Heavily oversubscribed UK spin-out scheme ‘must be expanded’
Thousands set to miss out on fund set up by UK government to support companies in traversing the ‘Valley of Death’ between research and commercialisation, universities fear
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Dreaming spires won’t save UK universities that downplay impact
Isolated domains of academic excellence must transform into dynamic enterprises integrated with local industry and community, says Aleks Subic
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OfS strategic priority fund cut by £100 million as review begins
Ministers to seek to ensure money used to support high-cost subjects better aligns with priorities for growth
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Fund to attract international researchers to UK gets £30 million
Royal Society announces government-backed fellowships as countries race to sign up scientific talent fleeing the US
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UK-EU reset targets youth mobility scheme and Erasmus+ membership
Broad agreement offers little detail on HE priorities, with no mention of whether EU students will be able to pay UK fees
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Decade-long research budgets extended across Whitehall
Other UK government departments outside science will be encouraged to allocate a proportion of their research budgets to long-term funding
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Collaboration key to coming international strategy – Phillipson
Secretary of state promises to focus on building global partnerships in vital document that will shape approach to education exports
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Universities dump growth plans as de facto Australian caps remain
Minister says there will be no changes to visa processing regime that gives effect to government’s thwarted cap proposal
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Growing urban-rural HE access divide ‘hands votes to the right’
Current widening participation approach not working, say academics, as rural villages and coastal towns revealed as areas with lowest levels of progression to universities
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New visa rules to force reviews of ‘riskier’ student recruitment
While some see higher compliance thresholds as way to identify rogue operators, the threat of losing licences could push universities to withdraw from certain regions entirely
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I’m tired of the academic road to nowhere – but it’s too late to exit
For one mid-career academic scientist, precarity is becoming unbearable. But they are too experienced for entry-level industry jobs and not experienced enough for senior ones. They’ve stayed too long...
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Innovation-focused academics need their own career track
Edinburgh’s pioneering new framework will allow academics to pursue commercialisation without negative career impact, says Christina Boswell
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Humour a ‘quiet rebellion’ that can democratise PhD supervision
Using jokes where appropriate can build trust, diffuse anxiety and enhance learning, says doctoral supervision award winner
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Dutch declines in academic freedom a ‘multi-dimensional problem’
Science academy urges government to facilitate curiosity-driven research and protect researchers from intimidation