Sir Ron Cooke has been asked to provide the Government with advice and recommendations on how the country can be one of the leading – if not the leading – centres of online higher education learning in the world.
This request was based on the growing understanding that in fifteen years time the global market for higher education will have expanded. And that a significant proportion of this expansion will be down to students who do not want to carry out their studies entirely on site, at university campuses, but by distance, online and by using the opportunities that the rapid development of technology gives us.
Sir Ron has now delivered his report: On-line Innovation in Higher Education [PDF 307kb] which is publicly available for you to comment on. (An executive summary [PDF 30kb] of this report is also available.)
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Prof. Paul Wellings was asked to consider higher education issues related to intellectual property and research benefits.
In particular he was asked to explore in more detail the issue of how universities use and manage IP for their own benefit and for the benefit of the wider economy.
Prof. Wellings’ has now delivered his report: Intellectual Property and Research Benefits [PDF 1,123kb] which is publicly available for you to comment on.
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(Comments posted on this topic earlier in the higher education debate process are still available in the archive for you to consult should you wish.)
Universities UK (UUK) was asked to consider issues relevant to the demographic challenge facing the country’s universities.
The UK will undergo demographic changes over the next twenty years. In this context the UUK was asked for its considered advise on how best to take advantage of these changes and how to mitigate the risks that they may pose.
UUK has delivered it’s response to this invitation: UK higher education in 2023: A contribution to the DIUS higher education debate [PDF 138kb] which is now publicly available for you to comment on.
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(Comments posted on this topic earlier in the higher education debate process are still available in the archive for you to consult should you wish.)
Prof. Nigel Thrift was asked to consider from a higher education perspective the issue of research careers.
Prof. Thrift has now delivered his report: Research Careers in the UK: A Review [PDF 389kb] which is publicly available for you to comment on. (An executive summary [PDF 16kb] of this report is also available.)
You can join the continuing discussion on the issues and recommendations by posting your views on any aspect of Prof.Thrift’s report on this blog.
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(Comments posted on this topic earlier in the higher education debate process are still available in the archive for you to consult should you wish.)
Paul Ramsden was asked to consider the student experience in higher education.
How institutions respond to increasing information from students is an important facet of today’s higher education landscape.
Prof. Ramsden has now delivered his report: The future of Higher Education - Teaching and the Student Experience [PDF 172 kb] which is publicly available for you to comment on. (An executive summary [PDF 24kb] of this report is also available. As are the appendices and bibliography for the report.)
You can join the continuing discussion on the issues and recommendations by posting your views on any aspect of Prof. Ramsden’s report on this blog.
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(Comments posted on this topic earlier in the higher education debate process are still available in the archive for you to consult should you wish.)
Prof. Christine King has been asked to explore the issue of part-time study in higher education.
One of the aims of the Government is to increase the skills, and capacity for innovation and enterprise in the workforce. In this context it is expected that adults often studying part-time will make up an ever-increasing portion of the student population.
This raises issues for universities, employers and individuals which need to be considered.
Prof. King has now delivered her report: Part-time Study in Higher Education [PDF 170kb] which is publicly available for you to comment on.
You can join the continuing discussion on the issues and recommendations by posting your views on any aspect of Prof. King’s report on this blog.
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(Comments posted on this topic earlier in the higher education debate process are still available in the archive for you to consult should you wish.)
