By the HEFCE communications team
The debate on public confidence in the quality of higher education started before the official ‘challenge debate’ with questions at the first plenary on quality. A number of vice-chancellors had been on the receiving end of a grilling by the innovation, universities and skills select committee hearings on quality and standards. Continue reading
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Much of the audience discussion on day one of the conference was dominated by the university vice-chancellors who had appeared before the select committee in the course of the latter’s investigation of universities and students. Continue reading
Opening the batting on his first day in the job a cautious approach was only to be expected from Sir Alan Langlands. Competent, unflashy, a straight bat to the questions facing the sector. But some loose bowling from vice-chancellors tempted the ex-Principal of Dundee and former NHS chief to swipe them for six. Continue reading
