…University; Stephen Isherwood, Chief Executive, Association of Graduate Recruiters; Raechel Mattey, Vice President-Elect (Union Development), NUS; Johanna Mothander, Consultant, PwC;Gabriel Murphy, Business Unit Head, National Minimum Wage, HMRC; Professor Andy Phippen, Professor of Social Responsibility in IT, Plymouth University; Professor Kate Purcell, Emeritus Professor, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick; Dr Paul Redmond…
…understanding of good teaching. The very process of producing an application helps to concentrate the mind and leads to a deeper understanding of the teaching process. So, as we prepare for the run up to the REF, and the next student recruitment cycle, I am confident that we are in the best possible position – and ready to meet the next challenge head on….
…Said Business School, Oxford, and now sponsored by Universities UK and the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education. We also have the responsibility to equip our students with the skills to be the very best that they can be. Highly relevant to this is the work of the US Kauffman Foundation and its Cross-Campus Entrepreneurial Education Initiative, the Innovative University models of Linkoping and Twente, in the European Consortium of Inno…
…A new study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests that the flagship National Scholarship Programme (NSP) is unlikely to encourage youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter higher education. The NSP was introduced following the decision to increase fees to a maximum of £9,000 a year. In response to the study, University Alliance responded said, “these figures are not a useful reflection of the support received by students attending…
…Council for Industry and Higher Education has announced plans to launch a National Centre for Universities and Business to strengthen links between the two sectors with the aim of driving economic growth. Libby Hackett, director of the University Alliance of business-focused institutions, said she was “genuinely excited” about what the new centre could achieve. She also stressed the amount of expertise already existing in the area of university b…
…losing any thinking in terms of future building. We need to reference international thinking and be bold and creative in our vision. We have drawn together a wide range of people to take part in our university_vision workshops from right across the university sector, business leaders, think tanks and beyond. We want to make the process as open as possible and will use the university_vision to allow anyone to feed in fresh ideas and thinking to the…
…is an important debate, it is only a very small part of the picture. On a national scale, determining whether investing in universities – and in particular investing in increasing the total number of graduates – is worthwhile demands a wider view and arguably the stakes are much higher. It is popularly agreed that ‘there are too many graduates’ in the UK. It is important to look at the evidence behind this claim as getting this right has big impl…
…ce underpinned by research, enterprise and the professions. Staff are internationally diverse, representing almost 40 different nationalities. Innovation, authenticity and enterprise are embedded within course content and our students and graduates benefit from placements, projects and internships to develop workplace skills. The University is highly regarded for its specialist courses in areas such as digital media, animation and computer games d…
…“research centres of proven excellence, with the critical mass to address national challenges and compete internationally”. Hefce responded by cutting the amount of research funding allocated on the basis of two-star (“internationally recognised”) research. Ms Hackett said she strongly backed focusing funding on excellence but said that the report proved that this was not the same as concentrating it on large departments: “We would like the gover…
…central role that universities play in the UK’s economic recovery and international competitiveness. Higher education is an investment in the engine of an innovation-driven economy and is a central component of any strategy to reduce the deficit whilst increasing growth. Browne’s proposals for a graduate contribution scheme are an opportunity to introduce a fair and progressive system for students, graduates, universities and government alike. The…
