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China’s growing presence in Africa is causing many students to head to Asia rather than Western universities, says Zahir Irani

Simon Baker weighs the evidence for the transformation of the country’s higher education system

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

Government also strikes partnerships with London and French institutions to build skills in hydrocarbon production

Data from the past four years of the World University Rankings suggest performance on industry collaboration is converging

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

Analysis concludes universities are ‘moving towards a nearly exclusive monopoly’ over research articles

Researchers jointly employed by commercial organisations less likely to partner outside academia

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

Parisian university to work with controversial cab company to develop ‘autonomous three-dimensional transport systems’

President of Incheon National University says higher education institutions should be ‘honoured to be the servants of industry’

Cutting academics out of module creation poses risks, but it is a model that will be watched closely, says Chris Havergal

A rediscovered fascination for space means blue-sky opportunities for universities

Campaigners fear a huge increase in EU military research spending will lead to development of autonomous weapons

Funding for organisation expected to be confirmed in federal budget

UK expertise pulls far ahead of Europe in terms of output, but collaboration will be vital if sectors are to remain competitive with US and Asia, experts say

Brexit could be driving shift in rankings, Reuters suggests

The honorary fellow at the School of Advanced Study discusses business-university links, running marathons and his planned book about higher education

Female under-representation in spin-offs is likely to be attributable to the usual suspects: gender bias, lack of appropriate support and limited access to the right networks, says Simonetta Manfredi

University of Waterloo president says modern universities must combine research and creativity 

Higher education institutions are well placed to develop solutions to harassment and assault, says University of Southern California provost

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

Better-resourced universities are the key to achieving the government’s ambition for a knowledge-based economy, says David Mba

Monash v-c warns funding freeze is a threat to social cohesion

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

Threats to dock pay from university staff working only their hours during the USS pensions dispute ignore academics’ unpaid hours, says Will Pooley

Sarah Stevens looks at how universities are endeavouring to deliver the skills and learning the UK needs

League table may include metrics on university spin-off companies and research publications co-authored with industry

Video and podcast coverage of the 2018 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum

Companies blame a ‘social shift’ for young people viewing campus as their only option, but others see positives in student boom

Rapid technological change means that higher education leavers will need to return during their career, says Tec Monterrey president

Decline of corporate discovery programmes could narrow scope of innovation, scholars warn

White Paper draws ‘line under’ past failings on applied research policy, says academic

Research areas that will receive special attention include artificial intelligence and the life sciences, but are they the right fields to focus on?

The Industrial White Paper is welcome, says Andy Westwood, but does it also represent an opportunity missed?

Universities stand to benefit if companies relocate to stay close to sector agency, say experts

UK government's White Paper offers commitments on HEIF funding and assigns role to OfS

Announcement follows concerns raised that Britain’s economy will not grow as quickly as previously expected

As research funding becomes increasingly linked with impact assessment, academics will need help seeking out business partners, sector leaders say

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

Commission’s final report calls for an Office for Strategic Economic Management to ensure sound regional economic policy, writes Andy Westwood

The inventor with a penchant for clocks talks KitKat wrappers and kettles

Shadow industrial strategy minister says scrapping fees essential for universities' civic mission

Firm steps up collaboration with university as world’s biggest tech companies race to harness quantum physics

Canada and Finland also score highly in research assessing the effectiveness of education systems in 35 economies

Major investment in advanced medical manufacturing announced by government

New data show how universities took up the slack when businesses cut back on R&D. But the crisis also led to greater demands on universities to boost growth

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

Aarhus University has signed up companies to fund fundamental research in what it calls a ‘patent-free playground’

Science policy experts have concerns about the effectiveness of new UK government support model

European Innovation Council mission to create ‘unicorns’ may deprive academics of funding, critics warn

The serial entrepreneur speaks to Times Higher Education at the 2017 THE Innovation and Impact Summit

Leader of Hong Kong Polytechnic University says institution ‘cannot think of itself as an isolated island’

First Israeli university in China welcomes students this summer

Sydney’s deputy v-c says government must put its money where its mouth is

Universities could lose out as emphasis switches to supporting innovation

Vice-president says universities must convince researchers that journal articles are not the only way to disseminate knowledge

Candace Johnson says universities should cultivate a belief in their students that they ‘can do everything’

Rotterdam School of Management contract with oil company ‘promised influence over curriculum and admissions’