Policy

On 11th December, Universities UK brought together a leading panel of Vice-Chancellors, higher education experts and student representatives, as well as eminent figures from the world of business,

The One of the UK's largest funding councils has announced it will cut 25% of its research studentships and fellowships.

The first annual report from Universities that Count (UTC) – the benchmarking and performance improvement scheme for higher education, paints an encouraging picture of the state of environmental management and corporate responsibility within UK universities.

The Sustainable Procurement Centre of Excellence for Higher Education (SPCE), has announced its first phase website.
The project intends to make demonstrable changes to the way HEIs embed sustainable procurement into their standard procedures, practices and policies.

The University and College Union (UCU) has also responded to the CBI report, saying it might call for new thinking with regards to HE funding, but merely lists a number of ways to make UK students pick up the bill for their education.

The University of Wolverhampton has been awarded £24.3 million for a recession-busting initiative to help businesses.

The cash injection will increase Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) within the region. Wolverhampton is already top in the Midlands for the scheme, and second nationally.

The Government's Greener Living Fund was launched yesterday with the aim of helping individuals and communities in England to live more sustainably, reduce their carbon footprint and reduce pressure on national resources.

The President of the National Union of Students (NUS), Wes Streeting, has called for the abolition of lectures, saying that the advent of virtual teaching has made them an anachronism.

Cheap drink for students could soon be a thing of the past if the National Union of Students (NUS) gets its way, as they have called for the introduction of a minimum price on alcohol.

The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) has outlined five ways in which schools can work with universities to encourage more students to consider higher education.