Sweden pushes for HE links with industry to stop ‘losing ground’
But there are fears that universities’ reliance on external funding will prevent blue-skies research
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The sorry state of ‘equality’ in UK universities
Kate Williams looks at the latest figures and concludes that much more needs to be done
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Research quality and impact ‘should be assessed together’
Academics should be able to publish either a YouTube video or a paper, expert argues
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Learning a second language still matters
Speaking a foreign language remains vitally important in the Brexit era, says Wendy Ayres-Bennett
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Make contextual offers ‘on school type, not family income’
New analysis suggests university offers should take greater account of where students went to school
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FutureLearn launches first full postgraduate degree Moocs
Deakin University will deliver six postgraduate degrees via the online platform
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Men more likely to get promoted, say women at universities
Research finds that nearly one in five women has unsuccessfully applied for a job move at least four times
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BRICS Universities Summit: It doesn’t matter where they are, students know what they want
Ellie Bothwell hears from students at the THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Universities Summit in Johannesburg
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Cambridge: Brexit ‘cliff edge’ risks huge fall in EU student numbers
Universities warn parliamentary inquiry that Brexit vote already deterring staff and students from coming to UK
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All researchers to be submitted to REF 2021
Key recommendation of Stern review is adopted to help reduce workload for institutions
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Don't change the UK university application system – it works just fine
Despite concern about the use of predicted grades, Mary Curnock Cook believes the way students apply for university works well
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The benefits of engagement
Simon Gaskell and Adrian Collette explain why proper engagement is an important driver of institutional performance, teaching and research
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What are you reading? – 8 December 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The Power of Networks: Six Principles That Connect Our Lives, by Christopher G. Brinton and Mung Chiang
As we cannot cut the cords tethering us to tech, we must fully grasp the connection, says John Gilbey
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Fungible Life: Experiment in the Asian City of Life, by Aihwa Ong
A study focused on Singapore’s Biopolis centre concentrates on various global ‘currents’ in bioscience, says Flora Samuel