University-industry collaboration
Hepi report recommends more practice-led courses guided by employer needs, with further education colleges playing a ‘larger role’
More than one in five employers tell annual CBI/Pearson survey that they have provided remedial support
Creating doctoral colleges and distance PhDs. What are universities doing to better support doctoral students? Holly Else writes
Complexity of government initiatives to help commercialise university research under scrutiny
NCUB report finds engagement with small firms has grown over the past decade but the size of each tie-up has been shrinking
The government has announced four new University Enterprise Zones that will be set up across the country.
A cross-party group of MPs has launched a new inquiry into university-business collaboration.Â
But some fear large gifts from US companies may dictate universities’ curricula