…The Science and Technology Committee has published its conclusions from its inquiry into setting up UK Research & Innovation. The Higher Education and Research Bill will see the Government create ‘UK Research & Innovation’ (UKRI) — a new organisation of nine ‘councils’ comprising the seven research councils, Innovate UK and Research England. We submitted evidence to the Inquiry, which can be read here….
…We responded to the Department for Education consultation, ‘Schools that work for everyone‘. The Department was seeking views on their proposals to create more good school places. You can read our response here or click on the image….
…work and will consider what protections should be given to those who are already here. Similarly, it will look at the ramifications for Britons who want to work and study at higher education institutions in the EU. The Committee also aims to examine the effect of Brexit on the reputation of England’s universities and ask how they can remain competitive. The future of the Erasmus+ student exchange programme will also be examined as part of the inqu…
…nd skills. “…Our intention was to demonstrate, through real examples, the breadth and nature of the contribution that anchor institutions make to their cities and regions. This could then be used to inform the policy debate in England about devolution to the English regions, and the proposed reforms to the regulation of higher education and research…” You can read the full CityMetric article here. The Regional Leadership Series publications – and…
…University Alliance has published a paper setting out how Alliance universities can help government deliver its ambitions for growth. The document, Universities: delivery partners for industrial strategy, sets out how, by working closely with business, Alliance universities produce high-level skills and support high-value innovation. These are imperative for securing high-performance industry. Read the full document here or click on the image….
…gher Education, Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell writes about what she hopes to hear from Mr Hammond tomorrow. She calls on him to invest in innovation as well as infrastructure, increase core funding for skills and set up an Industrial Strategy Commission. Read the full article here….
…Chief executive Maddalaine Ansell has written a piece for Wonkhe drawing on her experiences of working on previous industrial strategies. She shares her thoughts on the lessons learned last time around, ahead of the long-awaited Autumn Statement by the Government. Read the full blog here….
…The year that was in higher education – was it a success for the sector? University Business’ Review of the Year has been published, and features chief executive Maddalaine Ansell’s thoughts on 2016. You can read the full article here….
…g, which it should. If you look carefully, however, the opportunities arising from UKRI outweigh the legislative challenges.” Read the full piece here….
…a higher level are restricted for the few. Social mobility should mean helping everyone to achieve their potential.’ You can read the full piece here….