University Alliance chair speaks to Channel 4 News
…Professor Janet Beer speaks to Channel 4 News’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy on the latest UCAS figures on university applications….
…Professor Janet Beer speaks to Channel 4 News’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy on the latest UCAS figures on university applications….
…t 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 academic environment. The ivory towers have fallen. All of our universities are working closely with new industries, design and technologies to make new discoveries that will change…
…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…
…y Alliance, argued that the proposals could result in fewer places on “high-demand, high-quality courses with good employment outcomes in the mainstream 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 a…
…. We must identify the correct balance of contribution between the individual and the state in the forthcoming white paper on higher education. This underlying principle will have significant consequences for the future of our world-class public higher-education system, and must not be submerged by the immediate crisis in the public finances. Professor Janet Beer Chair of University Alliance and vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University Read th…
…nd, as a consequence, debt, when the system was last overhauled in 2004. Janet Beer, vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University and chair of the University Alliance group, said language was a problem, but it should not prevent reform of the system. The University Alliance has proposed a graduate contribution scheme linked to earnings, but crucially wants to keep the link between individual universities and what their graduates pay. “This is not…
…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…
…ities. It would be sensible to scrap the TDA and merge it with Hefce to bring teaching into line with the funding support of many other forms of professional training. Janet Beer Vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University and chair of the University Alliance Read the full article….
…tudent experience. “Alliance universities are committed to providing a high-quality, research-informed learning environment, equipping graduates for the 21st century. In these difficult economic circumstances, it is crucial for the Government to continue to invest in higher education.” Notes to Editors 1. Established in 2007, the Alliance group comprises a mixture of pre and post 1992 universities with balanced portfolios of excellence in teaching…