Does liberal arts education have an image problem?
Liberal arts colleges are often perceived as being elite and irrelevant. But the best among them excel in areas such as engagement and focus on critical thinking. Ellie Bothwell explores whether...
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Peer calls for German-style partnerships with industry
Links between universities and manufacturing could help make Britain 'great' again. John Morgan writes
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The British HE system is as far from the American as ever
While the Higher Education and Research Act seeks to level the playing field between providers, an unregulated category could spook future politicians and see the law retightened, says Nick Hillman
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Sir Mark Walport: my ambition as first chief of UKRI
The new CEO of UKRI, Sir Mark Walport, says a shake-up of UK research funding is needed if the country is to remain internationally competitive
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A mere letter?
At its final session in committee on the Higher Education and Research Bill on 30 January, the House of Lords debated amendments on the proposals for UK Research and Innovation. Lord Prior, only a...
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How can we solve the crisis in university teacher training?
John Cater believes his Higher Education Policy Institute report offers some answers
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How much has higher education changed?
Ellie Bothwell goes through the archives from 45 to five years ago and discovers some recurring themes
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What does Whitehall restructure mean for research?
Concerns raised over splitting research and universities, while Theresa May’s focus on ‘industrial strategy’ prompts questions
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Silicon Valley and local universities show ‘mismatch’
Study claims California’s higher education policy environment has led to the ‘stagnation’ of the state’s universitiesÂ
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Power steering
The claim that regional strategies, innovation and the Northern Powerhouse (the future of which is in doubt) need universities is right but the implication that this can only be driven by research-...
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General election 2017: the biggest threat to the HE Bill since it was introduced
Some aspects of university reform – including parts of the TEF – could ‘turn to dust’, says Nick Hillman
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Latin America University Rankings 2017: results out now
Brazil retains the crown in ߣߣÊÓƵ’s second annual list of the top universities in the region as higher education institutions face up to the need to change
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Why my university is not entering the TEF
Open University vice-chancellor Peter Horrocks on why his institution will not be in the teaching excellence framework this year