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Cambridge-based start-up raises £195m as it prepares to launch in Europe and India
The UK needs a more diverse elite.
Collaboration between academics and entrepreneurs over 30 years transforms region
Efforts to improve social mobility have had little effect on those taking top jobs
Black faces are rare sight at the top universities despite outreach work and the odd appointment
Most state funding for research goes to Golden Triangle, but private backers go north
Effort to increase number of students from poorer families, says vice-chancellor
Investors pile into venture vehicle that focuses on fast-growing technology cluster
A student and lecturer face each other behind plate glass. One of them has been banged up, but who — and why?
Northern England’s strength in life sciences spurs businesses to develop there
Behavioural science finds all sorts of hidden benefits to informal support networks
Ahren fund pulls in more than £100m for range of technologies including AI
After a disastrous flirtation with Modernism in the 1960s, the hotel has returned to tradition in a big way
Foster + Partners design on list that also includes a kindergarten and prayer hall
Among the city’s historic colleges and cycle-friendly greenery is a thriving tech hub
European Commission steps up fight against climate change but it will cost fund firms
John McDonnell one of 16 MPs to lend last-minute support to student and staff campaign
Universities should follow US lead in needs-blind admissions
Research on the social impact of AI cannot be left to industry alone
Academics’ union raises the stakes in pension battle
Noise-reduction pioneer’s estate makes biggest philanthropic donation to UK science
