…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….
…ning, teaching, research, knowledge exchange and external partnerships all come together to generate a really unique offer. In making the case to support growth in these challenging economic times, we clearly need to get even smarter at demonstrating our efficiency as well as our ability to change and identify new markets. But we also need to mobilise those we work with to be our advocates and support the tremendous work we do. A Strong Voice Univ…
…the heart of the government department charged with driving growth in the UK. Universities play a crucial role in the economic and social wellbeing of the country through securing our economic future 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. Highe…
…ssue about how many graduates are needed in our economy. The impact of technology and how it changes the nature of so many 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 f…
…ey know about it or not. “The stakes are high. Sustaining and building the UK research base must be core to any strategy for growth in the UK economy. We must also recognise that postgraduate students will be the next generation 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…
…ars into the future to understand the challenges and opportunities for the UK and how those challenges will impact English universities, and decide what kind of a future is right for us, both economically and socially. The idea is to create some visions of what higher education could look like. Fundamentally we want to do it differently from the usual way universities think about the future (locking themselves in a room, pulling the draw bridge up…
…credited courses, for which 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. …
…n 2012-13, or transferring to further education, means that there will be 20,000 fewer young people able to go to university compared to last year.”…
…hape of labour markets in developed economies. It demonstrates that if the UK is to remain globally competitive we need a greater proportion of graduates in our workforce. We also need to create genuine progression opportunities to drive social mobility and equip the population for the demands of an hourglass-shaped labour market. You can read more about the impact on changes to the labour market in a blog by Libby Hackett, Director of University…
…r, and director, Libby Hackett, both spoke at the event. Date: 20 March 2012 Location: London Bridge, London You can access the event blog here! @UniAlliance | #HE2012…
