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Research power is vital for our future competitiveness – the EU budget must reflect this
Today we’ll see EU leaders gathering in Brussels for a two-day summit. The main objective will be to agree the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020. The fault lines in European politics will be laid bare and many players round … Continue reading
Build evidence base to support postgraduate education
Today the Higher Education Commission will formally present the findings from its inquiry into postgraduate education. This report is timely because it highlights some of the key issues that have been receiving considerable attention of late. Since the publication of … Continue reading
Political priorities: Growth trumps immigration
Sixty-eight chancellors and chairs of Council of universities across the UK have today written to the prime minister calling on him to do more to support universities’ efforts to attract international students. As well as pointing out the importance of … Continue reading
Don’t dwell on the past – we must be ambitious to succeed in this brave new world
A retrospective outlook in the higher education sector is damaging the UK’s economic growth and global competitiveness, asserts Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive of Universities UK Universities in the UK are outstandingly strong on many measures, including: teaching and research, business-industry … Continue reading
Beyond bricks and mortar boards: universities and the future of regional economic development
The current uncertainties in the UK economy do not seem to be diminishing; solutions to sluggish economic growth and rising unemployment continue to be hot topics for debate. Government attempts to boost the economy have focussed on rebalancing the economy, … Continue reading
The UK needs strong universities for growth – the data speaks for itself
Saying that higher education in the UK is going through a period of change may be an understatement. Many column inches have been taken up with the changes to funding for teaching in all the countries of the UK. Important … Continue reading
