Impact and breakthroughs: EPSRC sets new strategy
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council aims to accelerate both scientific breakthroughs and social and economic impact.

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council aims to accelerate both scientific breakthroughs and social and economic impact.

A survey of the country since its revolution captures key political tensions but pays little heed to a vibrant culture and people, writes Annabelle Sreberny

PhDs are becoming more programmatic in many countries, but the German one-on-one model retains considerable influence, says Glen Jones

China is reasserting itself at the forefront of intellectual endeavour while its regional neighbours vie to keep the pace. John Ross reports

Max Lu, the first Chinese academic to lead a UK university, says that increasing the institution's links with major firms from his homeland will be a priority

A focus on raising performance has helped universities in Egypt and Malaysia surge in the rankings. Ellie Bothwell reports

If not, the country’s single biggest success story could be at risk, says Janet Beer

The Palestinian law professor talks about the overlap with his other job: as a stand-up comedian travelling the world talking about the Arab American experience

Higher education leaders fear shortage of skilled workers if limit is not lowered from £30,000

China’s leading universities are soaring up the global and Asian tables, largely driven by improvements in citation impact, says Ellie Bothwell

The lecturer in international business and strategy and author of Supermarket USA on big books, the ‘Cold War Farms Race’ and jazzed-up propaganda battles

Teachers coming together to share learning strategies and mentor each other can prevent burnout and jump-start professional growth, says Valencia Gabay

Four institutions hope science-focused campus will be exempted from student numbers cap

Book of the week: Changes to methods of military leadership raise questions of who’s the boss, finds A. W. Purdue
Effort to publish damned by review process Ronald Barnett offered some suggestions on how to conduct journal reviews with integrity in his article “Where are the ethics in academic publishing?” (...