…improving public health policy. This includes involving patients to co-design new health products and services, developing innovative diagnostic tools to assess and treat chronic pain and long-term conditions, rolling out programmes that allow stroke victims to take control of their own everyday lives and designing socially intelligent robots that help children with autism develop vital skills to improve their social interactions and communication…
…n coverage in the Guardian about the Higher Education Policy Institute’s new guide on the removal of student number controls. Professor Steve West, chair of the University Alliance group, which includes Coventry University and Cardiff Metropolitan University, said that government funding should be linked to student retention rates, and that a single regulatory body was needed for all higher education providers in England. You can read our full sta…
…on, Elitist Britain? The report found that the UK is “deeply elitist” according to an analysis of the backgrounds of more than 4,000 business, political, media and public sector leaders. In the BBC News report, Prof West urged a “major rethink of what success looks like in the 21st Century”. “There is a massive breadth of routes to success and huge diversity of opportunity in the global, technology-rich graduate employment market.” You can read ou…
…of Portsmouth and Coventry University, said Australia’s example was “incredibly important” for England. “We need to set out a longer-term plan for solving the problem and creating a sustainable higher education system,” said Prof West, vice-chancellor of the University of the West of England, in Bristol. “The UK needs to ensure it is able to grow the graduate population, as our global competitors continue to do, and to encourage talent from right…
…too. Notes from these interviews are peppered with phrases like “phenomenally diverse”,”hugely diverse” and “unrecognisably diverse”. Our conclusion is that this increasingly diverse HE sector – from tiny college to huge university, from new market entrant to centuries old establishment, should all fall under one HE quality system. One sector-owned UK Quality Code. One commitment to maintaining and enhancing the reputation of UK HE. But how far is…
…n spent on HE, student loans and the science and research budget, is the only funding stream awarded to institutions based on the genuine added cost of recruiting and retaining these high cost students. We should seek to increase the Student Opportunity fund. This fund is essential if we are to ensure that high cost students succeed in higher education and beyond, not just get through the door in the first place. Any increase in this funding will…
…n spent on HE, student loans and the science and research budget, is the only funding stream awarded to institutions based on the genuine added cost of recruiting and retaining these high cost students. 3. Universities should do everything they can to engage with a diverse range of employers, to strengthen links between education and the needs of the economy and to offer the best opportunities to their students and graduates, whatever background t…
…ibility and choice to enable them to up-skill and re-train in support of a diverse and rapidly evolving job market. Given the huge cost of non-repayment of student loans in England, we are only able to offer fee loans to first-time undergraduate students – one hit and you’re done. Fourth, the Australian’s called it a Higher Education Loan Programme – HELP – and developed public discourse based on the Government providing help for students to cover…
…e highest in the UK Prepares a generation for the world of work A rich and diverse supply of graduates is increasingly critical in our changing, global economy. Growth of new sectors means we need different graduates to meet the different needs of the economy. The Creative Industries sector employs 1.4m people in UK; has 10.6% of UK exports; and contributes 3.2% to UK GVA (by comparison the Aerospace industry employs 133,000; has a global market s…
…e highest in the UK Prepares a generation for the world of work A rich and diverse supply of graduates is increasingly critical in our changing, global economy. Growth of new sectors means we need different graduates to meet the different needs of the economy. The Creative Industries sector employs 1.4m people in UK; has 10.6% of UK exports; and contributes 3.2% to UK GVA (by comparison the Aerospace industry employs 133,000; has a global market s…