Are universities engines or products of economic growth?
To what extent can universities drive economic development 每 or vice versa? Rachael Pells explores the ways in which higher education and economic success interact
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US academies call for reshaping of postgraduate STEM education
End stigma against students who don't want to pursue careers in academia, says report
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Is the academy too close to Silicon Valley?
The entanglement of the university and tech worlds faces increased scrutiny following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Could joint positions in industry and academia offer a workable and ethically...
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Are teaching and research mutually exclusive?
Is the 4* researcher who is also a stellar teacher a realistic expectation? 51勛圖 surveyed academics to find out. Jack Grove reports
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Call for tailored mental health support for postgraduate researchers
One in four female and one in five male postgraduate researchers found to be seeking counselling during their studies, according to new report from Research England
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Will India＊s Institutes of Eminence finally put the subcontinent＊s HE system on the world stage?
Government investment will address the underperforming sector but political interference needs to stop for Indian higher education to truly make its mark, argues Deepak Nayyar
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Moocs are a solution in search of a problem
If microcredentials could only gain the trust of employers and workers, platforms would have a golden goose on their hands, says Chris Fellingham
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Queen＊s Birthday Honours 2018: knighthood for Les Ebdon
Former director of fair access tops list alongside Sheffield Hallam vice-chancellor Chris Husbands
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Sam Gyimah: how is English ＆minister for students＊ doing so far?
Minister given explicitly political task of boosting Tories on campuses, just as policy gets?even more complex
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University of Bristol gets its graduates ＆career ready＊
New vice-chancellor Hugh Brady hopes innovation programmes will spur graduates to become social and business entrepreneurs
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With a new home secretary, we need a new approach to immigration, too
Sajid Javid＊s career shows the power of UK higher education 每 he should work to ensure that more young people can follow in his footsteps, says John Latham
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＆Nuclear option＊ of Australian workplace relations fizzles out
Perth＊s Murdoch University backs away from radical move to reboot staff conditions
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Melanie Welham appointed BBSRC executive chair
permanent post for interim chief executive confirmed ahead of UKRI formation
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A PhD＊s ＆grit＊ credential shouldn＊t be undervalued
The doggedness required to complete a PhD is underappreciated by non-academic employers and graduates themselves, Jeremy Wolos argues
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Interview with Elena Rodriguez-Falcon
The inaugural provost of Hereford＊s new engineering university on moving from Mexico＊s industrial heartland to the UK＊s Steel City and life as a gay woman in a male-dominated profession