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How do universities rated ¡®best for industry connections¡¯ improve their students¡¯ employability?

Institutions will struggle with Chinese government push on entrepreneurship, Ellie Bothwell hears Zhejiang University dean tell conference in Beijing

Conference hears that fundamental skills, rather than specific languages, will serve graduates throughout their careers

Scholars in the UK and Australia contemptuous of impact statements and often exaggerate them, study suggests

51³Ô¹Ï World University Rankings data reveal the 20 best institutions based on private-sector investment per academic

Despite claims that engagement with business is as important as research and teaching, academics find they have no time for work outside the academy

Partnership of five universities has so far helped new businesses raise more than ?1bn

Subra Suresh fears that business short-termism, increasing research costs and worries over cybersecurity are undermining the incentives to invest

Comments by Sir Keith Burnett follows criticisms from business minister than some universities held a 'snobbish' attitude to the courses

The most popular higher education articles of the year, based on website traffic

Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy aims to equip graduates with the ¡®soft skills¡¯ required for industry or academia

British Council announces new partnership as Indian prime minister visits UK

New vice-chancellor Hugh Brady hopes innovation programmes will spur graduates to become social and business entrepreneurs

The former Labour Cabinet minister talks about her foray into the world of university senior management

Campuses are one of the ¡®strongest bits of the innovation system¡¯ and will be crucial to its ¡®rebuild¡¯, conference hears

Inspired by previous movement in 1960s, PhD students say that ¡®science is not neutral¡¯ and urge scientists to confront their assumptions

It seems unlikely that charity donors will want to pay for university research overheads ¨C but someone will have to eventually

Australian advocates of alternative treatments lobby Canberra for more state funding for research

Fledgling company reaches out to the US sector to help broker university and industry collaboration

Fundraising consultant says management restructure would increase industry funding to HE

51³Ô¹Ï analysis shows hospital studies increasingly important but industry publications dip

Academy Award-winning actor visits archives and old laboratories where the famous British scientist worked

C¡¯est chic: British fashion schools triumph in inaugural Business of Fashion global ranking

We talk to the new chancellor of the University of Westminster

Industry-focused offshoot with Jaguar Land Rover link offers teaching from school to manager level

Ellie Bothwell introduces our four ¡®innovation indicators¡¯ and reveals the strongest performers as we visualise a new ranking based on university-industry collaboration

Sector needs national standards and more industry links to drive and sustain economy, say experts

Lecturer who masterminded student-run commercial operation Re:So shortlisted for enterprise education award

Director of knowledge exchange hub says that the arts and humanities can play a key role in bringing creative companies and academics together

Presidential commission recommends new ministry to push technological development

The University of Surrey¡¯s centre for testing the next generation of mobile technology has seen significant buy-in from industry

Report says projects fail when scholars obsessed with ¡°shiny things¡± ignore business needs

Industry-led approach to doctoral education may ¡®marginalise¡¯ mentoring

Unions and universities divided over extent of ¡®casualisation¡¯ despite major joint initiative

Regional audits of science activity will identify areas of emerging scientific strength, says minister

Partnerships between institutions and wider world now worth almost ?4 billion

More than one in five employers tell annual CBI/Pearson survey that they have provided remedial support

Complexity of government initiatives to help commercialise university research under scrutiny 

The former leader of the University of York on how his new role¡¯s focus on technology made the decision an easy one

The UK¡¯s top research-intensive universities should lead the way in the delivery of high-level apprenticeships which have same status as degrees

Jim O¡¯Neill on how institutions outside London can do more to retain graduates and create jobs with government help

Institutions have long served as community anchors, and their role in local growth has scope to expand, says Madeleine Atkins

Sebastian Conran calls for a fairer approach at UK universities

Academic proposes biomedical public-private partnerships to protect the ¡®R&D ecosystem¡¯ from commercial affairs

Business secretary Vince Cable has announced that companies are to recruit postgraduate students to help them break into overseas markets.

Business secretary Vince Cable has asked Ucas to look at whether high-level apprenticeships can be integrated into its admissions services.

Impact should be given a weighting of 25 per cent at the next research excellence framework, the author of a government-commissioned review has said

Universities are not producing enough science graduates to meet the needs of the UK economy, business leaders have claimed.

Academia ¡®has a duty to nurture students¡¯ fledgling businesses¡¯, Royal Academy of Engineering panel hears

Universities should give more intellectual property over to small- and medium-sized British businesses

Academics at leading South Korean universities are the world¡¯s best at attracting funding from business, a new study says.

Universities need more freedom to run one- or two-year compressed degrees tailored to the needs of companies, according to business leaders.

Institutions must fulfil their historic mission of developing student potential, says former vice-chancellor

Universities should play a bigger role in driving growth and should be more accessible to smaller businesses, according to a government-commissioned review.

Knowledge-transfer experts map path to market for university inventions

Former CBI head says interaction¡¯s the key to productivity

Entrepreneurial and academic excellence are pursued side by side, and the dividends are clear to see

The UK must build work experience into higher education with the same vigour as it did in the 1950s, Quintin McKellar argues

Universities should seek inspiration from Germany when looking to involve business in their school outreach programmes.

Newcastle University is to launch a new ?7 million centre for undersea and offshore engineering on the site of a famous former shipyard.