…velop new strategies, management styles and methods of production to boost competitiveness. Alongside this rich source of knowledge and new perspectives, Alliance universities offer a fertile environment to incubate and support entrepreneurial students, graduates and spin-out companies that are translating ideas and excellent research into new ventures. Research into turbocharger engines in collaboration with businesses is creating and securing lo…
…familiar to Alliance universities – they provide an environment to create communities which have become the lifeblood for a new breed of start-up. Within these universities an idea can quickly be tested and developed into a business. These entrepreneurial hubs are providing financial support, business knowhow and engendering creativity through a mix of disciplines, academia and business, along with a smattering of visiting international collabora…
…on track to abolish child poverty. He bluntly warns that the link between effort and reward on which social mobility relies has been broken by changes in the housing market – home ownership rates have halved among young people in 20 years – and the labour market – 5 million workers are trapped in low pay. Even where young people have worked hard and succeeded at university – the ‘who you know, not what you know’ monster rears its ugly head yet ag…
…hree key priorities for politicians and policy advisers. Priority 1 – open competition We operate a highly competitive system in the UK, which has been proven to maximise the impact of limited public investment. Public funding should continue to follow excellence where it exists to drive innovation and secure the future success of our universities. To achieve economic prosperity, research and innovation activities need sufficient and sustained fun…
…as conducted using an online panel methodology and fielded from the 7th May 2014 to 16th May 2014 to achieve 1000 completes per target (No quotas were applied in field). 1. Parents* are more concerned about the size of their child’s student loan (64%) rather than the terms of repayment (29%). When parents* were asked whether they were more concerned about the size of a student loan or the terms of repayments, 64% felt the size of the loan was the…
…students. Fair admissions needs protecting – no-one wants to see students coming in who are unable to benefit from HE – but we need to avoid blunt policy responses. We do not support the introduction of centrally-imposed minimum entry requirements. There is a need for creative thinking around further ways to support retention. When data allows, the funding system should be adjusted to provide further incentives. Finally, quality costs. Others hav…
…e door in the first place. Any increase in this funding will have positive effects on our country’s commitment to social mobility and would be a sound investment decision in the long-term. 3. To ensure the best graduate outcomes students need up-to-date information and experience of labour market opportunities, particularly as it relates to different local labour markets. Universities should do everything they can to engage with a diverse range of…
…e door in the first place. Any increase in this funding will have positive effects on our country’s commitment to social mobility and would be a sound investment decision in the long term. Non-traditional students face a range of barriers to participating and succeeding in higher education. Yet the Student Opportunity fund, just 2% of the £13bn spent on HE, student loans and the science and research budget, is the only funding stream awarded to in…
…tration of shared investment.” Notes to Editors: 1. On Thursday, 24th April 2014, HEPI is publishing two reports comparing the English and Australian higher education systems: A summary report: A comparison of student loans in England and Australia by Nick Hillman, Director of HEPI A detailed analysis: A comparison of higher education funding in England and Australia: what can we learn? by Libby Hackett, Chief Executive of University Alliance and…
…get to work towards. The Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is a good place to start as it’s one of the most commonly used systems to describe different levels of language ability. At Cambridge, our experts have produced a short video which gives a really good overview of the CEFR. Students should also take a look at the ‘Can Do’ statements which were developed by a group of leading experts called the A…
