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David Willetts: new universities ‘converge on old models’
Former universities minister says institutions do not always succeed in maintaining founding diversity as he predicts ‘growth agenda’ will win in the UK
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University of London ‘safe haven’ for small institutes in marketised sector
New vice-chancellor of federal university to focus on boosting international programmes and ‘selling London brand’ post-Brexit Â
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UK government ‘fully endorses’ university-industry report
Dame Ann Dowling’s report called public support for collaboration ‘excessively complex’
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Why we can’t overlook textbook piracy
A new business model is needed if textbook publishers want to win back their student clients, says Matthew Jones
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THE to host first summit in Japan
Asia Universities Summit 2020 will take place in partnership with Fujita Health University in Nagoya
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What can we expect from Jo Johnson’s return?
In his first term as universities minister, Jo Johnson enacted radical policy changes. Rachel Hewitt considers what we can expect during his second turn in the post
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Minister hopes for ‘significant uplift’ in QR funding next year
Chris Skidmore tells peers he hopes for announcement soon but acknowledges that UK is ‘in a very strange place politically’
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English universities welcome boost in QR research funding
Budget for 2019-20 promises £45 million in quality-related support, but universities say more is needed
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Ministers launch £10 million English fund for University Enterprise Zones
Investment will help institutions develop university-industry collaboration
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IBM: The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon, by James W. Cortada
Book of the week: Christopher Phelps assesses a bold but flawed history of one of America’s great corporations
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Court to rule on release of Monsanto meeting transcript
Long-running dispute over industry influence in Canada nears decision point, but no big solution
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THE World Reputation Rankings 2019: strong bonds build strong brands
Having learned the value of protecting reputations individually, universities now must begin acting collectively to support higher education more widely, Ellie Bothwell hears
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When will lifelong learning come of age?
Continuous retraining is widely seen as the answer to the coming job losses caused by automation and artificial intelligence. But are universities the best places to provide it? And are their courses...
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Universities are the aces in the political pack
Higher education is often cast as politically insignificant, but look closer and it is frequently a chip in the highest-stakes game around