NZ strategy group ‘will not compromise university autonomy’
Ambitious review with modest government pickup ‘was not an exercise in kicking the can down the road’
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Focus R&D spending on priority areas, says UK industrial strategy
Ten-year budgets, research ‘mission’ fund and commercialisation focus confirmed in new blueprint that outlines ‘critical’ role of universities in driving growth
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Return of industrial strategy good for universities – Greg Clark
Former Conservative business secretary, now based at University of Warwick, believes Labour’s?proposals?will underscore higher education’s vital role in growth
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Universities ‘ready’ to fill skills gaps as key industries expand
Quango estimates ‘priority’ occupations will need an additional 900,000 workers by end of decade, with universities likely to meet much of the demand
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Uptake of Global Talent Visa ‘at saturation point’ in academia
UK told to strengthen and protect its visa offer to international scientists if it wants to achieve ambition of becoming Europe’s leading life sciences economy
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Horizon Europe’s collaborative projects ask for the impossible
Social sciences funding would be best spent on narrower calls. But would it dry up if we stopped pretending we can save the world, asks Andreas Schedler??
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Fee increase won’t cover ‘radical’ ambition of skills plans
‘More interventionist, more activist’ stance from government will result in deep changes to the sector, but vice-chancellors say key details missing
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Teesside told to rethink plans to cut research-focused roles
Almost 40?principal lecturer?posts?affected and 14 jobs lost in planned restructure, while staff at Imperial College London strike over ‘below inflation’ pay offer
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Will superuniversities save UK HE?
The quasi-merger of the universities of Kent and Greenwich has raised questions about how many other higher education institutions might see an opportunity – or a necessity?– to team up as financial...
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Saudi’s first arts university ‘vital to growing cultural sector’
Minister Noha Kattan says Riyadh University of Arts will provide talent for a Saudi arts economy likely to employ 300,000 people by end of the decade
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‘New collaborations needed’ as US cuts global health funding
Curtailing competition, reducing waste and drawing more on industry and philanthropic sources?seen as ways to fill gaps left by NIH retreat
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‘Altruistic’ ResearchPlus to ‘work for greater good’
Coming together of 10 research-led universities not a ‘self-serving’ mission group, say vice-chancellors
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Maintenance grants only for priority courses ‘deeply concerning’
Using?financial incentives to influence student choice risk undermining Labour’s widening access goals, critics fear
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Is Australia’s latest research review a threat to university autonomy?
The panel’s overriding concern is to ensure that research is used productively. But observers worry that pushing universities to specialise in centrally determined ‘focus areas’ risks inadvertently...