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Huddersfield fosters entrepreneurial and academic excellence side by side. Paul Jump writes

Huddersfield fosters entrepreneurial and academic excellence side by side. Paul Jump writes

Entrepreneurial and academic excellence are pursued side by side, and the dividends are clear to see

By Carl Straumsheim, for Inside Higher Ed

Some people feel the degree got them where they are today, others query its worth in a fast-changing global scene, says Peter Bartram

Knowledge transferSharpening the scalpelDavid Willetts, the universities and science minister, met with business leaders and academics at the University of Leeds last week to discuss the government’s...

Report calls for a more ‘transparent and inclusive’ structure, but scientists await council’s response

European Access NetworkWorld-widening participation aidA global network of students, academics, politicians and business leaders has been launched with the aim of promoting access to university for...

‘Big community’ not reached by prestigious programme, study finds. Elizabeth Gibney writes

‘Big community’ yet to be reached by prestigious programme, study finds

Virginia Doellgast finds workers pay dearly when big firms devolve oversight of pay and conditions

Bill Galvin optimistic about future despite massive deficit

University research is an astonishing force for good in the world, argues Leszek Borysiewicz

Six academics share their experiences of university life overseas
George Osborne, the chancellor, has announced the allocation of £21.5 million for projects to unlock practical applications for the “miracle material” graphene.
The government has a legitimate role in deciding where approximately £1.5 billion of capital funding outside the science ring-fence should be spent, David Willetts has insisted.Questioned on the...