer calls for German-style partnerships with industry
Links between universities and manufacturing could help make Britain 'great' again. John Morgan writes
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Dear PM, here’s a must-do list…
Sector experts offer their advice for Liz Truss and her new Cabinet on some of the biggest issues facing UK universities, from finances and R&D to culture wars and common ground
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Talking leadership 18: Hideo Ohno on improving innovation and culture change
The?Tohoku University president discusses the legacy of the 2011 earthquake and making his institution more friendly to foreigners?
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Firm friends: the UK needs better university-industry links
Theresa May’s new industrial strategy will support universities’ R&D, but more partnerships with business – while never entirely risk-free – are needed
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Asia University Rankings 2017: what fuels university-industry partnerships?
South Korea’s University of Ulsan, a pioneer in academic and business collaboration, stresses the importance of communication for maximum engagement, writes Yeon-Cheon Oh
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Fixing Ukraine’s brain drain means honesty about graduate outcomes
Without more reliable data on graduate employability or courses more aligned to employers’ needs, Ukrainian students will continue to look elsewhere, says Alexander Kostyuk
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Talking leadership 15: Eric Barron on boosting entrepreneurship
The president of Penn State discusses its business hub model and leading in the aftermath of a sexual abuse scandal?
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Black students in America need wholesale higher education reforms
From admissions to outreach and student data collection, the undergraduate journey must be reviewed to narrow unacceptable social and educational inequalities, say Kim Hunter Reed and Ray Belton
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Graduate employment is not an ignoble pursuit for universities
Academics should not feel uncomfortable when their courses become increasingly focused on improving graduate outcomes, says Patrick Callaghan
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UK government ‘fully endorses’ university-industry report
Dame Ann Dowling’s report called public support for collaboration ‘excessively complex’
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Monkeypox alarms US university campuses
College leaders wary of limited vaccines, Covid exhaustion and LGBTQ stigmatisation in an environment ripe for spreading, though serious harm judged unlikely
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Universities’ future unclear after ‘depressing’ race for No 10
Sector faces battle to make its priorities heard as candidates reveal little about?their views while pandering to Tory base