“The obsession with this idea of a ‘world-class university’ is a distraction from the tried and tested approach in the UK and elsewhere around the world, which is to identify and reward excellence wherever it exists,” said a spokesman.“We are all for celebrating excellence and success – let’s just not get distracted by such a narrow and limited view of where it exists.”
University Alliance features in a story by BBC News Online about the 2014 World University Rankings published by Times Higher Education magazine – and their new “formula” for top universities. University Alliance responded to say that using the rankings as a “roadmap” risked missing “the breadth of routes to delivering world-class research and graduates”.
Further reading
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The University of Hertfordshire’s holistic approach to research-led innovation and entrepreneurship
In our latest ‘Innovators’ blog, Yanina Aubrey-Gimenez writes about how the University of Hertfordshire is providing dedicated (and multi-faceted) support to businesses and entrepreneurs. “Starting and scaling up innovation can…
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University Alliance responds to Sutton Trust’s report on reforming student maintenance
Today (21 March), The Sutton Trust released their latest report ‘Reforming Student Maintenance’. The report features modelling from London Economics and recommends: the reintroduction of maintenance grants; for wider eligibility…
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University Alliance responds to DfE’s Advanced British Standard consultation
University Alliance have published their response to the Department for Education’s Advanced British Standard consultation. Summary See the full consultation response here.