A long account in @lrb.co.uk by Stefan Collini of the causes of what feels like a death spiral for UK Universities. Recent estimates are that UK HE contributes >£130Bn annually to the UK economy, resulting in >750 000 jobs across all regions of the UK
lordslibrary.parliament.uk/higher-educa...
Ben Sheldon
‘The truth is that both ministers and vice-chancellors are locked into a financial model whose premise is misconceived and whose side effects are profoundly damaging for higher education.’
Stefan Collini on the UK’s university problems, online now from the next issue.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
The problems with Britain’s universities are systemic and deep-rooted, not just local or contingent. Yet political and...
