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But British Council study finds that the majority of institutions in 12-nation survey engage in such activity

Literature on leadership development needs much improvement considering the sector¡¯s importance to the UK economy, says report

Paper finds that UK sandwich course students ¡®outshine¡¯ their overseas counterparts in the final year of university

Graduate start-ups also show employment and turnover growth, although fewer are being founded

Academic casts doubt on universities¡¯ spin-off success and impact on SMEs

Hermann Hauser, who led efforts to launch Catapult network of commercialisation centres, sees a major cultural difference between UK and Germany

Scholars in the UK and Australia contemptuous of impact statements and often exaggerate them, study suggests

Times Higher Education World University Rankings data reveal the 20 best institutions based on private-sector investment per academic

Despite claims that engagement with business is as important as research and teaching, academics find they have no time for work outside the academy

Recalling his childhood in Wales prompts Sir Keith Burnett to muse on the opportunities for today¡¯s youth

Partnership of five universities has so far helped new businesses raise more than ?1bn

University of Oxford historian calls on academics to fight back against changes based on a ¡®demonstrably inadequate account of human nature¡¯

Subra Suresh fears that business short-termism, increasing research costs and worries over cybersecurity are undermining the incentives to invest

Students get a chance to develop a wide range of creative skills at the neighbouring world-famous arena

Comments by Sir Keith Burnett follows criticisms from business minister than some universities held a 'snobbish' attitude to the courses

Warning comes after stories about Coca-Cola¡¯s spending on science hit the headlines last year

We talk to the research council CEO about pharmaceutical drugs modelling and a childhood interest in studying animal remains

International Policing and Justice Institute integrates practical police training into an academic context

Despite mission statements proclaiming importance of ¡®third stream¡¯ activity, scholars do not see it as a priority

The most popular higher education articles of the year, based on website traffic

Universities aren¡¯t developing the skills young people need to succeed in work, says Roxanne Stockwell

Sheffield Engineering Leadership Academy aims to equip graduates with the ¡®soft skills¡¯ required for industry or academia

New vice-chancellor Hugh Brady hopes innovation programmes will spur graduates to become social and business entrepreneurs

Campuses are one of the ¡®strongest bits of the innovation system¡¯ and will be crucial to its ¡®rebuild¡¯, conference hears

Co-founder of investment firm says that more early career academics should be encouraged to think about the entrepreneurial route

Inspired by previous movement in 1960s, PhD students say that ¡®science is not neutral¡¯ and urge scientists to confront their assumptions

It seems unlikely that charity donors will want to pay for university research overheads ¨C but someone will have to eventually

University shows its new ¡®fusion¡¯ collection at this year¡¯s Ceramics Biennial

Fledgling company reaches out to the US sector to help broker university and industry collaboration

Sir Adrian Smith on what he feels is the institution¡¯s undeserved reputation for fustiness

Global analysis shows hospital studies increasingly important but industry publications dip

Sector needs national standards and more industry links to drive and sustain economy, say experts

Lecturer who masterminded student-run commercial operation Re:So shortlisted for enterprise education award

Director of knowledge exchange hub says that the arts and humanities can play a key role in bringing creative companies and academics together

Industry-led approach to doctoral education may ¡®marginalise¡¯ mentoring

Report says projects fail when scholars obsessed with ¡°shiny things¡± ignore business needs

Business-focused City will join the University of London next year

We talk to the latest S¨ºr Cymru research chair

Hepi report recommends more practice-led courses guided by employer needs, with further education colleges playing a ¡®larger role¡¯

More than one in five employers tell annual CBI/Pearson survey that they have provided remedial support

Creating doctoral colleges and distance PhDs. What are universities doing to better support doctoral students? Holly Else writes

Complexity of government initiatives to help commercialise university research under scrutiny 

NCUB report finds engagement with small firms has grown over the past decade but the size of each tie-up has been shrinking

The government has announced four new University Enterprise Zones that will be set up across the country.

A cross-party group of MPs has launched a new inquiry into?university-business collaboration.?

But some fear large gifts from US companies may dictate universities¡¯ curricula