Conferences mean high times but low returns
Academic gatherings may be fun, but they do little to advance knowledge. To justify the public spending that supports them, such events must do more to provide benefits to those who don’t attend,...
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Asia University Rankings 2018: continental contenders
Futao Huang considers the five nations trying to compete with China, Asia’s higher education superpower
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Chi Onwurah: research funding in regions could ‘rebalance economy’
Shadow science minister acknowledges challenge of combining excellence with ‘place’ in supporting R&D
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Colombia: barriers to scientific cooperation remain
Botanist warns of continuing political instability and restrictive legislation on science
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UK considers extending post-Brexit support for Horizon 2020 bids
Treasury underwriting of projects previously funded by the EU could continue after transition period, Jo Johnson says
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Research that pays: knowledge transfer at the world’s top universities
Simon Baker discovers what the World Economic Forum’s ‘community’ of universities – the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) – can teach us about industry-academia collaboration and innovation with...
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China’s shift towards basic research ‘aids entrepreneurial goals’
National University of Singapore president says focus is moving away from short-term and applied research
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UK invests £65 million in US research in landmark deal
Inaugural UK-US science deal will include investment in two major projects Stateside
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UK Department of Trade & Industry: Hydrogen energy strategy
London, 21 December 2004 A Strategic Framework for Hydrogen Energy in the UK - final report (full version) (PDF, 3,894kB) Index, executive summary and chapter 1 (PDF, 306kB) Chapters 2-7 (PDF, 1,...
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Stop labelling courses ‘vocational’ or ‘academic’ – they can be both
Sarah Stevens looks at how universities are endeavouring to deliver the skills and learning the UK needs
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Differential fees in England would base policy on ‘prejudice’
As Pam Tatlow departs MillionPlus, she warns against imposing a market in fees and criticises UUK on funding and Brexit
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Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister
Former prisons minister takes on brief as predecessor moved to Department for Transport
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Paris to London: Howard Davies on the finance sector and universities’ common interests
The former LSE director tells Matthew Reisz that colleagues at Sciences Po sense an opportunity in Brexit, that the French should not fret over league tables and that academics, policymakers and...