UK regional innovation pilots ‘should shun Silicon Valley myth’
Levelling-up plans for ‘innovation accelerators’ bring hope for local decisions on R&D, but warnings against Whitehall’s ‘Stanford-Silicon Valley’ concept
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Will US universities’ labour pains be the mother of invention?
The Great Resignation, remote working and rapid changes in the graduate employment market are all forcing US higher education institutions to evolve – fast. But are institutions that have spent two...
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Interview with Faezeh Marzbanrad
Biomedical engineer talks about problem-solving, the importance of monitoring foetal cardiac health and why no one has got it quite right on STEM education for women
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ߣߣƵn National University cuts ties with Russia
Invasion of Ukraine ‘threatens the peace, freedom and democracy on which freedom of inquiry and academic collaboration is based’
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Extra £20 million to offset UK overseas research cuts
Impact of cuts to in-flight research mitigated by additional money but future budgets for aid-funded projects still uncertain, says UK science funder
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Kwarteng ‘vetoed appointment of Oxford college head to lead ESRC’
Business secretary reportedly concerned by Jonathan Michie’s ‘left-wing’ associations
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Red tape warning for research projects over national security law
‘Seemingly small regulatory requirements readily spawn large bureaucratic responses,’ says City president
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New network takes aim at natural disasters and workforce needs
While many governments struggle to predict workforce needs, ߣߣƵ’s new tropical alliance is giving it a crack
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Industrial strategy boosts university-industry engagement funding
UK government's White Paper offers commitments on HEIF funding and assigns role to OfS
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Research council head veto ‘will make vacancies harder to fill’
Ministerial intervention in research council appointment highlights growing politicisation of British science, experts warn
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Covid recovery projects held up for months by red tape
Tardy response to UKRI request meant greenlit research projects on pandemic could not begin, investigation concludes
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UK regions promised research funding boost under ‘levelling up’
Forty per cent increase in investment by 2030 pledged, with BEIS ring-fencing majority of its spending for areas beyond golden triangle
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To level up, empower regions to invest in skills and education
The UK government’s White Paper is a good start but needs to do more to link local learning with local needs, says Marius Ostrowski
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Canada joining the rush to create a Darpa
Trudeau government set to fulfil campaign promise for version of legendary US innovation agency, amid mixed expert assessment of its wisdom
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Liberté, egalité, autonomie: Do French universities want more freedom?
Despite incremental reforms throughout Emmanuel Macron’s first term as president, France still has one of the most centralised higher education systems in Europe. As the election looms, Ben Upton...