University-business links

Australia's top-ranked university joins growing list of institutions trading off the innate commercial value of their land

New campus after seven years of CMU operations in Rwanda raises hopes, questions of sustainability

US’ top producer of research papers hopes stance will force major gains in open access

Government policy and universities’ commitment to working with business cited as key factors for success in THE University Impact Rankings table

Max Lu defends Surrey’s collaboration with Chinese giant, suggesting that UK government would ban ties if it had evidence of espionage

Ford administration is blind to incompatibility of statistical metrics and quality teaching, academics warn

University medical network paid $500,000 for books by Baltimore mayor, who takes leave

Long-running dispute over industry influence in Canada nears decision point, but no big solution

Investment will help institutions develop university-industry collaboration

Patent citation data suggest that economies such as South Korea, where firms have capacity to drive research, are making most progress 

Case may show that Canada needs a broader strategy to become an innovation powerhouse

Representative organisation criticises vice-chancellors’ aversion to sharing funding with vocational education

After stockpiling land for decades, leading US university plans $1 billion (£774 million) science complex 

UUK and CBI back transformation of apprenticeship levy into ‘skills levy’

Lengthy discussions slow pace of bringing products to market and are often irrelevant by the time they are concluded, summit hears

Making innovation zones work goes beyond financial support and facilities, summit hears

Long-term benefits of research success – and of building industry relations – may be less direct but far more valuable than royalty payments, summit hears

Educators relax as Australian PM offers olive branch

Rule changes could lead to ‘mis-selling’ of qualifications that are not full degrees, higher education institutions warn

China’s internal policies, such as Belt and Road initiative, may hold the key to protecting a critical revenue stream

Minister will decide whether to give go ahead to Dublin consortium in ‘engine of the economy’ plan

Nordic country’s higher education system punches above its weight in Universitas 21 ranking

Brexit could be driving shift in rankings, Reuters suggests

Regional institutions, facing uncertain funding future, build case for more federal support ahead of budget

Academics establish deal with social network that will allow ‘insider’ scholars to filter data given to researchers

History shows that the Belt and Road initiative will be successful only if it boosts human capital, as well as physical infrastructure, says Alan Ruby

Higher education institutions make a loss when they invest in international partnerships, but the wider community reaps a windfall, says New Zealand report

Government initiative funds five collaborations involving 60 academic institutions and more than 450 businesses

Ongoing ministerial education reviews risk treating technical and academic education as separate pathways, says Quintin McKellar, and this could be to the detriment of both

Scholars argue swelling targets for teaching and research are making it harder for universities to have a regional impact

Mark Goodwin looks at what it takes to be a ‘vortex university’, and why Exeter aspires to become one

Advancing capabilities of stem cells could mean researchers run into legal difficulties once more, European academies warn

Ten people, including four coaches, face charges in federal investigation

Class of ’92 to set up alternative provider teaching business, media and sport

Nature Index examines how research articles are cited in third-party patents  

Sara Ladrón de Guevara and Anthony Monaco on why institutions should collaborate with their neighbours to develop ideas and solve local problems