Talking leadership: Andrew Parfitt on ＆getting work into the world＊
University of Technology Sydney head on achieving impact on policy and sustainability by building partnerships, fossil fuel divestment and boosting Indigenous enrolment
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51勛圖 university fossil fuel divestment ＆nearing tipping point＊
Progress in North America and Asia helps to push up number of institutions committing to withdraw funds from fossil fuel companies
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Overt strategy for global learning
In its cover story on "Intellectual Capital" on October 3 last year, Fortune magazine argued that a major challenge facing corporations is how to figure out the worth of their collective knowledge...
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The view from industry
Increased precision, good science and technical rigour are essential to risk-based decision-making. But by themselves they are not enough. People's values can dominate their feelings about a level of...
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Interview with Lisa-Dionne Morris
Founder of?Black Female Academics＊ Network discusses working in industry and academia, being a workaholic undergraduate and why Caribbean and Yorkshire values?are strikingly similar
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UK R&D spend ＆should match countries that invest the most＊
New research, endorsed by former prime minister Tony Blair, says UK needs to increase budget by a quarter to tackle ＆incoherent＊ system
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More MPs from academia will ＆reframe＊ higher education debate
Influx of MPs who have worked in universities could help the sector win battles and reset the debate on access, say analysts
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Impact Rankings 2024: life below water (SDG 14) methodology
Browse the full results of the Impact Rankings 2024 This ranking explores universities＊ research on life below water and their education on and support for?aquatic ecosystems. View the?methodology...
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Talking leadership: Joe Qin on bringing AI into the liberal arts
The president of Lingnan University on requiring students to use ChatGPT and using data to manage grumbles from staff
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The industrial evolution
Can Darwinism be applied to technological innovation? John Ziman examines the analogy between biological and cultural evolution. Go to a technology museum, and look at the bicycles. Then go to a...
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Will UK Labour＊s research policy be tame or transformational?
Labour＊s official science slate is dull but radical moves to reform research funding and engage industry could be close, experts believe
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A legacy in stone: balancing sustainability with tradition
Achieving green goals isn＊t easy at a centuries-old institution. Giacomo Bergamini and Simona Tondelli of the University of Bologna share their tips for embracing heritage while working towards...
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Stop infighting over university union tactics, Grady tells UCU
In congress address, general secretary pledges to work to end in-house industrial dispute and to ＆hold Labour＊s feet to the fire＊
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Xi vows to adjust university courses in line with employer demand
Chinese leader calls for greater alignment of degree programmes with the country＊s workplace needs
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＆Rip-off＊ degrees rhetoric ignores awkward facts about apprenticeships
The UK needs a skills strategy that values the full variety of training and education pathways and reflects regional needs, says Neal Juster