Social mobility, higher education and the 21st Century There is a strongly held narrative in the press and public discourse that social mobility and higher education (HE) is solely about getting a small number of students from non-traditional backgrounds into a very small number of elite institutions but this narrative is misguided. Why […]
Some 580,000 applicants applied to higher education courses in the UK by 15 January, the main deadline for university applications, far higher than at the same point last year, according to statistics published by the admissions body Ucas on 31 January. Speaking to the Times Higher Education, Libby Hackett Chief Executive of University Alliance said […]
In response to UCAS’s release of applicant statistics and analysis for the 2014 cycle, Libby Hackett, Chief Executive of University Alliance said: “The Government’s decision to lift the cap on ambition has been vindicated with this 4% per cent rise in applications. The growth in applications shows that despite a minority questioning the value of […]
The experience of uncapping numbers in the UK will be different from that in Australia, says Libby Hackett Chief Executive of University Alliance. “When you step off the plane in Australia, after you adjust your eyes to the bright golden orb in the sky, you can’t help but notice that most people have a spring […]
The Government recently published a review of the creative industries’ economic contribution to the wider UK economy. The report revealed that the creative industries have been hugely outperforming other parts of the economy. This often overlooked part of our economy is of huge importance to the UK economy and it is important that we start […]
Writing for the Huffington Post, Libby Hackett looks at what is in store for 2014 and argues that it is a critical year for higher education. She says, “The historic announcement at the end of last year that the Government is going to fund the removal of limits to the number of students going to […]
Developed in partnership with current students, we will be sharing our TOP 10 predicted trends in higher education and taking a look at how these might play out in four different scenarios of student life in 2034. We invite participants to respond to this research and share their own views on what the future […]
Venue: 8 Northumberland Avenue, London Date: 26 February 2014 Competing on a global stage The Guardian HE network is running a one-day forum to explore the future of UK higher education policy ahead of the next General Election. The event will focus on how universities can foster student innovation and what impact immigration policy will […]
2013 was set to be defined as a year of tightening belts, efficiencies and tougher market pressures as austerity started to pinch; and then came the Autumn Statement. An historic announcement that this Government was going to remove any limits to the number of students going to university and, furthermore, that this expansion would be […]
Universities will be able to admit about 30,000 more undergraduates from next autumn, in a significant expansion of higher education announced yesterday reports Greg Hurst in The Times. Libby Hackett, chief executive of University Alliance, said: “These extra places will ensure the UK can meet the need for additional highly-skilled graduates helping us meet the […]
