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HEFCE Annual Meeting 2012

HEFCE Annual Meeting 2012. Alan Langlands. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 22 November 2012. Higher education and HEFCE in 2011-12. review of the year 2011-12 strong foundations and the case for higher education what matters? going forward

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HEFCE Annual Meeting 2012

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  1. HEFCE Annual Meeting 2012 Alan Langlands Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 22 November 2012

  2. Higher education and HEFCE in 2011-12 • review of the year 2011-12 • strong foundations and the case for higher education • what matters? • going forward • students at the heart of the system

  3. Review of the year 2011-12

  4. Strong foundations • higher education: £59 billion output contribution to the UK economy • 82% overall student satisfaction rate • UK accounts for 12% of the international student market • UK research base second globally in excellence; most efficient in the G8 • UK economy 8th in Global Competitiveness Index • increase in HE/business knowledge exchange: 35% in 10 years

  5. HEI sources of income (2008-9 to 2014-15)

  6. HEI operating surpluses as a percentage of total income (2010-11)

  7. Elevator challenge

  8. Education • quality assurance and enhancement • improving access to information about higher education • working with partners on strategically important and vulnerable subjects and skills valued by employers • targeting teaching funding for public benefit

  9. Research • sustaining the balance between curiosity driven research and work targeted on national priorities • dual support and QR • investing in infrastructure and human capital • long-term commitment of funding • vibrant postgraduate and postdoctoral communities • the Research Excellence Framework (REF)

  10. Knowledge exchange • for every £1 invested via the Higher Education Innovation Fund, £6 of external income is generated • £3 billion of ideas and services to business generated by HE in • 2008-9 • CBI Education and Skills Survey 2010

  11. Social mobility • £1.1 billion investment in widening participation in 2012-13 • fair access • the widening participation ‘life-cycle’

  12. Economic growth • government priority is ‘to achieve strong, sustainable and balanced growth’ • HEIs have a unique role in supporting economic growth, sitting at the intersection of education, research and knowledge exchange • increasing recognition of the many and varied contributions that HEIs make to the economy and society • £50million HEFCE Catalyst Fund: • enhance the economic anchor role of universities and colleges within their localities • stimulate undergraduate, postgraduate and post-doctoral enterprise and work placements • support innovation-led growth in key sectors

  13. Policy themes • a more diverse, dynamic and open system of undergraduate education • a continuing focus on fair access and widening participation • a shared commitment to invest in postgraduate education • sustained funding for science and research (including charity and business support) and investment in the next generation of researchers • universities and colleges as key contributors to achieving strong, sustainable and balanced economic growth • a willingness to review progress and deal with the unintended consequences of change

  14. HEFCE and higher education reform

  15. Regulatory building blocks Quality assurance Fair access and widening participation Quality assurance Fair access and widening participation Dispute resolution Information for students and citizens • Information • for students • for citizens Dispute resolution Public expenditure controls and financial sustainability

  16. A new narrative

  17. Students at the heart of the system

  18. “Your ballet a colossal success. Would be even greater success if you agree to certain modifications in instrumentation” Broadway producer Billy Rose

  19. “Your ballet a colossal success. Would be even greater success if you agree to certain modifications in instrumentation” Broadway producer Billy Rose “Quite content with colossal success” Igor Stravinsky

  20. Thank you for listening a.langlands@hefce.ac.uk

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