Research Professional: Universities need support for lifelong learning role
Published on February 23, 2017
Coverage of our new report on lifelong learning has appeared in Research Professional.
We launched our report, Lifelong Learning: Ladder and Lifeline, at an event in the House of Commons hosted by Roberta Blackman-Woods MP, chair of the Universities APPG. Speakers included Open University vice-chancellor Peter Horrocks, former minister for universities and science David Willetts and UCAS chief executive Mary Cumnock Cook.
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