Universities need numbers to add up after Brexit
It really is all about the numbers, whether it be funding for ground breaking – often life saving – research, undergraduate or postgraduate students or engaging with emerging markets. The scale of…
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Set “awesome” goals: the rest will follow
I’ve been influenced a lot by The Last Word on Power, a book on leadership by Tracy Goss. It’s quite difficult to get hold of now so I’ll give you the gist…
The big read: Tech world faces up to burning issues
As we race towards a technological renaissance, we find ourselves more vulnerable than ever to a great cosmic power, writes James Fitzgerald. Techies around the world would have been hard-wired for insights…
Europe: Britain never did get it
When Theresa May declared in her landmark Brexit speech this week that it was her fervent wish that Europe should succeed with the European Union (EU) project, it struck me how strange…
Apple gets green light from Greenpeace
We are well aware that industries such as manufacturing, transport and energy have big environmental footprints, but what about big data’s? About 400 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute….
‘British bulldog’ triumphalism may prove dangerous
When John Maynard Keynes observed that “animal spirits” were a fundamental part of the way economies performed, he probably didn’t have in mind British bulldogs. But when Britain voted in June last…
Scottish politics in Brexit Britain – it’s complicated
Labour views with horror its abysmal poll ratings. The thought of a possible early general election is too alarming to contemplate. Just think then how bad things are for Labour in Scotland…
Higher education bill faces stiff examination
Sally Hunt of the University and College Union tells Chief-Exec.com that the Government’s planned shake-up risks higher fees, lower quality and untold damage to the sector’s global reputation The controversial Higher Education and…
Union warns of Brexit brain drain
Higher education in the United Kingdom will be hard hit by Brexit, according to 90 per cent of UK lecturers and professors in a poll to be released today. Research funding had…
To boldly go…
… and confidence will take you further. There are plenty of reasons for thinking that the world has changed quite fundamentally in the past year. Election and referendum results went against poll…