…the new centre could achieve. She also stressed the amount of expertise already existing in the area of university business relations. “What the new CIHE centre needs to avoid doing is recreating the wheel or to be just another talking shop for ideas,” she said. “The way it is funded will play a critical role in this. Public funding cannot be the only source; [the centre] must seek more innovative funding models that engage its partners from univ…
…demand would be “relatively stable”. Such programmes could even be expanded in the wake of the policy revision, she suggested. Read the full article here. …
…pare like with like. It’s trying to put different types of qualifications into a single system. It doesn’t help anybody,” Hackett said. Read the full article here – (behind paywall)…
…-14 that reflects student demand and to enable universities and other higher education providers to undertake essential planning decisions as well-run, efficient businesses,” Ms Hackett added. Read the full article….
…at English universities fell back slightly from last year’s record high, providing the first evidence that higher tuition fees could be deterring some would-be students, according to new statistics released by Ucas, the universities admissions service, Chris Cook reports. Read the full article here. Libby Hacket, director of the University Alliance, a “mission group” of 24 newer British universities, said: “We must not forget there will still be…
…The vice-chancellor of the University of the West of England has been elected as the new chair of the University Alliance as the mission group expands its membership to 24 institutions. Simon Baker reports – read the full article here….
…y the tuition fees. No student will ever be asked to pay upfront. This is true even if someone has the money in the bank to pay for the course. “The system is similar to no win, no fee. If you don’t benefit, you don’t contribute” Liz Shutt, University Alliance Living costs are taken care of: students can apply for an annual loan of up to £5,550 for day-to-day living costs. If their family income is under £42,600 they will also get a living grant (…
…r cent of their overall student numbers – compared with 22 per cent at the Russell Group and 17 per cent at the 1994 Group. Ms Hackett claimed that the Alliance would provide a larger proportion of Sivs places if the list of subjects were up to date and not “written from a redbrick perspective”. There is also anger that specialist colleges will be protected, even though larger universities offer thousands of places with portfolio-type admissions….
…n the higher education White Paper draws to a close, Jack Groves reports – read full article here. Janet Beer, chair of the University 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 sit…
…using funding on large units may stifle research base. Paul Jump reports – read full report here. Concentrating research funding on large departments would not improve research quality or productivity, according to a report commissioned by the University Alliance. The mission group, which represents 23 “business-engaged” universities, most of which have relatively small departments, asked the data provider Thomson Reuters to analyse citation profi…