Engineering

A prominent advocate for engineering and education in the subject has died

From climate change to artificial intelligence, constructal law has a theory, says Richard Joyner

Results of NUS survey appear to reflect university leavers’ experience in job market

A new condensed master’s will be offered by NMITE among other curriculum innovations

A leading physicist, activist and author has died

Book of the week: Meet the human computers in heels who juggled science and family, says Margaret A. Weitekamp

Study finds that on average graduates in the country earn more than non-graduates 

A leading authority on the application of solar energy has died

In academia, and more widely, women are too easily relegated to the ‘less competent than men’ category, writes Dame Athene Donald

We talk with the Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Award winner about impactful research, encouraging young women into science and how engineering is not just about an oily rag and a spanner

Lack of progression may help to explain BME under-representation in academic workforce

Fewer students expected to come to UK from Continent in wake of Brexit

British College of Bahrain likely to reignite debate about country’s human rights record

Optimism and realism vie in a study telling us where we are, where we’re going and how best to get there, says Jon Turney

But transferring to an institution in another country generally has less of a ‘positive impact’, finds paper

Paper predicts that the number of funded researchers at small institutions will decline by two-thirds in the next decade if ‘skews are left uncorrected’

First Regius posts for Wales and Northern Ireland in expansion marking Queen's 90th birthday

William Klug was fatally shot in one of the university’s engineering buildings

Soon-to-be-released review into employability has identified the importance of work experience, students’ attitude and accreditation

Technically-trained graduates vital for development, says thinktank chief

Prospective students in China are no longer looking only at traditionally elite institutions, says director of British Council in the country

Education City's spending for stateside outposts pieced together by The Washington Post

Ellie Bothwell blogs from the opening of the British Council’s UK-China Education Policy Week in Beijing

LSE academic finds link between education and extremism is most pronounced in Muslim world, but extends to the West too

Non-EU citizens took one in five new posts over past decade, leaving 40 per cent of posts for UK researchers, Hefce figures show

UK among the worst performers in analysis of 69 national academies

Nanyang Technological University president Bertil Andersson says Singapore has been much better at improving universities

The invention might be a ‘world first’ in robotics, says the university

No more than 75 per cent of a discipline’s students should be of the same gender, says funding council

But universities warned to beware the predicted fall in China’s student population

Higher education must look beyond financial gain to help solve the Middle East crisis, says Zahir Irani

Barry Winn, former University of Bradford deputy v-c, criticises short-term ‘colonial’ approach of UK universities to global partnerships

Robyn Arianrhod on how Enlightenment android-builders and modern biologists shaped the sciences of life and artificial intelligence

Recalling his childhood in Wales prompts Sir Keith Burnett to muse on the opportunities for today’s youth

Broader-based education addresses concerns over graduate skills, conference hears

Baroness Vadera explains how Santander hopes to encourage entrepreneurialism in graduates

Kingston study finds that less affluent learners are more concerned about debt, and unlikely to be able to rely on their parents for support

Report from the Council of Graduate Schools contradicts 'common assumption' that international students choose US for doctoral degrees

Investment pays off for the economy, finds groundbreaking US study

Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy aims to equip graduates with the ‘soft skills’ required for industry or academia

Responses of more than 24,000 undergraduates indicate limited development in areas such as creativity and citizenship over course of degree

Use the Force if you want, but to really destroy the Death Star, Heriot-Watt University may be the place to start

Max Lu to join from University of Queensland

Steven Yearley finds merit but not proven mileage in putting CO₂ on ice to arrest global warming

Increase led by growth in number of international students

Vice-chancellors say funding should be redirected to means-tested maintenance grants

President of US campus also seeks to aid the local economy and forge global partnerships

Balance of power continues to shift towards Asia in disciplines

However, success of Indian academics in the UK may be under threat as a result of universities’ focus on teaching excellence

But UK overseas STEM postgraduates less likely to say the country is the best destination for career opportunities

An electrical engineer who pioneered major developments in signal processing has died

Researchers must tell a good tale about their work without skewing the science, Cait MacPhee says

Vast majority find position in STEM-related careers, although fewer stay in research over the longer term

Sample list of questions says applicants were asked about bankers’ pay and invited to carry out an engineering experiment with a ruler

Stereotypes, prejudice and laddish behaviour still deter young women interested in physics, engineering and computer science, says Eileen Pollack

A pioneering engineer known as ‘the father of aeroacoustics’ has died

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016 subject tables will be revealed over six weeks

Majority of academics publishing in journals with lax peer review are from Asia, study concludes

Studies on urine, pain thresholds and unboiled eggs honoured in annual awards for improbable research. John Elmes takes a look

In tomorrow’s world, all knowledge may be derived from data by a single process, finds John Gilbey