Attracting research talent ‘no longer one-size-fits-all’
Conference hears local job opportunities for partners of researchers may be just as important as institution’s scholarly prowess
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UK research shortfall still £1 billion, says Royal Society head
Sir Adrian Smith tells MPs that scientists must redouble efforts to win European grants to offset huge drop in science funding
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Academics want interdisciplinary approach to shaping policy
Universities should rethink their role as a ‘neutral but powerful force’ in times of crisis, summit hears
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SDGs are transforming ‘global academy’ from rhetoric to reality
Focusing on sustainable development is not an original strategy for universities in 2021, but if anything, that only increases the value of adopting the SDGs, says Patrick Deane
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Impact Rankings 2021: results announced
UK university tops third edition of global ranking measuring institutions’ social and economic impact
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Universities should focus on what they’re good for, not good at
If we’re going to measure what universities do, let’s concentrate on what really counts, says Julian Skyrme
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Impact Rankings 2021: Portugal and South Korea are most improved
Countries have each made most progress in three tables related to the Sustainable Development Goals
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Impact Rankings 2021: table information
A university’s final score in the overall table is calculated by combining its score in SDG 17 with its top three scores out of the remaining 16 SDGs. SDG 17 accounts for 22 per cent of the overall...
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Impact Rankings 2021: Australasian universities dominate
Region retains pre-eminence in league table based on alignment with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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ߣߣÊÓƵn government ‘not hostile to universities’: Pyne
Unfavourable policies stem from ‘frustrations’ over stymied reforms, former education minister says
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German Greens promise radical shake-up of higher education
Likely to enter government in the autumn, the party wants a big expansion of student support, 40 per cent female quotas in universities, and academic freedom at the heart of foreign policy
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Yale sanctions open debate on lack of faculty-student party rules
US professors often extend off-campus invites, but generally without official guidelines
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Teaching universities lead UK’s £60 million crowdfunding haul
Study highlights growing importance of fundraising activity but raises concerns about burden on academics and students
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Which arm of the K-shaped recovery will your institution be on?
Tough choices and bold strategies are needed if universities are to navigate the perilous landscape that lies ahead, argue Michael Braun and Scott Latham
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Arts and humanities will ‘deliver us from Covid’
Attacks on the disciplines are ‘source of alarm’, as they are central to employability in teaching ‘how narratives fool us’, THE event hears