The Universities: Over Regulation - Baroness Ruth Deech

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Channel: Gresham College · 2012 · Education

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A century ago, British universities started to receive government funds.  Since then, the universities have increasingly been called on to assist in meeting national objectives, as defined by successive governments, in return for decreasing amounts of financial support.  Their independence is threatened and their status is arguably on the decline.  How and why has this come about? Have universities failed to attract students from all backgrounds and, if so, what is the cause? How can their vitality and autonomy be restored?

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