Sunday Times – Plan digital future for universities
…on higher education (“Students on high-flyer courses face increase in fees”, News, last week). However, proposals to reward universities or courses that lead to high-earning careers risk reinforcing recruitment to City-based firms when we need to build a more dynamic economy such as in the creative and digital industries. A study last week found the UK digital economy was 40% bigger than estimated, with at least 270,000 digital companies. We shoul…