How’s business? Balancing the academy and industry
As universities mull their partnerships with outsiders, all eyes study their power within national economic hierarchies
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Erasmus+ exchange programme set to open to all countries in 2021
European Commission proposal means the UK will be able to seek an agreement to participate post-Brexit
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Opera and the Political Imaginary in Old Regime France, by Olivia Bloechl
Nicholas Till hears productive questions in a probing consideration of tragédie lyrique
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Books editor’s blog: A vote of confidence in the scientific method
In Randomistas, Andrew Leigh, a former professor of economics turned MP, channels his inner nerd to pen a ode to the joys of randomised trials, finds Matthew Reisz
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Are universities engines or products of economic growth?
To what extent can universities drive economic development – or vice versa? Rachael Pells explores the ways in which higher education and economic success interact
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Asian university hands control of curriculum design to industry
President of Incheon National University says higher education institutions should be ‘honoured to be the servants of industry’
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Interview with Deborah McAndrew
The new chancellor of Leeds Trinity University talks about playing a student on Coronation Street, coping with grief and why regional accents are still frowned upon by directors of Shakespeare
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Christine Floss, 1961-2018
Tributes paid to physicist whose research on moon rocks illuminated our understanding of the solar system
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Public trust ‘key’ to Irish universities’ funding battle
Head of Higher Education Authority acknowledges ‘political appetite’ for organisation to take on stronger regulatory responsibilities
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Automatic job applications could help gender balance, says study
Gender gap at professorial level is largely down to fewer women applying, so default application system could be a solution, researcher suggests
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Will handing curriculum design to industry solve the skills gap?
Cutting academics out of module creation poses risks, but it is a model that will be watched closely, says Chris Havergal
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The week in higher education – 31 May 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Ucas rejects ‘racial profiling’ claims over fraud investigations
Analysis finds black students significantly more likely to have their applications investigated and cancelled