Focus R&D spending on priority areas, says UK industrial strategy
Ten-year budgets, research ‘mission’ fund and commercialisation focus confirmed in new blueprint that outlines ‘critical’ role of universities in driving growth
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The excessive demands on research offices threaten quality and impact
Research support staff are crying out for a more supportive funding and regulatory environment, says Ross McLennanÂ
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Humanities and arts degrees disappearing in parts of UK
Students from rural and disadvantaged areas disproportionally affected by subject cuts, British Academy warns
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Kent and Greenwich to join forces as new ‘superuniversity’
South-east institutions to collaborate under multi-university group model – the first initiative of its kind in the UK sector
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UKRI chief: ‘Do fewer things in research but do them really well’
Ian Chapman backs ministers’ calls for more research specialisation by universities in first public comments since taking over at £9 billion-a-year research funder
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Melbourne stops work on new campus, citing ‘constrained’ finances
Construction on A$2bn Fishermans Bend site paused for at least five years, amid revenue concerns and systemic delays
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Social class should be an EDI category in higher education
Failure to acknowledge how class operates within academia means many students still feel uncomfortable on campus, says Beth Johnson
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Prosperity summit’s sidelining of ߣߣÊÓƵ’s universities is baffling
Excluding academia from the main discussions at recent national productivity summit is short-sighted and complacent, says Shamit Saggar
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New Xiong’an campuses ‘must show they can attract top talent’
Massive expansion of higher education out of Beijing the latest attempt to distribute resources more evenly across China’s regions
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Don’t repeat UK mistakes, ߣߣÊÓƵn universities told
Avoid ‘faux’ competition and do not deny reality, analysts warn, as UK-style funding crunch looms
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Turing to ‘step up’ defence work after government pressure
AI institute pledges to support national goals and ‘deliver innovation’ on a level not possible in individual universities
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Real-terms fall in R&D spending ‘could hold back UK’s growth’
Warnings UK failing to keep up with international competitors as real-terms research expenditure declines
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UK’s first campus in India ‘just the start’, says Southampton v-c
Mark E. Smith eyes destinations ‘closer to home’ for next overseas site after moving quickly to become first to get going in India
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The UK funding crisis may just see the emergence of a stronger sector
A systemic realignment is under way that, while painful, could lead to more efficient and adaptable provision, say Jonathan Barton and Mike Boxall