Category: Comment
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AI labs and the great academic migration: a speculative scenario
In 2030, academia has changed. As AI labs rise, universities adapt, and researchers like Professor Wright straddle both worlds in this speculative glimpse into the future.
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Four potential positive uses of AI for government policymaking
Successful AI implementation comes down to the basic but often difficult questions that have always underpinned complex projects.
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When a local economy collapses, we can’t just rely on the grit of communities
Janesville, the Great Recession and the myth of the economic phoenix
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What could a fellowship scheme aimed at tackling the biggest threats to humanity look like?
How to grow expertise in more places, and increase our knowledge of what works, to tackle existential risks.
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New smart city dimensions: authoritarian regimes and technology giants
Cutting out the middleman. And communities and civil society and the public sector…
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Concierges and wine cellars: universities are not the only anchors in town
Hotels are a very different form of anchor institution to a university. But they can play an outsized role in national development.
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Solidarity or spectacle – two paths to levelling up
What immense public funding and a long-term vision spanning multiple generations can achieve.
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Why most university impact studies are flawed
The traditional ‘big number’ approach to measuring economic impact is out of step with what places need from their universities.
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Sim University
Introducing the latest instalment in the award-winning Sim franchise: manage your own university!
