Guardian: End of student cap was ‘sprung on universities’, ex-special adviser admits
Published on September 18, 2014
Professor Steve West, Chair of University Alliance, is featured in coverage in the Guardian about the Higher Education Policy Institute’s new guide on the removal of student number controls.
Professor Steve West, chair of the University Alliance group, which includes Coventry University and Cardiff Metropolitan University, said that government funding should be linked to student retention rates, and that a single regulatory body was needed for all higher education providers in England.
Responding to the news that Teachers’ Pension Scheme employer rates will be reduced from 28.68% to 17.68% from 1 April 2027, University Alliance CEO, Vanessa Wilson, said: “We welcome the…
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…
