Universities need bigger role in growth, says Witty
Universities should play a bigger role in driving growth and should be more accessible to smaller businesses, according to a government-commissioned review.
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Is the academy too close to Silicon Valley?
The entanglement of the university and tech worlds faces increased scrutiny following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Could joint positions in industry and academia offer a workable and ethically...
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Are teaching and research mutually exclusive?
Is the 4* researcher who is also a stellar teacher a realistic expectation? Times Higher Education surveyed academics to find out. Jack Grove reports
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Will India¡¯s Institutes of Eminence finally put the subcontinent¡¯s HE system on the world stage?
Government investment will address the underperforming sector but political interference needs to stop for Indian higher education to truly make its mark, argues Deepak Nayyar
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Interview with Caroline Dean
The biologist on how a box of tulip bulbs encouraged her to research plants and why?women must expand their comfort zone?
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XJTLU is poised to lead education reform in China
After 12 years,?Xi¡¯an Jiaotong-Liverpool University has begun the?second phase of operations and is intent on influencing China's higher education system, says executive president Youmin Xi
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US academies call for reshaping of postgraduate STEM education
End stigma against students who don't want to pursue careers in academia, says report
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Are universities engines or products of economic growth?
To what extent can universities drive economic development ¨C or vice versa? Rachael Pells explores the ways in which higher education and economic success interact
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Call for tailored mental health support for postgraduate researchers
One in four female and one in five male postgraduate researchers found to be seeking counselling during their studies, according to new report from Research England
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Queen¡¯s Birthday Honours 2018: knighthood for Les Ebdon
Former director of fair access tops list alongside Sheffield Hallam vice-chancellor Chris Husbands
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Moocs are a solution in search of a problem
If microcredentials could only gain the trust of employers and workers, platforms would have a golden goose on their hands, says Chris Fellingham
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Think small: sector encouraged to reach out to SMEs
Former CBI head says interaction¡¯s the key to productivity
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Sam Gyimah: how is English ¡®minister for students¡¯ doing so far?
Minister given explicitly political task of boosting Tories on campuses, just as policy gets?even more complex
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With a new home secretary, we need a new approach to immigration, too
Sajid Javid¡¯s career shows the power of UK higher education ¨C he should work to ensure that more young people can follow in his footsteps, says John Latham
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Melanie Welham appointed BBSRC executive chair
permanent post for interim chief executive confirmed ahead of UKRI formation