The Independent: ‘Universities in the ambitious pursuit of excellence’
Published on January 14, 2010
As universities assess the impact of the Government’s funding cuts, there is better news from at least one part of the sector which is involved in a campaign to increase the size and quality of its research.
The last thing education needs is a new acronym, but welcome to NTEU. It stands for New Type of Excellent University, a phrase coined by Andrew Wathey, the vice-chancellor of Northumbria University.
As the autumn term closes, the tea leaves have settled. What patterns do they reveal about the government’s vision for higher education and how universities will fare under it? The…
