…to our areas and our work in shaping the workforce of tomorrow. At a time of huge economic, political and social change, universities remain vital civic anchors for their communities. I hope that universities of all types and sizes will take on board the recommendations of this group”….
…und attending the university increases women’s earnings by 26% and men’s by 6% compared to non-graduates – but found this varies “hugely” by degree choice and students’ prior attainment and background. Ministers [LINK] have been clear Office for Students should “crack down on institutions delivering poor outcomes for students… and use the full range of powers at [its] disposal to protect students’ interests”. Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University…
…nderstood by far too many employers, who don’t know how to access or use it. This is compounded by the bottleneck in apprenticeships being signed off, so the levy surplus is building up in Treasury coffers. The knock-on effect risks providers like universities or colleges backing out of providing programmes, because they can’t cover costs”. “Ministers need to draw on the near-universal good will to get degree apprenticeships right. We and others h…
…re pleased the government is willing to adapt it in the light of experience. We very much welcome the steps to create a level playing field for universities with a high number of part-time students, and proposals to allow institutions to hold TEF awards for up to five years after 2020 will increase stability in the system. “We will be looking for more clarity on how new ‘supplementary metrics’ will be handled in practice. Additional metrics have t…
…ible provision and new routes to help widen participation in higher education to those who need to fit study around other commitments.” …
…inking – radical ideas may initially look unworkable but might have aspects that could be piloted, for example a group of universities with different missions could work together in their regions to co-run comprehensive courses. It would be great if the new Director of Fair Access and Participation could create a challenge fund for bids from universities that are thinking outside the box.”…
…evelop long-term volunteering roles as well as the student-led and one-off community projects. Waqar Younas, president of VIP, who won the Young Volunteer of the Year award at Portsmouth’s ‘Inspiring volunteer’ awards earlier this year, said: “Small differences can make such a big impact on the lives of others and that’s what makes volunteering so important. There are so many amazing projects in Portsmouth but what is more surprising is how many o…
…ught their research and state-of-the-art technology to children across the UK. The University owns and operates the world’s largest fully-robotic telescope based on La Palma in the Canary Islands, capturing complex data for astronomy research. Motivated by the possibilities that remotely-operated robotic telescopes could present for new communities, researchers established the National Schools’ Observatory (NSO). This web-based resource gives UK a…
…includes an interest-rate subsidy alongside non-repayment) compared to the UK’s 45%. The Australian graduate repayment system has a high earning threshold for repayment (like English system) and a progressive, income-contingent repayment system (like England ) but once the graduate crosses the earning threshold the monthly repayments are higher. Australian graduates make higher repayments to achieve a much shorter repayment period; just 8.4 years…
…l role in tackling overfishing in the UK’s own coastal waters and elsewhere. In 2008, the Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST) was set up to protect marine life near the Isle of Arran after drawing upon findings of UWE Bristol legal research which showed that the Scottish Government had a duty to coastal communities in managing fishing rights. This helped them to create Scotland’s first fully protected marine reserve in the island’s Lamlash Bay…
