Strategy 'ignores' HE role in skills provision
The government's skills strategy is disjointed and incomplete because it ignores higher education, the University Vocational Awards Council has said. The strategy fails to recognise the contribution...
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ESRC calls for skills strategy in workplace
Government policies on skills and innovation will not create an economy capable of competing effectively in the global markets, according to a new report. Robert Taylor, media fellow with the...
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Academic Salon to consider future of UK＊s industry collaborations
University and industry leaders in the UK will discuss the importance of collaboration between institutions, businesses and nations post-pandemic
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Europabio praises Commission biotech strategy
Brussels, 30 January 2002 Europabio, the European association for bioindustries, has welcomed the announcement of a new European Commission biotechnology policy which aims to help make Europe the...
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China prioritises research spending despite economic downturn
Central investment?might go some way to mitigate declining spending by local government and industry
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Imperial to create cross-cutting ＆convergence science＊ schools
President Hugh Brady says new structures will provide ＆sandbox＊ for interdisciplinary thinking and ＆shop window＊ for industry engagement
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Will Jo Grady＊s wafer-thin mandate weaken union bargaining hand?
Incumbent＊s narrow margin of victory does little to assuage critics of her first five years in charge of union?
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Charity cases: Why UK universities are really going broke
The?redundancies and course closures proposed at many struggling UK universities follow a decades-long drift away from the idea of higher education institutions as charities whose non-commercial...
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Universities＊ gender pay gaps ＆double the tertiary average＊
While new Australian data identify regional universities as the most inequitable payers, experts highlight the ＆different conditions and challenges＊
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Italy begins revamp of research strategy
In late July, Italy instated two commissions that should radically change research funding - the Comitato di Esperti per la Politica della Ricerca (CEPR) and the Comitato di Indirizzo per la...
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AI is much more of an opportunity than a threat to universities
AI will make courses cheaper to deliver, more professionally relevant and more pedagogically effective, says Max Lu?
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Canada hopes industrial policy will fuel science spending
Academic scientists, frustrated by years of lean budgets, again urged to value stimulating corporate innovation
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Jo Grady re-elected as UCU general secretary
Incumbent run close by King＊s College London professor Ewan McGaughey in?poll
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Impact and breakthroughs: EPSRC sets new strategy
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council aims to accelerate both scientific breakthroughs and social and economic impact.
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Have universities got their fingers on the pulse of digital health?
Innovations such as wearable tech and mobile apps are expected to revolutionise healthcare and generate fortunes. But which researchers and institutions are taking their 10,000 steps, and what should...