Dreaming spires won’t save UK universities that downplay impact
Isolated domains of academic excellence must transform into dynamic enterprises integrated with local industry and community, says Aleks Subic
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Heavily oversubscribed UK spin-out scheme ‘must be expanded’
Thousands set to miss out on fund set up by UK government to support companies in traversing the ‘Valley of Death’ between research and commercialisation, universities fear
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Innovation-focused academics need their own career track
Edinburgh’s pioneering new framework will allow academics to pursue commercialisation without negative career impact, says Christina Boswell
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Teaching, research collaborations explored by north-east alliance
Growing cooperation between institutions to address area’s skills needs a ‘blueprint for rest of UK’, politicians say
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I’m tired of the academic road to nowhere – but it’s too late to exit
For one mid-career academic scientist, precarity is becoming unbearable. But they are too experienced for entry-level industry jobs and not experienced enough for senior ones. They’ve stayed too long...
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Times Higher Education Latin America Universities Summit 2025 to take place in Belo Horizonte
THE summit in Brazil to explore institutional excellence and sustainability
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Student visa crackdown won’t bring political victory, Labour told
Universities mount fightback against further restrictions on international students, emphasising their role in growing the economy and lack of public support for new measures
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UK immigration policy must handle international students with care
Amid talk of an asylum crackdown, any policy changes must avoid harming overseas graduates’ post-study work opportunities, says James Pitman
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UCU members boycott key meeting over staff strike
Members of national executive committee claim they were ‘prohibited’ from discussion of dispute with staff in Unite union
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Data you can trust: inside THE’s rankings validation process
Robust pipelines, smart validation and continuous observability have enabled us to improve data integrity even as our global rankings have grown, says Loubaba El Wazir
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Rise in university-business collaboration ‘driven by elite few’
More than 60 per cent increase in income over past two decades masks ‘stagnation’ in collaboration below high-performing institutions, report finds
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How to manage academics
Running an academic department is, famously, a mixed blessing. Academics cherish their autonomy, and anyone who infringes on it faces a rough ride. But not all academics are difficult, and those who...
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Who will fill the void when the US turns away from global science?
Unless Trump changes course, US universities will have to live without their historical advantages, say Chris R. Glass, Hans de Wit and Philip Altbach
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Nanyang: the story of one of the world’s fastest-rising universities
Rankings did not drive the Singaporean institution’s strategy, but gave the then underdog the data and visibility to enter a virtuous circle of success, explain Bertil Andersson and Tony Mayer
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Council changes tipped to help universities power up local growth
Efforts to rationalise complex web of English local authorities – and hand them more powers – seen as a way of creating potentially strong partners for institutions looking to innovate locally