Our response to Universities Minister Jo Johnson’s speech on the value of higher education
…ation and Retention Performance Indicator benchmarks. Many of our students come from the local area and nearly 40% of those are from non-traditional backgrounds. Nearly two-thirds of our graduates stay in the cities and regions in which they have studied, helping their communities to thrive and grow. “This is why we call on government to maintain Student Opportunity Funding. It is the only funding awarded to universities based on the genuine added…