How can universities compete with tech giants for AI talent?
National strategies also debate merits of basic versus applied research in rapidly expanding field
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Will China be the new centre of gravity in world of research?
Simon Baker examines the rise of China as a research nation and the worries this provokes among some Westerners
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Graduates will never truly leave the university of the future
In an unpredictable, increasingly digital age, Singapore’s universities are rethinking how to equip alumni with relevant skills throughout their lives
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Accounting for Slavery: Masters and Management, by Caitlin Rosenthal
The capital value of slaves made it possible for white livelihoods to flourish, writes Martin Myers
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Campuses warn against metrics-only knowledge exchange framework
Universities say they must be able to supplement metrics with contextual or narrative information
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Interview with Lyndsey Stonebridge
The humanities professor discusses her passion for human rights, how universities can work with refugees, and learning to stop apologising
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Funding council strategy to reward partnership-with-industry initiatives
Working students and employers will steer sector's agenda, says Hefce head. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Call to give early career researchers more independence
Review of UK guidelines says junior scholars should spend 20 per cent of time on their own projects and personal development
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Plan S: how important is open access publishing?
The advent of Plan S promises to turbocharge the open access movement, but amid pushback from researchers and publishers, Rachael Pells examines whether the demand for published research truly merits...
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Tie research grants to career development efforts, v-c says
Ahead of publication of revised concordat, Brunel leader calls for funding agencies to give document greater importance
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China urged to play the long game of scientific development
Tsinghua provost urges researchers to take the risks required to achieve major breakthroughs
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Towns and universities: UK Labour’s new civic thinking
Uclan role in Preston Model sheds light on what a Labour government could mean for universities, beyond the fees pledge
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Looking ahead: THE’s University Leaders Survey
Where will higher education be in 2030? Our survey asks university leaders what they think the next decade holds for the sector
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Researching whale hunting: one scholar joins a harpoon crew
In the very different cultures of St Vincent and the Faroe Islands, whaling forms a key part of their identity. Scholar Russell Fielding gets a real insight into the hunting tradition. Matthew Reisz...