UK universities are not obstacles the government needs to overcome
…with a combined turnover of £157 million. We also supported almost 24,000 commercial and non-commercial organisations with consultancy, research and the provision of facilities and equipment. So why, then, are universities being increasingly sidelined in the recovery effort? The March budget paid lip service to world-leading universities, and there was a welcome nod to the role of universities in the government’s plan for growth, but they remain…