Complete PhD coverage for lecturers ‘undesirable’, says professor
But author of 2012 paper on staff qualifications says it is likely to be ‘norm and expectation’ that many academics have a doctorate Â
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UK Academic Salon examines reality of ‘science superpower’ rhetoric
Speakers at Huawei-backed event to include Anton Muscatelli and Jo Johnson
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Meeting the SDGs demands a step change in collaborative research
Universities are moving in the right direction, but they can and must go further and faster, says Alice Gast
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Business schools need to teach their graduates to lobby responsibly
As the David Cameron furore underlines, lobbying is big business, fraught with risk. So why have universities shied away from it, asks Alberto Alemanno
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UK government team to advise universities on China research links
Experts on research security will help UK researchers to navigate concerns over growing research dependence on China
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Interview with Helen Burt
The retiring UBC scientist on inspirational partners, the precarious state of career options, and the formative value of stink bombs
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Impact Rankings 2021: Portugal and South Korea are most improved
Countries have each made most progress in three tables related to the Sustainable Development Goals
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UK Research and Innovation budget falls as overseas aid cuts bite
Total budget for UK’s main public research funder is down 5 per cent
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California’s online community college graduates just 12 students
Calbright faces 2022 closure deadline after troubled start
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Industrial Strategy Commission: it is time to address UK’s major regional inequalities
Commission’s final report calls for an Office for Strategic Economic Management to ensure sound regional economic policy, writes Andy Westwood
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UKRI: overseas aid-funded research still ‘high priority’
Funding body confirms expected dates for cuts to overseas research projects
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The UK’s international education strategy needs more internationalisation
Efforts to accrue more overseas fees could be vetoed by the Home Office and will do little to make UK students more culturally savvy, warns Peter BradyÂ
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The UK’s industrial strategy can manufacture a new breed of Victorians
By focusing on collaboration as much as funding levels, technological progress can spearhead national prosperity and self-confidence, says Angus Horner
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A tightly woven matrix
Integrating local, national and global interests could be key to aligning the many competing social and environmental agendas in this era of upheaval
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Impact Rankings 2021: life below water (SDG 14) methodology
This ranking explores universities’ research on life below water and their education on and support for aquatic ecosystems. View the methodology for the Impact Rankings 2021 to find out how these...