Helen Warrell reports that institutions which stand to gain most are those in the middle of the market, since they are now free to be more innovative.
The University Alliance – an umbrella group of 23 universities including Oxford Brookes and the University of the West of England – welcomed the expansion, noting that the extra places would ensure the UK is able to meet the need for highly skilled graduates and thereby strengthen the economy.
Responding to the Institute for Fiscal Studies report on the impact of undergraduate degrees on lifetime earnings, Director of Policy at University Alliance Susanna Kalitowski said: “The IFS report proves…
Responding to the government’s ‘New Deal for Young People’ proposal, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “The government is once again creating an unnecessary binary between higher education and apprenticeships, particularly…