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Asia University Rankings 2018: continental contenders
Futao Huang considers the five nations trying to compete with China, Asia’s higher education superpower
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Colombia: barriers to scientific cooperation remain
Botanist warns of continuing political instability and restrictive legislation on science
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Chi Onwurah: research funding in regions could ‘rebalance economy’
Shadow science minister acknowledges challenge of combining excellence with ‘place’ in supporting R&D
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Research that pays: knowledge transfer at the world’s top universities
Simon Baker discovers what the World Economic Forum’s ‘community’ of universities – the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) – can teach us about industry-academia collaboration and innovation with...
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UK considers extending post-Brexit support for Horizon 2020 bids
Treasury underwriting of projects previously funded by the EU could continue after transition period, Jo Johnson says
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China’s shift towards basic research ‘aids entrepreneurial goals’
National University of Singapore president says focus is moving away from short-term and applied research
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Paris to London: Howard Davies on the finance sector and universities’ common interests
The former LSE director tells Matthew Reisz that colleagues at Sciences Po sense an opportunity in Brexit, that the French should not fret over league tables and that academics, policymakers and...
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Stop labelling courses ‘vocational’ or ‘academic’ – they can be both
Sarah Stevens looks at how universities are endeavouring to deliver the skills and learning the UK needs
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UK invests £65 million in US research in landmark deal
Inaugural UK-US science deal will include investment in two major projects Stateside
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Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister
Former prisons minister takes on brief as predecessor moved to Department for Transport
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Differential fees in England would base policy on ‘prejudice’
As Pam Tatlow departs MillionPlus, she warns against imposing a market in fees and criticises UUK on funding and Brexit
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Will the KEF tempt v-cs to give peas a chance?
Knowledge exchange sits low on academia’s menu, overshadowed by meatier mains, but could the assessment of universities’ third-stream activities tempt some to make it a signature dish?