Conservative provinces split from Trudeau on higher education
Alberta joins Ontario in cutting university funding and hiking tuition fees
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Will US universities be made redundant by the employability agenda?
With student debt escalating and concerns persisting that college graduates are not job-ready, increasing numbers of companies are taking the training of their workers in-house. But where does that...
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Why shouldn’t the UK’s Darpa be within UKRI?
Conservative mistrust of the existing research funding system demands a re-examination of its uneasy compromises, says John Womersley
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The UK’s centenarian lifelong learning provision needs rejuvenation
Universities, local authorities and others must heed the Centenary Commission on Adult Education’s recommendations, says Jonathan Michie
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New ‘strategic body’ for education part of Labour’s English plan
Party’s lifelong learning report features call for new organisation to coordinate across National Education Service
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UK’s first ‘dean of place’ turns civic thinking into action
Newcastle’s Jane Robinson wants to work strategically with local partners to help address north east’s post-industrial challenges
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Where is higher education in Chile’s dignity revolution?
Fees reform has not quelled popular anger over exploitation, but academics can play a key role in constitutional reform, says Robert Funk
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THE World University Rankings 2020: turning a juggernaut around
Strong decision-making and a focus on culture enabled a rapid shift in the performance of an ߣߣÊÓƵn behemoth, says Michael Spence
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The week in higher education – 31 October 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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UK science minister wants multi-year research funding framework
Chris Skidmore tells Tory conference meeting he wants UK research funding to emulate EU’s approach
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New research alliance cements global split on AI ethics
Europe and Japan take different approach to US and China on potential risks of technology
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THE World University Rankings 2020: work that pays double dividends
Research with and for industry earns institutions vital income and furthers knowledge transfer, so universities take it seriously, finds Sarah Wild
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Tech challenger universities lead the way on industry links
THEÂ analysis shines a light on institutions that have thought outside the box on research collaboration and funding
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Full speed ahead: we need more higher education, not less
Quality versus quantity is key in discussing HE expansion, but if Britain wants to succeed on a growing global stage we will need more, not less, HE
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How can internationalisation be compatible with carbon neutrality?
A much wider use of sophisticated video conferencing will help – but no one is saying this will be easy, reflects Richard Davies