…tions and ways in which this can be improved. (Video features: Professor Janet Beer, Chair of University Alliance and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, Professor Sir Tim Wilson, Chair of the Wilson Review, Matt Smith, Policy Director at NACUE and Trudy Norris-Grey, IT & Communications Industry Executive) Twitter Using #OpenDoors you can find out more about Alliance universities and their university-business collaboration. Here are some…
…Professor Les Ebdon being appointed the new Director of OFFA, Professor Janet Beer, Chair of University Alliance and Vice Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University said: “We look forward to working with Professor Les Ebdon to ensure fairness is maintained at the heart of university access. His experience within the sector and of working with Government will put him in a good position to take up this important post. “All universities are committed t…
…Professor Janet Beer speaks to Channel 4 News’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy on the latest UCAS figures on university applications….
…creased contributions from graduates (although none of this will be paid up-front by students in 2012 of course) and universities, as businesses, will feel the impact of a difficult economic climate. However, what drives a freight train through this short-term turbulence is a long-term trajectory of the increasing economic impact of our universities and graduates. Universities are no longer just about generating new knowledge within a protected ac…
…Two proposals have been put forward to avert the “polarisation” of the sector as a result of the government’s student number plans in a letter from University Alliance Chair, Professor Janet Beer, to the Secretary of State, Vince Cable, and Universities Minister, David Willetts. The full article by Simon Baker can be read here. Read the full letter with our proposals here….
…rships that will help rebalance the economy. As part of a global knowledge network, universities generate, translate and disseminate research-led innovation. By exchanging knowledge with business and enterprise, universities also support its adoption and exploitation. Through widening participation and delivering access to the professions, they support social mobility. By engaging individuals in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding, they sup…
…eam of the sector”. “We are concerned that this won’t lead to a demand led system. We therefore strongly support Hefce and the government’s commitment to monitor the situation and make any necessary changes in 2013-14,” she said. “It is not the case the removal of numbers from one part of the sector and replacing them at another will cater for the same set of students or deliver the same outcomes.”…
…://www.unialliance.ac.uk/campaigns/studentstories/our-vision-more-than-just-a-degree/ University Alliance is a group of 23 major, business-engaged universities committed to delivering world-class research and a quality student experience around the UK. They are universities without boundaries: delivering economic and social growth through close links with their research, students and staff and the world around them – locally, nationally and intern…
…from funding. Let us be in no doubt about it – taking money away from high-performing, small research units would wither the UK research-base and damage our global reputation for excellence and innovation. With scarce public resources, it is imperative to chart a way through all political pressure and ensure that funding follows quality. The stakes are high; the long-term health and sustainability of UK research must be protected. Future local, r…
…from funding. Let us be in no doubt about it – taking money away from high-performing, small research units would wither the UK research-base and damage our global reputation for excellence and innovation. With scarce public resources, it is imperative to chart a way through all political pressure and ensure that funding follows quality. The stakes are high; the long-term health and sustainability of UK research must be protected. Future local, r…
