Striking the right balance in tough economic times

by Conor Ryan

Sir Alan Langlands addresses the conference

With world leaders pressing for greater regulation of the world financial system at today’s G20 conference, it was appropriate that HEFCE’s new Chief Executive, Sir Alan Langlands, was talking about getting the balance right in the university sector in his address to the conference this afternoon.

The value of a stimulus

by Conor Ryan

Third-stream funding – where teaching and research are the other two streams – may be relatively new. But it is making its mark on universities and the wider economy, as HEFCE Chief Executive Sir Alan Langlands discussed in his conference speech. In today’s recession, universities will be expected to reach out more than ever to local employers and other drivers of their local economies.