UKRI-backed university spin-outs ‘twice as successful’ Companies built on university-based research twice as likely to succeed if they receive Innovate UK backing, study suggests Jack Grove 7月 14日
REF-related funding to rise by 10 per cent to £2 billion a year Research England unveils substantial uplifts for both quality-related research funding and knowledge exchange activities Jack Grove 7月 14日
ERC grants analysis reveals research strengths of European countries Data from seven years’ worth of Horizon 2020 grants shows you ‘don't need to tell researchers what to do’, ERC president says Ben Upton 7月 14日
Governors ‘should be more involved in standards’ English universities can protect institutional autonomy from interventionist regulators by equipping boards with skills, says Hepi policy note Tom Williams 7月 14日
English universities reject 200 speakers – but 99 per cent go ahead Rejections up, but data show universities ‘remain places where debate and the sharing of ideas can thrive’, says OfS Tom Williams 7月 14日
Why is the EU’s new innovation agenda near silent on universities? We need a vision of how to foster the knowledge base and creative mindsets on which new thinking depends, says Jan Palmowski Jan Palmowski 7月 14日
Czech ministry plans tough changes to curb doctoral dropouts Proposals to cut places and dropout by a third aim to stem waste and attract talent from abroad Ben Upton 7月 13日
Andrea Jenkyns appointed new higher education minister MP given downgraded brief after courting controversy with middle finger gesture Tom Williams 7月 13日
Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch attacks ‘pointless degrees’ Rising star of contest to be next PM signals intention to clamp down on ‘low quality degrees’ and universities that ‘indoctrinate social attitudes’ Jack Grove 7月 12日
Hi-de-Hi finance: USS buys Butlin’s sites for £300 million Academics’ pension fund adds famous holiday camps to growing portfolio of assets as it seeks to shore up finances post-pandemic Tom Williams 7月 12日