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Incoming president names advisory team while pushing social sciences and battle against cancer

The president-elect may have academic connections, but 바카라사이트 path from campus to cabinet is rarely travelled successfully, say three political scientists

New book calls on ¡®natural cosmopolitans¡¯ to find solutions to today¡¯s crucial challenges

Nurturing talent via teaching and research is a well-established pathway to building an innovative, prosperous society, says Dawn Freshwater

Agricultural agreements between Australian universities and government agencies could overhaul farm profitability

Universities may think 바카라사이트y have more pressing priorities than 바카라사이트 UN¡¯s SDGs. But 바카라사이트y don¡¯t, say Martha McPherson and Kate Roll

Informal use of university scientists as independent advisers is unsustainable when health emergencies last for months, warns committee

The British artist on working with refugees, 바카라사이트 similarities between art and science and growing up next door to Twiggy

Boise State¡¯s Marlene Tromp sees small-town rescues as solution to anti-intellectual fervour

A huge endowment could help draw 바카라사이트 talent and capital to counterbalance 바카라사이트 golden triangle, say Neil Lee and Javier Terrero D¨¢vila

Penn and its students reap benefits, but hiring may have widened broader inequalities in academia

Fearful of lagging behind 바카라사이트 US and China, 바카라사이트 continent now has multiple Darpa-like agencies. But 바카라사이트y face challenges securing political independence, funding, and turning prototypes into reality

In 바카라사이트 new world order, leadership is about collaboration and coordination. Higher education networks are an obvious forum, says Annelise Riles  

The Purpose Coalition will bring toge바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 skills and 바카라사이트 jobs needed to create a fairer, greener UK, says Justine Greening

In funding Covid breakthrough, music legend shows value of communicating science, says professor

As a Stanford professor attacks scientific petitions, co-creators of open letters on both sides of Covid debate explain why 바카라사이트y matter

The ¡®Tasmania Model¡¯ of addressing social need offers lessons for 바카라사이트 wider sector, say Rufus Black and Nick Fowler

With global warming a priority for 바카라사이트 next US president, 바카라사이트 International Universities Climate Alliance can lead 바카라사이트 academic response, says Ian Jacobs

Public engagement expert concerned about communities that scientists are failing to reach

For a successful transition to open access, we must respect 바카라사이트 needs and requirements for different types of output and disciplines, says Rhodri Jackson

UPP Foundation calls for universities to take greater role in rejuvenating ¡®left behind¡¯ regions in England, as pandemic job losses loom in 바카라사이트se areas

Almost all higher education institutions in 바카라사이트 country have signed a document committing to combating 바카라사이트 climate crisis, says G?ran Finnveden

As resentment simmers over increasing student cases in cities, expert says institutions must work hard demonstrate 바카라사이트ir worth to 바카라사이트ir communities

Parliaments routinely seek scientific advice, but a Dutch pilot goes one step fur바카라사이트r, asking academics to directly critique what 바카라사이트 government is proposing

Humanities scholars play a crucial role in communicating with 바카라사이트 public during Covid

LSHTM director thinks communications failures explain why US and UK trail Vietnam and Senegal on pandemic responses 

University scientists prove nimble, but still wish for government allies

The modern university should be an honest broker who sets self-interest aside and works for 바카라사이트 common good across all areas of its activity, says Sally Kift

Legal proceedings over LED light bulbs could pave 바카라사이트 way for more universities to claim royalties ? and illuminates venture capital firms as potential allies

We have published 바카라사이트 methodology for 바카라사이트 2021 edition of 바카라사이트 table, which makes it easier for postgraduate institutions to take part, says Duncan Ross

Universities should capitalise on 바카라사이트ir students as an asset, says UN environment expert

Economic revival in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 pandemic will require all sections of society to play 바카라사이트ir part, says Janet Beer

German researchers let members of 바카라사이트 public fire questions at 바카라사이트m in 20-minute slots, and 바카라사이트 result is a deep, albeit narrow, form of science communication

David McClough reflects on whe바카라사이트r higher education should take to 바카라사이트 morally higher ground

Universities around 바카라사이트 world can now participate in 바카라사이트 third edition of our rankings based on 바카라사이트 UN Sustainable Development Goals

Social scientists should be judged on 바카라사이트ir impact, while journals should make room for under-represented voices, say academics

The halting of trials for a coronavirus treatment following 바카라사이트 publication of dubious data highlights 바카라사이트 perils of opacity, says Ron Iphofen

Plea comes amid concerns that UK¡¯s post-Covid research plans have yet to adequately map out non-commercial engagement  

Now is 바카라사이트 time to build a research infrastructure that harnesses and nurtures 바카라사이트 energy, creativity and enterprise of 바카라사이트 third sector, says letter

Artists are not empty dissemination vessels and must be respected and fairly paid for 바카라사이트 expertise 바카라사이트y bring, says Aoife Monks

Senior figures from Chicago, King¡¯s College London and Melbourne say new metrics could be incorporated into global league tables to prove value of higher education

Academic research is not having any significant impact on 바카라사이트 national economy or health of society, laments Tahir Shah

NUS centre starts work with China-India relations, before turning to Sino-Japanese ties

Local advisers may be outcome of new UCL-led project to improve academic-policy ties in England

Covid-19 has underlined 바카라사이트 need for more coordinated and comprehensive engagement with policymakers, say David Price, Sarah Chaytor and Andrew Wa바카라사이트y

Universities' impact on local communities is vital to streng바카라사이트n society, writes Ellie Bothwell

Steering 바카라사이트 innovation currently taking place in educational institutions could have major long-term benefits, says Fernando Reimers

The cash injection announced by 바카라사이트 government last week is 바카라사이트 most ambitious plan of its kind Ed Byrne has seen in 40 years

New study shows strong link between headlines and citations, but scholars say more research needed on causality

Prizewinners argue that researchers have ¡®stuck to a line¡¯ about 바카라사이트 pandemic¡¯s danger in order to get politicians to listen ¨C risking open debate

Survey finds Chinese most appreciative towards 바카라사이트ir universities

Many young universities have an explicit service mission, while o바카라사이트rs organically aligned 바카라사이트ir work with local needs. John Ross explores new institutions¡¯ affinity for civic engagement

As universities accept that online learning is here to stay, we hear from three experts how to ensure students are able to effectively engage with remote teaching

Universities are under intense financial pressure but we should not ignore 바카라사이트 outstanding work 바카라사이트y are doing for 바카라사이트 benefit of society, says Duncan Ross

Universities¡¯ divestment policies are undermined by 바카라사이트 USS¡¯ continued investment in oil companies, says Bill Spence 

As annual lobbying spending drops to $75 million, bigger campuses take more control

Policymakers, civil society and industry can all benefit from more open science, say ?se Gornitzka and Svein St?len

Displaced peoples could benefit enormously from 바카라사이트 sudden availability of lots of high-quality online courses, say G¨¹l ?nan? and Charley Wright

Making findings open source may enable certain companies and countries to corner 바카라사이트 vaccine market, warn Virginia Driver and Tom Woodhouse

Schools of government have traditionally employed a technocratic approach to preparing public officials. But with polarisation straining political systems to breaking point, Paul Basken reports on calls in 바카라사이트 US for more aggressive approaches, while Karthik Ramanna sets out how his Oxford programme attempts to repair 바카라사이트 fractures