…e: 26 February 2014 Competing on a global stage The Guardian HE network is running a one-day forum to explore the future of UK higher education policy ahead of the next General Election. The event will focus on how universities can foster student innovation and what impact immigration policy will have on the UK’s world-class skills and research base. This is a must-attend event for senior higher education professionals. Speakers include: Rt Hon Da…
…impact of UK universities across the higher education sector in delivering world-class teaching, research and engagement. The awards recognise and reward working projects in universities that demonstrate innovation in the sector. We invite entries from universities and university professionals across 14 categories. Don’t miss out, for further information on the Guardian University Awards and to submit your entry, please visit theguardian.com/unive…
…ll start by looking at relevant research questions: which universities are world leaders in their specific fields? how can we determine that they genuinely are? what do we need on the ground to build on what is already happening? how can we organise financial and incentive flows to make the most of these strengths, given the economic power of the activity of these universities? Our response Given the key role Alliance universities play within thei…
…lp set them up for a rewarding and fulfilling career in a rapidly changing world. Download the full report Our new report, Growing Global Graduates, which is launched this week at the British Council conference Going Global, explores employability from an international student perspective. It looks at why Alliance universities are so effective at equipping students for long-term employability and why students are choosing to study at them. New res…
…lp set them up for a rewarding and fulfilling career in a rapidly changing world. Our new report, Growing Global Graduates, which is launched this week at the British Council conference Going Global, explores employability from an international student perspective. It looks at why Alliance universities are so effective at equipping students for long-term employability and why students are choosing to study at them. New research shows: 87% of inter…
…biggest change in decades and with the continued uncertainty in student recruitment, efforts to ensure a stable yet flexible system are very welcome. “This flexibility should help maximize the impact and benefit of higher education by making it more accessible and able to respond to demand. Our economy is only going to demand more graduates in the future, not less, so having a system that is able to flexibly deliver for the economy is critical. Th…
…s grown to be one of the largest universities in the country and possess a world-class research profile as acknowledged by its receipt of a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education this year. Professor Wendy Purcell, Vice-Chancellor commented, “Plymouth University is a modern, dynamic institution – one ranked by Times Higher Education as among the top ten in the UK under the age of 50. At the same time, the University’s roots lie…
…can aspire to and access education is fundamental to social mobility and crucial for economic growth. Milburn’s call for an increase in the proportion of national wealth being invested in education and to the total number of students going to university is key to unlocking this potential. “Improving social mobility is a huge focus and strength of Alliance universities. We understand that getting to university is not an end in itself. Our universi…
…not only to “graduates [who] are coming out”, but also to those who have already been through the system. Taxing existing graduates might be “politically impossible”, he conceded, but he said there was a need to consider the worth of “mixed models where you have a tax scheme plus public funding if the economy ever recovers”. He singled out the government’s core-and-margin system – where places are reallocated to cheaper providers – as an area wher…
…increasing student places at university. We will see again this summer thousands of people not able to go to university because of the limit on places. With unemployment at an all-time high, widening access to the opportunities created by going to university is of critical importance to the health of our society. “Alongside this, there is the economic imperative to harness the talents of all, not the few. We will never build the workforce needed…
