University-business links

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

Henry Lane Fox speaks to Times Higher Education at the 2017 THE Innovation and Impact Summit in Hong Kong

US scholar argues that academics punch above their weight in key discoveries

Brexit may threaten ability to attract future overseas funding, experts warn

Analysis suggests v-c pay is rising twice as fast as salaries of more junior university staff

Study claims California’s higher education policy environment has led to the ‘stagnation’ of the state’s universities 

Does Nigel Piercy textbook case study stem from his experience at Swansea University? 

The event in South Korea will include the official launch of the THE Asia University Rankings 

UK ‘naive’ to think that it could replace academic links with European industry with those from elsewhere

Investing in UK science may be cheaper after Brexit but the true cost to innovation system remains to be seen, says Holly Else

UK government to completely overhaul technical education as part of new industrial strategy

Event will explore university-industry collaboration, curiosity-led research and whether institutions can create entrepreneurs