…sities have real expertise in driving economic growth through this approach. These are universities undertaking world-leading research, often in highly rated STEM departments, working closely with industry to generate near-market solutions and starting new businesses. Harnessing the links and processes that allow knowledge to be shared between universities and business is of critical importance. Technology Innovation Centres will go some way in st…
…anything upfront: it is graduates who would be asked to make a contribution. This would work like a tax on income above £21,000, for a limited period. It would not be like a credit card debt or a mortgage, and would not prevent anyone from getting a mortgage in the future. Low earners would be protected, and would never have to pay anything back. Safeguards would include interest rate protection and a writeoff after 30 years. The government would…
…sgow, a city where a third of the population is on some form of welfare, and some families have gone three generations without work. Read the full article….
…behaving more like MPs than ever, employing policy experts to advise them on their every move. In a departure from the traditional model of senior management in higher education, university heads are increasingly turning to policy advisers to assist in the day-to-day running of their institutions. So many vice-chancellors have appointed such advisers that the University Alliance, a group of pre- and post-1992 universities, is setting up a policy…
…A-levels are not sufficient to identify the aptitude and potential of all those who should benefit from a university education, the government says. A framework for higher education in England over the next decade says social mobility must be reinvigorated. Innovation and Skills Secretary Lord Mandelson said priority would go to new routes into higher education, especially for older students. Read the full article. …
…e links to the creative industries and the professions and a deep-rooted commitment to access through flexible provision. Alliance universities educate more students than any other university mission group in the UK within a research-led learning environment, equipping graduates for the 21st century. 2. Members of the University Alliance: Aberystwyth University, Bournemouth University, University of Bradford, De Montfort University, University of…
…eive next year will be set. The final allocations for university funding in 2009-10 are not due until 4 March, but vice-chancellors are already lobbying for their financial futures. Around £1.5bn a year in research funding is at stake as officials at the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) work out what money will follow December’s research assessment exercise (RAE). The national project to judge the quality of British research re…
…be no doubt that a major challenge remains as we pursue a high-skills, high-value-added economy, dynamic and agile enough to compete with the best in the world. The demands upon higher education are becoming so diverse that it is time to acknowledge reality – differentiation in our sector. There is a compelling case for a new generation of universities, focused on and expert in working with business – business-facing universities engaging and coll…