Tim Bradshaw appointed Russell Group chief executive
Lobbying government on Brexit will be key priority for new leader
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Labour: universities 'critical' for high-wage economy in UK
Shadow industrial strategy minister says scrapping fees essential for universities' civic mission
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Universities must teach students ‘how to imagine’
University of Waterloo president says modern universities must combine research and creativityÂ
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Litigation and learning don’t mix
Financial disputes and litigation are lose-lose situations for universities and students no matter the outcome, says Ronel LehmannÂ
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Will India’s Institutes of Eminence finally put the subcontinent’s HE system on the world stage?
Government investment will address the underperforming sector but political interference needs to stop for Indian higher education to truly make its mark, argues Deepak Nayyar
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‘Grand challenges’ reshape universities’ research agendas
Twenty North American institutions using ‘moon shots’ to help focus and attract support for their scientific endeavours
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The threat to standards in UK universities
While their credentials are not in dispute, institutions could have their teaching and research undermined by a crisis in morale
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Universities ‘carrying the can’ as ߣߣÊÓƵ-China tensions grow
As Beijing and Canberra trade blows over foreign interference and academic freedom, leading analyst predicts things will get worse before they get better
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New age of regulation must not forget the lessons of the past
The Office for Students’ arrival marks a new era of higher education regulation but it can also learn much from its predecessor's successes, argues Tim Melville-Ross
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Minister accused of ‘retreat’ from post-Brexit EU research deal
Sam Gyimah has been criticised for failing to commit to associate membership of Framework Programme 9
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Prizes for enterprise: the shape of KEF to come
Introduced to help boost technology transfer amid renewed political focus on ‘industrial strategy’, the KEF aims to complement the REF and TEF. But how will it work? Is it even necessary? And is the...
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Sheffield seeks head of multidisciplinary engineering education strategy
New building to offer shared facilities, broad-spectrum view for booming faculty. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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University building boom is reshaping our cities
Unprecedented spending on university estates are transforming campuses and cities more generally, explain the authors of a new book on contemporary design in higher education
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Is the academy too close to Silicon Valley?
The entanglement of the university and tech worlds faces increased scrutiny following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Could joint positions in industry and academia offer a workable and ethically...
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Xenofeminism, by Helen Hester
Emma Rees on a challenging study that leads to flashbacks of Foucault and Xena: Warrior Princess