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Universities must become more accessible and engaged if they are to thrive in the technological future, says Feridun Hamdullahpur

To survive, UK universities must think far beyond educational products and their own narrow institutional interests, says Mike Boxall

Tan Eng Chye says teaching models ¡®cannot afford to keep still¡¯, even if some students are reluctant to study programming

Academic and non-academic staff contributed an estimated 40 million hours in voluntary activities in 2015-2016, research suggests

Higher education institutions make a loss when they invest in international partnerships, but the wider community reaps a windfall, says New Zealand report

Better-resourced universities are the key to achieving the government¡¯s ambition for a knowledge-based economy, says David Mba

Mathematicians ¨C and, indeed, other scholars ¨C who cooperate with intelligence agencies face a moral dilemma knowing that their research could well be applied in unethical ways, says Michael Harris

Parochialism makes sense from a career point of view, but is disastrous for public discourse, say Cynthia Miller-Idriss and Mitchell L. Stevens

Monash v-c warns funding freeze is a threat to social cohesion

Government initiative funds five collaborations involving 60 academic institutions and more than 450 businesses

Review calls for Irish institutions to develop a single policy to make it easier for researchers to understand the processes

Five historians reflect on the disciplinary, institutional, social and political challenges facing their subject

League table may include metrics on university spin-off companies and research publications co-authored with industry

Ability to commercialise research is key to rebuilding war-torn countries such as Sri Lanka, but businesses must pledge support, say sector leaders

Fiona Watt promises that there will be no ¡®ransacking of a well-structured organisation¡¯ in shift to new umbrella body

Ana Mari Cauce says collaborations allow universities to be ¡®less solely dependent¡¯ on the federal administration

Introduced to help boost technology transfer amid renewed political focus on ¡®industrial strategy¡¯, the KEF aims to complement the REF and TEF. But how will it work? Is it even necessary? And is the UK really underperforming at commercialising its research? Rachael Pells reports

Knowledge exchange sits low on academia¡¯s menu, overshadowed by meatier mains, but could the assessment of universities¡¯ third-stream activities tempt some to make it a signature dish?

Simon Baker discovers what the World Economic Forum¡¯s ¡®community¡¯ of universities ¨C the 51³Ô¹Ï University Leaders Forum (GULF) ¨C can teach us about industry-academia collaboration and innovation with economic impact

Singaporeans deserve more local impact from their top-ranked public universities, says Cherian George

Scholars argue swelling targets for teaching and research are making it harder for universities to have a regional impact

Alternative metrics find that research on dieting, PhD mental health and female doctors attracted the most online attention this year

Decline of corporate discovery programmes could narrow scope of innovation, scholars warn

Not far from the birthplace of preventative medicine, research institutes in the French capital are working together to launch a new era of technology transfer

Ministerial letter suggests ratings system similar to teaching excellence framework

As a report suggests social mobility in the UK is getting worse, Chris Husbands outlines how Sheffield Hallam is attempting to tackle the problem

The Industrial White Paper is welcome, says Andy Westwood, but does it also represent an opportunity missed?

UK government's White Paper offers commitments on HEIF funding and assigns role to OfS

Australia¡¯s new impact assessment exercise recognises cultural, social and environmental impacts, but there is a danger that economic impact will override everything, says David Lloyd

Ahead of the UK City of Culture 2021 being named next month, Craig Mahoney looks at how winning the title can revitalise towns and their universities

As research funding becomes increasingly linked with impact assessment, academics will need help seeking out business partners, sector leaders say

Getting innovations to market can be a conundrum, but help and support is available for those limbering up for the knowledge exchange framework, says Siraj Ahmed Shaikh 

Ahead of his Vincent Briscoe Lecture, Bill Durodi¨¦ calls on researchers to engage with issues of great social and technological ambition

Exhibition showcasing stories of infertility across the ages ¨C involving suspended uteruses and frogs ¨C is part of the Being Human festival

Nancy Rothwell and Glyn Davis write from the 51³Ô¹Ï University Engagement Summit in Melbourne

Developers working with academics compete for $150,000 prize

Institutions left ¡®bemused¡¯ by ratings delivered by pilot

University of Maryland student claims top prize for explaining thesis on parasites affecting bee decline

Matthew Reisz celebrates the scholars engaging with film, personal experience, the creative arts and even jokes

The inventor with a penchant for clocks talks KitKat wrappers and kettles

In a pair of books exploring aspects of Jewish identity, Devorah Baum reflects on Jewishness and the human condition. She talks about turning uncomfortable ¡®Jewish feelings¡¯ such as guilt into something positive, and how humour is a way of coping with life¡¯s trials

Industrial and commercial partnerships for economic growth are important, but universities must also look to the public and third sectors, says Claire Taylor

While scholars may disagree in research, they should band together in public advocacy work, says Jean Tirole 

Former chief of staff at White House Office of Science and Technology Policy says academics must put aside fears of ¡®partisanship¡¯

The entrepreneur and philanthropist on not going to university, student start-up mistakes and Brexit

Humanities subjects do support economic growth and good citizenship, but their real value lies deeper, says Andrew Moore

Attempt to measure knowledge exchange could also be step to showing university ¡®relevance¡¯, metrics experts suggest

Framework to measure university-business links would follow TEF and REF

Squeamishness about advocacy is out of date. Evidence and freedom of enquiry must be defended, says Aymen Idris

Social scientists must create a culture in which individuals regularly observe, analyse and interpret their own data, says Geoff Mulgan

Sir Peter Gluckman, who advises New Zealand¡¯s prime minister, cautions scientists against overreach

Ministers are foolish to abandon the conclusions of the 1971 review that has informed UK research policy for 45 years, say Donald Braben and John Dainton 

Challenge for UK as Asian research diaspora returns home, says China-born member of PM's science council

Work with communities and industry should be better captured by league tables, summit hears

Community engagement is not just a good strategy. It¡¯s an urgent responsibility, says Andrew Petter

Matthew Reisz reflects on the radio programme that proves many people still have a passion for seemingly obscure academic knowledge

Universities should play a key role in teaching Canadians about their nation¡¯s racist past and the possible ways to redress it, says Glen Jones

The radio show In Our Time is a sort of academic seminar on the airwaves. Its presenter tells Matthew Reisz about bringing scholars to the public, and the risks UK academia faces

New data show how universities took up the slack when businesses cut back on R&D. But the crisis also led to greater demands on universities to boost growth

Nature Index examines how research articles are cited in third-party patents