Impact and engagement

Animal behaviour expert Weliton Menário Costa wins international prize for flamboyant take on how marsupials have distinct personalities

LSE academic’s book partly inspired by innovation economy divisions in his hometown of Oxford

Election result in world’s fourth biggest nation underlines the need for better understanding of its neighbour

Sharing resources and commercial risk will allow Midlands universities to better support research spin-outs, says Aston University leader

‘We have an obligation to try something ground-breaking,’ says oncologist confronting co-Australian of the Year’s brain cancer

The Technical University of Munich is moving beyond outreach and creating a two-way dialogue with society, says Jeanne Rubner

It is vital for academics to speak science to power, from bona fide billionaires to hard-pressed policymakers, says Stuart Brocklehurst

Reimagined PhD that provides students with business training and industry contacts is attracting interest from governments and science philanthropists

There is no single or ‘correct’ way to rank universities – and that’s a very good thing, writes Phil Baty

A series of open letters on Israel-Gaza underlines that scholars rarely have superior knowledge, moral insight or political acumen, says Adrian Kreutz   

More miscarriages inevitable unless courts become ‘more science-sensitive’, learned academy warns

Academy and fifth estate must team up, Nobel laureate says, as 3.2 billion people prepare to vote in a reality-free zone

Australia has made strides in developing a commercialisation culture but still has a long way to go, says new STA president

The government-sponsored review makes important recommendations, but the US is not the only source of good ideas for boosting impact, says Max Lu

Unlocking potential will need huge injections of funding, proper devolution and the type of long-term planning that has long been absent, says Sue Hartley

Court case raises conflict between academic freedom and universities’ duty of care, says barrister

Scientific writing should avoid use of terms like ‘cuckold’, says paper finding antifeminist online forums often draw on ‘reputable research’

Guidelines produced by Oxford vice-chancellor and venture capitalist designed to drive greater private investment in research start-ups

Auckland failed to give public commentary the level of occupational protection that would be mandatory in the laboratory, says colleague of Siouxsie Wiles

The idea that the US is far better at commercialising academic IP simply isn’t true, say three US licensing experts

Sector leaders quizzed in Elsevier survey back shift to more holistic methods of evaluating scholarship

Unless vocational and higher education systems are better aligned, Australians will struggle to met the challenges of the future, say five researchers

As MENA adapts to global warming, regional universities, especially in the UAE, are preparing to embrace a climate leadership role, says Mariët Westermann

Researchers mustn’t be obliged to second-guess which results might not play out well in public or with powerful interests, worries Tracey Brown

Schools should bring together academics, students and practitioners to address urgent business issues, say Kakoli Sen and Anindo Bhattacharjee

Platform offers scholars a way of building a profile and livelihood away from universities, but what makes a successful Substacker, and is there really room for everyone?

The UK government’s deeply flawed Online Safety Bill reflects widespread ignorance about tech – even within higher education, says Andy Farnell

WUR expands industry pillar to include patents in country scores, with greatest gains by Ireland, Hong Kong and the US

Latest KEF data reveals how Oxbridge offshoots turnover more than £40 million annually on average with impressive results found elsewhere in sector

Global Innovation Index shows China overtaking US on number of leading clusters, but UK impresses on intensive smaller clusters

Leading economist says new innovation agency needs to be surrounded by a stable ecosystem to enjoy success

Institutional partnerships are on the rise, but the sector must do even more to join forces to tackle global challenges, writes Linda G. Mills

Universities are now invited to provide their information for participation in the sustainability-focused ranking

Business development should be left to the schools and faculties that house the researchers and students whose ideas drive innovation, says Ben Clark

Scientists involved in road-blocking and invading private jet terminals say they’ve lost out on promotions and been reported by students but others cite their protests in grant applications as forms of research output

£1.7 billion venture with developer aims to sidestep pitfalls of university innovation districts and create jobs in deprived Greater Manchester towns

Thinktank advocates Swedish-style ‘professors’ privilege’ model to boost commercialisation efforts

The interim report’s focus on engagement with Australian communities risks overlooking obligations to the rest of the world, says Craig Jeffrey

Academics say university is the ideal time to launch a company

Such talk replaces pride of place with ‘know your place’. But if you want to see levelling up made flesh, come and meet our graduates, says John Raftery 

Ambitions to boost institutional profiles will fail unless academics are motivated, trained and rewarded to take the initiative, says Sheldon Jacobson

Researchers can help policymakers get to grips with what is and isn’t possible in areas such as hydrogen fuel production, says Tracey Brown

First-time universities can now sign up to participate, while others can confirm their registration for another year 

International collaboration on tackling global problems has never been more important, say Chris Husbands and John Dewar 

It is widely accepted that Indian curricula need to become more relevant. Links with the business community are key, says Amarjit Singh

With a UK general election potentially less than a year away, there is no better time for academics to influence political thinking, says ex-MP Natascha Engel

Organisers look to expand programme beyond existing 110 UK-Ukraine partnerships into Europe and North America

As Australia and Canada lead the overall table, THE data show universities worldwide grappling with the affordable housing crisis and demands to divest away from fossil fuels

Three Australian and four Canadian institutions among top 10 of THE ranking exploring progress of universities worldwide towards achieving SDGs

Science may be the best tool humanity has to improve our social conditions – but we must steer it in the right direction, writes Carolina Torrealba

Reaching out to a trusted community reminded Karen Spierling why she values academia enough to defend it in the public arena

The banning of scientific messages about risks in pregnancy is yet another damaging imposition on academia, says Roohola Ramezani

Experts must push back against politicians who feel free to supplant or distort their views for ideological gain, says Arthur Caplan

Disparities of wealth are becoming ever more extreme, yet researchers continue to focus their attention on the poor, laments Michael Marinetto

Rare involvement of learned academy in establishing ‘reasonable doubt’ over child murder conviction paves way for mechanisms to forestall future injustices

Commercialising research is daunting. Academic founders can’t and shouldn’t be expected to do this alone, say Diarmuid O’Brien and Maina Bhaman

Protests target wealthy campuses over housing policies and lack of action on crime and community well-being

The India-born, CUNY-based expert on light-matter interaction discusses his work to help school students share his sense of excitement

A COP-style UN forum to coordinate and promote public education could help prevent natural hazards from becoming disasters, says Afroz Shah

Trailblazing physicist Donna Strickland hopes new institute will tackle waning public trust in science