THE: Marginal incentive: coalition ‘blinks first in game of chicken’
Published on May 3, 2012
The government has made changes to the number of ‘core-and-margin’ places that will be open to bids in 2013. Commenting on the changes, Libby Hackett, director of the University Alliance, said that 60 to 70 per cent of students at University Alliance institutions were on professionally accredited courses, for which demand would be “relatively stable”. Such programmes could even be expanded in the wake of the policy revision, she suggested.
University Alliance welcomes the Science Minister Chris McDonald's recognition that the current research funding system places too much administrative burden on researchers.
University Alliance has made their submission to the Autumn budget, which will take place on 28 October. Overview Our submission focuses on the fiscal and policy reforms that will help…