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After spikes in participation in recent polls, students¡¯ role as a key voting bloc is under increased scrutiny in upcoming elections

New skills priority list shows efforts to plan for future workforces should focus on professional roles, as well as those in trades and technical areas, sector leaders say

Quality, ethics, good governance and impact monitoring must all be safeguarded from the outset, says Zeblon Vilakazi

Aleks Subic suggests UK universities need to be ¡®an active collaborator¡¯ with government, rather than going on the defensive

Land of the free market outpaces UK¡¯s muted ¡®levelling up¡¯ with funding to leverage power of universities in struggling regions

Northumbria University¡¯s transformation, reflected in its QR allocation, will allow it to do more for its students and its region, says Louise Bracken

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 regional renewal by building a reputation for world-class science

While funding streams appear safe for now, academics debate whether they should continue to engage with an increasingly sceptical government

Creative partnerships between institutions can contribute to NHS training needs, research excellence and regional levelling up, say Brian Webster-Henderson and Martin Lupton

Researchers say using improvisational comedy can improve their ability to communicate findings

We need a sector-wide commitment to reforming career structures, funding strategies and publication outlets, says Ryan Truby

Unless research culture fundamentally changes, academics will continue to be fixated with journal rankings, says Carl Rhodes

Survey findings reflect escalating scepticism of media in all its forms

There will always be a political temptation to charge universities with improving a school system that leaves some students underprepared

The Western Sydney University vice-chancellor says sustainability is a hallmark of his institution, including its high-rise campuses

University managers¡¯ role in industry collaboration should be that of cheerleader and facilitator ¨C not auditor, says Chani Imbulgoda

We need a vision of how to foster the knowledge base and creative mindsets on which new thinking depends, says Jan Palmowski

Case of Australia¡¯s ¡®most hated woman¡¯ highlights tensions between justice, science and courts¡¯ need to distinguish between world experts and ¡®proven performers¡¯

While the results may be difficult to hear, they might provide some pointers on how universities can improve their image, says Zachary Michael Jack

There is always more to a research question than the underpinning science. So work with the people you are studying, says Nicola Ray

Twitter has allowed war scholars and the public to hear from a diverse range of experts and created star academics but some are wary about where the tidal wave of commentary may lead

Salim Abdool Karim welcomes increased transparency of research brought about by pandemic but says it has also brought its challenges

The passions roused by the culture wars show that people care deeply about history and culture right now, says Edward Harcourt

While the benefits of impact accrue to institutions, any backlash is focused on individuals, says Erin Pritchard

More systematic work is required to learn the lessons of efforts to generate policy impact, says Matthew Flinders

THE research highlights that over-representation of women in some STEM fields and under-representation of men in care-oriented disciplines are often overlooked in gender equality debates

Northumbria¡¯s REF 2021 results emphasise that growing research capability can benefit teaching, business and employment, says Andrew Wathey

Linking impact to funding is breeding mistrust, apathy and unrest. Researchers must be free to do the work they find most meaningful, says Mark Reed

Politicians¡¯ false claims to be implementing evidence-based policy risk undermining academia¡¯s reputation, says Gary Thomas

Academic who has become a lightning rod for criticism over her pandemic advice reflects on two years in the eye of the Covid storm

Pursuing research relevance is important, but the risk is that it becomes a form of deference, co-option and control, says Matthew Flinders

The complexity of tackling major social challenges makes universities a natural launchpad for firms aimed at doing so, says Tanya Filer

Covid vaccine successes notwithstanding, researchers should remain wary of corporate capture, says Tahir Shah 

Institutions from over 100 countries offer dedicated courses on the United Nations¡¯ Sustainable Development Goals, THE data show

Building a sustainable society has been a mission of the Japanese institution for almost 150 years, but the task is not yet done. Atsushi Yokota explores its progress to date

University data expertise essential to ¡®capacity building¡¯ for city government on issues ranging from air quality to localising UN sustainability goals, THE summit hears

Swedish welfare system, political model of consensus and universities committed to industry collaboration key to innovation success, THE summit hears

Universities¡¯ intellectual property is seen as key to successful knowledge economies. But what is the best way to turn ideas into marketable products? Is it realistic to expect major commercial success? And how much of a stake should universities take in the process ¨C and the proceeds? Jack Grove reports

Journalists and fact-checkers must be reminded that scientific concepts can be hard to render in language that is both simple and true, says David Sanders

A core principle of the SDGs is to ¡®leave no one behind¡¯. Joseph Wong explains how a global alliance based at Toronto is empowering students to lead the charge

Growth in competitiveness, employment, incomes and regional attractiveness occurs only when policy is aligned with local need, says Simon Collinson

Mobile phones may distract students, but apps can bring the past alive for students and the public alike, says Fabrizio Nevola

Efforts to encourage more academics into public debates should forget indicators and focus on training and support, Norwegian rectors say

Some topics are lightning rods for disagreement, but there are ways to insulate yourself against online vitriol, say Kristine Maloney and Teresa Valerio Parrot

But promised infrastructure and research commercialisation funding could stretch thin

Australia¡¯s big talk on science aspirations overlooks the skills needed to make it all happen, critics say

With new divisions at NIH and NSF, federal government making long-promised structural changes to get universities and their scientists beyond their silos

University-led projects ¡®directly supporting local employers, jobs, and communities¡¯ at risk, UUK tells government

The Tohoku University president discusses the legacy of the 2011 earthquake and making his institution more friendly to foreigners 

Holberg Prize winner Sheila Jasanoff says policy implications of technological progress deserve far greater study

Three decades after the abolition of the binary divide between universities and polytechnics, some commentators still lament the supposed loss of locally focused vocational education. But even as the political winds buffet them, do post-92s offer the solution to the UK¡¯s skills problem? John Morgan reports

While all US states exempt non-profit organisations, communities under financial stress renew push for campuses to contribute voluntarily

Flagship campus resumes full autumn admissions plans after legislature exempts it from environmental ruling, but promises fixes to housing crisis

Police, politicians, doctors, cleaners and school students share Southern Cross campus as an emergency base

Any attempt to address regional inequalities must recognise the role of post-92 universities as anchor institutions, says Ian Campbell

Newly elected Sorbonne president Nathalie Drach-Temam says scholars will not back away from controversial subjects and that she has no desire to profit from British academia¡¯s Brexit woes

South Yorkshire town without university plots recovery from deindustrialisation via innovation and skills ¡®ecosystem¡¯, winning OECD praise

THE research finds that high share of global institutions fail to provide relevant documentation, despite claiming to have numerous measures aimed at supporting women

Levelling-up plans for ¡®innovation accelerators¡¯ bring hope for local decisions on R&D, but warnings against Whitehall¡¯s ¡®Stanford-Silicon Valley¡¯ concept

If just one in 20 supported technologies hits paydirt, new fund will pay for itself, says STEM lobby