…nditure, EU leaders have agreed an increase in research, innovation and education spending for 2014-20. Libby Hackett, Chief Executive of University Alliance responds: “We welcome this significant increase in the EU’s research and innovation budget for 2014-20. This commitment to supporting research and innovation is the right decision in a difficult economic climate. “Increasing investment, and funding research based on excellence, will further s…
Libby Hackett, Chief Executive of University Alliance, has commented on a BBC article on vocational learning. This is in response to a Policy Exchange poll, which found 55% of adults believe too many people studied narrowly academic subjects. Libby said: “We can expect to see big changes to the way we work in the future – technological advances, changing global economies, environmental uncertainty. And we are going to need innovative and entrepre…
…In an article for the Telegraph, Peter Stanford looks at the impact of student number controls and the reasoning behind empty university places. In the article, Libby Hackett, Chief Executive of University Alliance said, “these students tend to come to our universities for specific courses that we do very well and so they are not going to be tempted to go elsewhere by the new freedom that has been introduced.” Read the full article….
…to deliver the knowledge, networks and communities we need.We will explore what this changing environment mean for the future of Higher Education, and how are UK universities equipping graduates for the future? 5 March 2013 – 08:45-10:00 See you there!…
…esponded said, “these figures are not a useful reflection of the support received by students attending Alliance institutions. The fact is, Alliance universities have, on average, over twice as many students from lower-income and under-represented groups compared with the rest of the sector while achieving some of the highest graduate prospects. That is the bigger picture that these figures fail to recognise.” Read the full article….
…s, and our colleagues and students. These decisions will influence the long-term future of the higher education sector – the sector’s long-term health has to be at the forefront of our thinking. We cannot afford to make the wrong call. “It is clear that over the course of my three year tenure, many difficult decisions will need to be taken; by policy-makers, university leaders, and our colleagues and students.” Our focus has to be on making sure t…
…ure and transforming the lives of those that interact with them. Improving competitiveness, high-level skills and thinking of new and creative approaches have always been crucial to business success and growth – and is central to the BIS portfolio. Higher education institutions are key to unlocking this hidden potential and BIS is best placed to help support and strengthen the collaborations that already exist between universities and business. Of…
…jobs means there is a need for more graduates” She added that recent research had shown that the recession combined with technology had created an “hourglass economy”. This meant more high-wage, abstract, non-routine jobs and more low-wage, service and manual occupations – but a squeeze on middle-wage, routine jobs. Read the full article….
…ion of researchers and so it is imperative that we build environments that enable them to grow. We must continue to invest in our highest performing research units right across the sector in order to secure the UK’s future as a world-leader in research and innovation. It is often small steps forward in new knowledge that can make a big difference to our lives.” download the booklet here – Problem Solved….
…vernment and trying to work out how best to position ourselves in the short-term rather than in the long-term. What we hope this process will do is to start to take away some of the scales in front of our eyes at the moment. The future is going to look very different. What we need to work out is what that means for us now and engage with parliamentarians and funders to create that future. Professor Steve West is the Vice-Chancellor of the Universi…
