…small number of science-based disciplines where there is a correlation between volume and quality: there is no identifiable ‘threshold’ or ‘critical mass’volume is ‘evidently not the only factor’ (HEFCE Fundamental Review) the increasing capacity for both interdisciplinary and international collaboration can redefine what counts as critical mass. [Download Report] …
…ise repayments. Alternatively, it could offer the discount only to lower-income students, information the Student Loans Company already has. So an enlightened Government could enable graduates to repay loans to help them through a difficult start to their careers, allow several thousand more students to attend university and raise much-needed cash for the Treasury. This sounds like win-win politics to me. John Craven Vice-Chancellor University of…
…aced by the HE sector. With a new regulator, reviews into funding and the TEF, ever changing ministers and secretaries of state and of course the still-present potential of a no-deal Brexit, Alistair is focused on guiding both Oxford Brookes and the wider sector through “the minefield ahead”. Providing a strong collective voice and a steer to the sector is, for Alistair, one of the greatest attractions to being part of a mission group; “The missio…
