Annual Review 2009-10

It all adds up to a great deal

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Design and Print by Abbey DPM © London Higher 2010 Foreword from the Chair of London Higher Introduction 1 2

No year is a 'normal' year, London is unique in that it has over forty HE institutions. London Higher is a membership organisation About London Higher I n d t r as those of us running When we speak together we are heard. Now is not the that promotes and acts as an advocate for As their member association London Higher works to r o organisations of any size time to splinter into factions or rejoice in splendid represent the HE group as a whole. o

higher education (HE) in London. d w u e well know. However, few isolation; now is the time to use London Higher , and the r c t o would argue that this year considerable expertise it has developed, to make the It is an ‘umbrella’ body representing over 40 publicly We do this in two ways: by collecting and researching i F has been more unusual case for London even more than we have before. data on higher education in the capital and by o funded universities and colleges and is the biggest and n than most. most varied of the regional university associations in advocating , on behalf of our members, the case for What else can be done? We are working actively with the UK. London’s HE. At London Higher the HEFCE to develop two critical responses: diversifying year began with our HEI income streams and sharing existing costs. About London’s Higher Education Our outputs are diverse and include research reports, incorporation and London’s universities and higher education colleges are promotional material, meetings and workshops, separation from the University of London. 2009-10 was London Higher Business Development becomes a powerhouse of research, teaching and technology parliamentary lobbying, media management and our first year of independent operation and inevitably it operational this year, providing the members with a transfer unrivalled anywhere in the UK, Europe and receptions. We also run a wide range of advisory groups has been a steep learning curve for us all. Thanks to a resource to enhance their interactions with business beyond. Collectively, higher education institutions and networks. very able executive it has gone exceptionally smoothly. and, over time, we hope a valuable source of alternative (HEIs) in London: income as well. If we get it right this initiative can access As well as working with, and for, the institutional Then, in December, there were the pre-budget a largely untapped market for HE estimated to be worth • Generate £12 billion each year in goods and members London Higher works closely with partner announcements and in March the budget itself. c. £3 billion a year. services including £1.4 billion in export earnings organisations including the London Development The serious ramifications for the HE sector in these (2007/08 data); Agency (LDA), the Greater London Authority (GLA), announcements affected London Higher in two The executive is working on a bid to HEFCE to develop a London First and with the business sector. diverse ways. ‘shared services’ unit to explore how and where London • Educate over 400,000 students from the UK and HEIs can most effectively share common costs. We are overseas – who are able to choose from over 4,000 Our Vision Firstly, and most, importantly it places an onus on the already in negotiations with JISC to explore shared Our strategic reference is the Vision & Excellence undergraduate courses and 7,500 postgraduate organisation to champion the London group more than services in IT and our Research Excellence Group is statement (available on our website) which sets out the qualifications; ever. We responded immediately by updating our looking at a number of options to foster research long-term objective, agreed by all London-based HEIs, economic impact study, producing the Part of the collaborations across the capital. to establish London as the undisputed ‘Knowledge • Employ 94,000 academic and non-academic staff; Solution briefing for Sir Alan Langlands, re-branding our Capital of the World’. annual plenary meeting to showcase how London HEIs Having had the pleasure of serving as Chair of London are contributing to the recovery and issuing a new Higher for two terms now I think I can speak with some • Win nearly 30% of Research Council grants and Our Mission document, Working Capital – How London HE is authority on the contributions the organisation has £477 million of recurrent grant research funding In support of this vision London Higher is remitted to supporting the economy through skills, innovation and made to all our institutions. I believe it is not only a from HEFCE; promote higher education in the London region. partnerships , to distil and promote these and other desirable but a vital organisation which, if we use it messages to our key stakeholders. wisely, will serve us well in the turbulent times ahead. • Attract to the UK 97,000 international students The following pages outline how we have developed from over 200 countries, who in turn contribute these objectives from August 2009 to March 2010, a Secondly, as institutions are forced to make economies I would like to thank everyone who I have worked with £1.5 billion to the UK economy; transitional ‘short’ year which brings the organisation they tend to look to reduce their subscriptions and whilst chairing London Higher , especially Jane Glanville into line with our new Financial Year. membership fees, including to organisations like and her hard working team; it has been a pleasure to • Produce over 55,000 skilled graduates every London Higher . It is, of course, a false economy. As with work with you. year, 90% of whom find work in London and the the marketing budget, the short-term saving is dwarfed south east. by the long-term loss of position. Nevertheless it is vital that London Higher continues to demonstrate clear value for money and transparency about its operation and activities. Professor David Latchman, Chair, London Higher Universities and higher T education institutions C

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Contents

Foreword 1 Finance Report 16 Introduction 2 Publications & Reports 17 Promotional Initiatives 3 People & Places 19 Partnerships 13 Conclusion 21 Working with the Membership 15 Promotional Initiatives 3 4

The primary function of London Higher is to 4. School-HE links in London (SHELL) , developing a Healthcare Education Group P

s The Case for London HE r o e raise awareness of HE in the London region and strategy for meaningful links between secondary Chaired by Professor Pat Hughes (St George’s, v m i University of London), the group is unique in bringing t promote the extensive benefits it makes to the schools and HEIs in London; The Case for London HE is a core work stream of London o a i region and beyond. together senior academic leaders from London’s t t Higher , resourced primarily by member contributions in i i medical, dentistry and allied healthcare professions. o

n 5. London Higher Business Development , our association with the Higher Education Funding Council n I

a l We achieve this through six core programmes of response to the higher-level skills agenda; and for England (HEFCE). l a

During the year the group welcomed presentations I n

work, each with its own stream of research and n o i i advocacy activities: from Dr. Richard Budgett, Chief Medical Officer for t t 6. London Medicine , bringing together London’s The programme aims to create an ongoing and robust i a

o the 2012 London Olympics, Prof. Maggie Pearson, medical schools and clinical academic health evidence-base in support of HE in the capital. In t i m 1. Case for London which aims to create a robust Academic Director of the Modernizing Scientific v

particular it seeks to: e o institutions. r evidence-base pertaining to, and in support of, HE in Careers Programme and Rob Smith, Head of s P Education Commissioning at the London Strategic London; In this section we outline the objectives of each of these • contribute to a better understanding of the impact Health Authority. work streams and give summaries of some of the of London’s HE sector on the regional, national and 2. Study London , promoting London as an activities each has undertaken during the year. global economy; The group has participated in developing a Joint Action educational destination and the best city in which Group, in collaboration with London Medicine to, to be a student; • advise London Higher ’s member institutions on key amongst other things, update the Leading Health policy initiatives in the London region; and document produced in 2006. 3. Podium , the Further and Higher Education co-ordination Unit for the 2012 Games; • promote effective policies and initiatives that Following on from last year’s conference we again T Business divisions maximize the contribution of London’s HE sector to

C sponsored London Health run by Neil Stewart operated by

A the social, cultural and economic development of Associates in November 2009. We helped disseminate

F London Higher 6 the region. the conference to our members and identified London HE speakers for some for the sessions. This year, Case for London HE has developed the following initiatives: We have also agreed to host the London Health Commission’s 2010 Awards Dinner in September 2010. Research Excellence Group Chaired by Professor Michael Worton (University In April Professor Fiona Ross (Kingston & St George’s, College London), the group aims to promote research University of London) was elected Chair to succeed excellence across the capital – wherever it is found. Prof. Hughes who stands down after four years as Chair.

This year the Group oversaw three pieces of research: Social engagement by London’s HEIs into HEIs reporting of collaborative and contract The eighteen month project funded by HEFCE was research in HEFCE’s Higher Education – Business and completed in June 2009. However, in May 2010 we Community Interaction Survey; London HE published a compendium of case studies which were performance in the Research Excellence Assessment; gathered during the project. and business demand for inter-regional collaborative research in the Greater South East (in association The document, Social and Public Engagement by with our sister HE associations in the East and South London’s Universities and Higher Education Colleges , East, the LDA, EDA and SEDA). The reports are presents more than forty case studies of how London available on our website. HEIs contribute to physical and mental wellbeing, social inclusion and research and society. In addition the Group has maintained a watching brief on proposals to launch the Lord Stafford Awards in Reports on the various phases of the project along with London. The awards seek to recognise business-HE background information can be found at collaboration and knowledge transfer and although www.londonhigher.ac.uk/silh.html London HEIs ultimately declined to be part of the national awards, London Higher , through the Research Economic Impact Excellence Group, has been asked to explore setting up In March we produced London HE – Part of the Solution , a London specific scheme. a briefing for Sir Alan Langlands, CEO of HEFCE, which brought together economic impact and other key This year speakers at the meetings have included Dr performance indicators for London’s HE group. The Allyson Reid, Director of Strategy and Communications document is available from our website. at the Technology Strategy Board and John Kent of the Lord Stafford Awards. European Group This year the group, under Professor Jane Broadbent In April the group elected Prof. Geoff Rodgers (Brunel (Roehampton University), has focused on University) to succeed Michael Worton as Chair. demonstrating the economic impact derived from London HE’s engagement with the European agenda. 5 6

Our report, commissioned from Prof. Brian Ramsden, Unique Visitors 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 P

s Study London r o e and supported by the UK Europe Unit and the Mayor’s (91,000) v 50,000 m i London European Office, indicates the benefit of t The Study London initiative is the longest running work o a

i research, students and staff from the EU could 45,000 t

t stream within London Higher . It promotes London as an i i generate over £1 billion annually. We are currently o n

educational destination and as the best city in which to 40,000 n I

a l working with the Mayor’s Office to promote and build be a student. The programme is supported by the l a 35,000

upon these findings. I n Mayor’s Office, the London Development Agency and n o i

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o The Group also welcomed Mary Honeyball, one of

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The Study London campaign strategy for 2009/10 e o 20,000

r Culture and Education Committee to discuss how s

P focused on redesigning and launching a new website London HEIs can engage more the European HE agenda . and the quarterly production of insight magazine. 15,000 10,000 Creative and Cultural Arts Working Group International Student Fact Sheet Prof. Barry Ife has, on our behalf, continued to 5,000 HESA data 2008/9 shows a 5% annual increase in the represent the creative and cultural HE group on the number of international students studying in London. 0 Y Y H IL Y E Y T R R R R R R C R A N L S E E E E Mayor’s Cultural Strategy Group and this year we have A A R P U JU U B B B B U U A A M J G O The city remains the number one choice of N R U EM T EM EM A B M A T C V C increased our financial contribution to the Group. J FE P O O E international students with 97,150 international SE N D In September 2009 we organised a consultation students choosing to study here. between our creative and cultural HE members and the Mayor’s advisor on arts and culture at the Royal Society Insight magazine Brazilian Recruitment Events Working with partner agencies for the Arts to inform the Mayor’s Cultural Strategy. The Study London continues to produce the popular insight In October 2009 Study London sponsored London-only Study London is a member resulting draft makes full reference to the valuable magazine on a quarterly basis. insight targets student recruitment and alumni events in three of a working group to establish a brand identity for contribution London HEIs make to the creative and international students and key influencers around the locations in Brazil. In addition, we sponsored a London. Spearheaded by the Mayor’s Office and cultural success of the capital. world. Four editions are published each year with competition in association with King’s College London, including LOCOG, Visit London, Think London and Film feature articles in business and finance, the creative for a Brazilian student to travel to London for a week. London, the new working group aims to create a brand Our work demonstrating impact has been ongoing and arts, science and technology, and health and public The winner, Isabel Braga (pictured below), visited identity for the city that will take us to 2012. Study we have also been exploring setting up a permanent policy. Insight also includes the latest news from London in March 2010. In the coming year we will be London plans to host a sector briefing on the topic in 10 group to host breakfast conferences with major London’s HEIs including cutting-edge research and investigating if there is demand from our membership June 2010. stakeholders. showcasing the breadth, depth and diversity of to develop London-only student recruitment and London’s HE sector. In total, 40,000 subscribers have alumni events in key markets overseas. LDA contract and funding Widening Participation Funding Premia registered to receive insight and the magazine has been Study London has negotiated a year’s grant extension When concerns were raised in autumn 2009 about the distributed to over 240,000 students and academics Study London Guide with the LDA. The current funding and contract come to use of postcode information as the basis for calculating around the world since its launch. The Study London Guide continues to be popular with an end in March 2011 bringing us in line with the WP funding in London, London Higher organised a over 8,000 ordered by universities and higher education funding allocated to Think London, Visit London, Film workshop in October 2009 with HEFCE and member Insight has also proved popular with advertisers and we colleges in the last year. London and Events for London. HEIs to discuss key issues on the application and have raised over £70,000 in advertising revenue in the consequences of WP funding formulae for London. last 12 months. Facebook & Twitter For more information on Study London visit: Study London continues to develop online accounts on http://www.londonhigher.ac.uk/studylondon.html As a result we allayed concerns and even discovered the Website social media such as Facebook and Twitter. The Study good news story that London is leading English regions The Study London website is a key promotional tool London Facebook group has 3,000 members and in widening participation. when communicating with prospective international regularly communicates with students to answer their students. Just over 1 million unique users have used the study questions. Publications site since its launch in May 2004 with over 480,000 Throughout the year we produced our popular series of visiting in the last 12 months alone. Online and print advertising fact sheets summarizing key data sets for the London Study London continues to work with 11Ten HE group and, in many cases, providing trend and inter- Recent additions to the site include a course enquiry Advertising. The majority of our advertising has moved regional comparisons. A full list of fact sheets is given in function which allows students to create a profile, online with accounts at Google and Yahoo. As a the Publications section of this document; all are search for courses and contact universities about result, advertising has helped to dramatically available via of website. specific courses they are interested in studying. increase visitors to the website. Launched in March 2010, early data suggests that an For more information on the Case for London HE visit: increasing number of students are contacting http://www.londonhigher.ac.uk/case4london.html universities through the site.

Registrations have doubled in the last year and 40,000 prospective students have now registered to receive The economic regular electronic updates. T impact of London T Subscribers to C C A HEI’s engagement A insight magazine F £1bn with Europe F 40,000 free conferences, regional T workshops and events in C

A the last year across F 20 England and Wales 7 8 P

s Podium r o e v m i

t Podium is the Further and Higher Education Unit for the o a i t

t 2012 Games. Located inside London Higher , the division i i o n

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I n 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and their legacy. n o i i t t i a o

The Unit has been operational since March 2007 and is t i m v

funded by HEFCE, HEFCW and the Skills Funding Agency e o r s

P (formerly the LSC). The Unit’s work has been awarded the prestigious Inspire Mark by London 2012.

During the course of last year, the Podium Board has been restructured and is now chaired by Professor Geoff Petts, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Westminster. In September 2009, Matthew Haley was appointed Communications and Media Manager putting the Unit back up to three fulltime members of staff.

Podium Conferences and Events Podium has run more than 20 conferences, regional workshops and events in the last year across England and Wales. The free-of-charge events have sought to inform those working in Further and Higher Education about the opportunities emanating from London 2012 and showcase best practice in Games-related work across both sectors.

In addition to a series of 10 regional conferences Spotlight Pre Games Training Camps Podium is focussing particular attention on the attended by more than 700 delegates, Podium has held Since the last Annual Report, Podium has produced two Almost 20 English and Welsh HEIs have signed Pre recruitment of students to specialist volunteering roles a number of thematically focussed events and editions of Spotlight magazine. The magazine is Games Training Camp agreements with many of the and in maximising the involvement of both sectors with workshops looking at specific issues around the Games distributed electronically and in hard copy format to 205 nations set to compete at the Olympic and the recruitment and training processes. More than two including technology, volunteering, catering, security contacts and stakeholders, including the head of every Paralympic Games in 2012. years before the Games, a number of students have and Pre Games Training Camps. English and Welsh HEI. already volunteered at London 2012 through the In November 2009, St Mary’s University College, Trailblazer programme including Isabel Marks a student Podium Website Spotlight features case studies and opportunities from Twickenham became the first institution in London to at UCL (pictured with London 2012 Chair, Lord Seb Coe The Podium website was re-launched in February 2010 every region in the country, across a broad range of confirm such a deal when it agreed terms with the and Chief Executive, Paul Deighton). with a whole host of new interactive items including a topics including; sport, volunteering, culture, science South Africa Olympic squad. That agreement was blog section featuring key London 2012 stakeholders and research. There is a considerable interest from closely followed by the University of East London which Vancouver success such as Tessa Jowell MP, the then Minister for the institutions in putting forward material. has announced it will host Team USA before and during There was success for the HE sector at the Vancouver Olympics. Exactly 80% of survey respondents felt the the Games with more than 1,000 athletes, coaches, 2010 Winter Games when Amy Williams, who is new website was a big improvement with all the latest In addition to enjoying the chance to showcase their scientists, medical practitioners and support staff – studying for a Sports Performance degree at the Games news, events and opportunities for the FE and own successes, staff and students clearly find Spotlight including 14-times Olympic gold medallist Michael University of Bath, won Team GB’s first individual HE sectors just a click or two away. to be directly useful in describing what other Phelps – set to base themselves at the University’s Winter Olympic Games gold medal for 30 years. The institutions and people are doing. Docklands facilities. 27-year-old won the women’s skeleton title on a sled Podium continues to build an extensive network of designed by two post-graduate engineering students at Games related contacts and the Unit’s e-newsletter It helps to inform them when shaping their own Volunteer recruitment the University of Southampton, Rachel Blackburn and now has more than 3,800 active subscribers. That is an programmes, considering their own activity With the London 2012 volunteering programme James Roche. increase of approximately 1,500 people in the last year. development, and assists their decision making about launching this summer, Podium is working closely with whether or not to respond to particular opportunities. LOCOG, universities and colleges to ensure that staff In total there were 20 student athletes and 11 alumni Traffic to the website continues to rise and is almost There is no comparable Games publication that is and students are best placed to be amongst the 70,000 competing for Team GB at Vancouver 2010. double what it was at year end 2009, making it one of aimed specifically towards HE and FE. volunteers required at Games-time. the most popular Games-related websites. For more information on Podium visit: www.podium.ac.uk

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Quick Wins Study This year the project has moved from its investigative P

s Business Development School and Higher Education Links r o e In March 2010 we commissioned Step Ahead Research phase to delivering improvements in links across v in London m i Ltd to gather information on the Higher Level Skills London’s 400-plus state secondary schools and its t Funded by HEFCE, London Higher Business o a i

market in London with a view to identifying early stage 40-plus HEIs. t

t Development (LHBD) has the remit to help build i

i Our work on strengthening School-HE Links in London adopters for LHBD services. The report, which was o n

capability and capacity of London HEIs, supporting them n I (SHELL) started in November 2008 following the award

a l to increase the quality and quantity of transactions with delivered in May 2010, provides information on key Moving from analysis to delivery l a of a grant from the Department for Children, Schools

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n target markets, the competitive landscape, statements This new phase started in earnest in autumn 2009, employers and also promoting the institutions to and Families (DCSF) and subsequently we have received n o i i

of differentiation of London HEIs in this market and the when Professor Malcolm Gillies was joined by Professor t

t employers. It will help bring clarity and focus to the way funding from DCSF for a second phase. i a

o gaps in services HEIs need to fill to compete effectively. David Woods CBE, Chief Adviser for London Schools and London institutions offer higher-level skills through the t i m the Principal National Challenge Adviser to jointly chair v

following initiatives: e o The drivers of SHELL are two pledges in the London r Specialist Staff a new SHELL Delivery Board. s

P Challenge programme of the DCSF that (i) every In April 2010, London Higher appointed Dr Ralph • facilitate collaboration to support institutions to maintained secondary school in London should be in a Blunden as Head of the LHBD. Ralph has been joined by The Board was formed following London Higher ’s enhance their offering to employers partnership with at least one HEI and (ii) a higher Brad Coales as Deputy Head, beginning in May. Brad successful bid to DCSF to manage the delivery of the proportion of young Londoners will go on to higher was Director of Employer Engagement at London South earlier ‘Gillies plan’. • identify and understand the market education, including the more competitive universities. Bank University. A small SHELL unit has been formed at London Higher • provide employer-engagement information and Importantly, SHELL is not another ‘initiative’. It HERA Barometer comprising John Hall, an independent consultant on HE- strengthens an approach that has been instinctive to guidance to institutions to assist in delivery In May 2009, London Higher obtained funding from schools partnerships, and Naz Khan, London Higher ’s London’s Aimhigher partnerships since they were HEFCE to compile information for the Government and projects officer (learning and skills). formed in 2003. Our guiding principles are that the • market activities to provide a consistent message of other national stakeholders on how the HE sector in school and HE sectors must work together as equal the benefits of HE and long-term marketing support London is responding to the economic downturn. Indeed, working closely with Aimhigher managers partners and that SHELL must work closely with related for institutions through their SHELL involvement, the DCSF London programmes, such as London Aimhigher, the London Reports were collated from London Higher members Challenge programme is supporting in the current Challenge and with London's local authorities. • source and disseminate examples of good practice, and processed by HEFCE for inclusion in four reports summer term over 70 selected London schools to to ensure that lessons are learned and that success providing a sample of activity largely related to business improve their students’ awareness of what higher Through these partnerships we: stories are shared with employers and HEIs to support and student internships being offered by education can offer. encourage participation in the market. London’s HE sector to help commercial and non- • Provide a one-stop shop for higher education commercial organisations during the economic Helping schools to contact London HEIs outreach programmes in London Ten member institutions agreed to commit extra recession. SHELL strives to be useful both to London HEIs and to resource in 2009-10 to help the division get its schools. A valuable new tool is the online SHELL established and demonstrate to HEFCE that HEIs London Higher ran a workshop in September 2009 for • Offer advice and guidance on establishing links Directory to guide schools on how to make contact with were willing to support the initiative. Over time, members to assist them in completing the survey and London HEIs. and as the division begins to establish itself, we aim share best practice. • Celebrate and promote innovation and commitment to increase that number. to school/higher education links through the annual At this early stage, HEIs have identified one or two core London Knowledge Transfer Awards London Education Partnership Awards based at the contacts per institution. We hope later to help teachers Scoping Report We have been asked by a group of London HEIs to help Institute of Education and advisory staff in schools make contact with subject Alan Brickwood completed a successful scoping study scope a Knowledge Transfer Awards scheme for specialists. A printed version of the Directory is being in October 2009, consulting with over 40 individuals London. Together with the Research Excellence Group • Promote the recruitment of people from the higher published shortly. across thirty organisations to test the initial (see above) we have been looking at establishing a education sector to join school governing bodies and assumptions of the LHBD. The findings were sustainable awards scheme that both reflects London vice versa. subsequently fed into a revised financial model and HE knowledge transfer strengths and celebrates and this was approved by HEFCE in December 2009. shares effective HE – business engagement in, and beyond, the capital.

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For more information on LHBD visit: C agencies consulted in http://www.londonhigher.ac.uk/lhbdu.html A F 30 setting up the LHBD 11 12

Clinical Academic Schools P

s London Medicine r o e • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, v m i

t This year saw the introduction of London Medicine as a University of London o a i • The Institute of Cancer Research t

t new initiative for London Higher . The Group succeeds i i o

n • The School of Pharmacy, University of London the University of London ‘Heads of Medical School n I

a l Committee’ and the ‘LONDRO’ group. At the members’ l a

I n request London Higher has reconstituted both groups London Medicine Meetings n o i i The Group has met three times since its inauguration t t into London Medicine . i a o

and has been successful in securing high profile guest t i m speakers from the sector to attend its meetings. v

London Medicine is unique in bringing together the e o r Speakers have included Sir Bruce Keogh, Medical s

P Heads of London’s schools of medicine, dentistry and associated clinical academic disciplines. The Group is Director (DoH), Sir Christopher Edwards, Chairman chaired by Professor Peter Kopelman (St George’s, (Medical Education England) and, Sir Alan Langlands, University of London) and has a newly appointed staff Chief Executive (HEFCE). member providing a dedicated executive function within London Higher to take forward its work. The Survey The number of selected London schools following Schools are members of London Medicine : In order to inform the work London Medicine will take T improving their students’ awareness of C forward, members have been surveyed and key

A HE through SHELL, Aimhigher and DCSF Medical Schools stakeholders have been met. This process has F 70 London Challenge • Barts. and the London School of Medicine, Queen identified the current issues for medical, dental and Mary, University of London pharmaceutical research and education and the key • Imperial College London School of Medicine messages and methods the Group wishes to employ • King’s College London School of Medicine to promote itself. • St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of Joint Action Group Bringing the relevant sectors together Encouraging university staff and students to become London A joint action group has been set up with members All of the sectors involved in SHELL – schools, HEIs, school governors • University College London Medical School from London Medicine and the Healthcare Education local authorities and charitable and research bodies – Already a number of universities in London are involved Group to take forward initiatives that will be came together on 9 March 2010 for a conference at closely in the governance of academies and trust Dentistry Schools representative of all aspects of London’s large and the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in schools as new secondary education institutions. But • Barts. and the London School of Dentistry, Queen diverse healthcare higher education sector. Westminster. Such vital collaboration across London there is merit in staff of all kinds from HEIs, and even Mary, University of London is still relatively rare. students, becoming school governors. We are seeking • King’s College London Dental Institute examples of HEIs that encourage such involvement. • University College London Eastman Dental Institute The joint SHELL chairs introduced as keynote speakers the Rt. Hon. David Lammy MP, former higher We have also been pleased that the leaders of students’ education minister, and Diana Johnson MP, former unions in London are willing to encourage minister for London schools. Other speakers included undergraduates to become student ambassadors, Professor Steve Smith, President of Universities UK, whether through the Aimhigher programme or in local The response rate

Sue John, Headteacher of Lampton School, Hounslow, initiatives. There is ample evidence that young people in T to our survey of and Professor Geoff Whitty, Director of the Institute of schools enjoy meeting with HE students to know more C Education, University of London. Ideas and examples not just about what they are studying and how, but also A London Medicine F % members from the day are to be publicised. about student living. 91

Bringing HE practitioners together Taking SHELL further Alongside the development of web resources, the Many of our ambitions for SHELL relate to the pleas project is keen to help practitioners to share ideas and made by schools and HEIs in our original surveying good practice at seminars. In November 2009, an phase. Schools wish to make contact not just with audience ranging across our core informants in schools universities through admissions and student liaison, widening participation and outreach, heard experiences: they want to be able to develop about contrasting ways in which London HEIs work relationships with subject specialists in departments with schools. and disciplines. And HEIs, who have many opportunities to offer through their staff and students, have told us On 4 May 2010 the group discussed London findings that they would welcome one-stop links in all schools from a series of HEFCE-funded investigations of school- such as we have developed for the SHELL Directory. HE links. For more information on SHELL, visit: www.londonhigher.ac.uk/ SHELL Partnerships 13 14

Alongside our promotional activities – and inextricably linked to them – is our work with London’s Business Relationships In October 2009 we hosted a members’ discussion P s a

p We seek to build relationships with the corporate sector meeting concerning the widening participation premia many and varied stakeholder agencies and bodies. r i t h wherever possible and where this may be in the for London and we continue to follow-up on this work. n s e r

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t fostering these partnerships is a vital part of our work. i r Aside from our Business Development division (see members with Sir Alan Langlands, CEO of HEFCE, at the p a s

P above) we have provided consultancy to several Royal College of Surgeons to discuss the public sector organisations seeking to make links with London HE, funding squeeze. including the Metropolitan Police, Knight Frank, BT and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Representatives of the Funding Council continue to sit on the London Higher Board and on many of our In addition, we are pleased to have worked with a advisory groups. number of our longstanding business partners, especially Barclays Corporate Bank, who are sponsoring The Media our summer reception in June 2010. We have worked to raise the media profile of London’s HE. In May 2009 we placed our ‘Transform’ advert in Higher Education Funding Council for England British American Business and in September we placed (HEFCE) our ‘Create’ advert in all three of the main party The Funding Council is a core sponsor of London conference issues of Modern Gov (see below). Higher , funding London Higher Business Development and part of our Podium division as well as contributing valuable resource to London Higher itself as a regional HE association.

We spent much of the early part of the year working with HEFCE to develop London Higher Business Development (see above) which has now opened The Mayor and the Greater London Authority The London Development Agency its doors. We met with the Mayor’s economic advisor in We continue to involve the LDA in our work, September 2009. Issues we raised included the although the engagement is more ad hoc since our continued funding for Study London, our work on funding arrangement ended last year and the agency higher level skills and the promotion of London’s has restructured. bioscience cluster. Representatives are invited to attend our Advisory We have engaged proactively with the Mayor’s London Groups and we continue to argue for strong support of European Office, who are a partner in our European the London knowledge base. In April 2010 we assisted in low participation

impact study. We are hoping to launch the report at City the Agency in its submission to BIS on its work with T wards access to HE Hall later in the year. London HEIs. C

A is twice as high as F x2 elsewhere in England. In December 2009 we organised a round table regional Prof. David Latchman, Chair of London Higher , discussion for a delegation of senior Chinese university continues to sit on the LDA Board and the LDA has leaders, involving officials from the Mayor’s Office as reciprocal representation on the London Higher Board. well as HEFCE and the London Development Agency.

We work with the Mayor’s Office in a number of other ways, both formally and informally. We nominate representatives to the Mayor’s Cultural Strategy

Group (Prof. Barry Ife), the London Skills and T Different organisations Employment Board (Prof. David Latchman) and the C with which we have A London Health Commission (Prof. Pat Hughes). And F 40 substantial contact we have supplied briefings to the Mayor on various HE-related matters, such as on the impact of changes to student visas Working with the Membership Finance Report 15 16

As a membership organisation comprising over Nevertheless, creating space for discussion is This has been our first full Financial year as a In May 2010 our accounts were independently F i p n i 40 HEIs in London we are responsible to our increasingly a vital role for the organisation to play company limited by guarantee. audited by division. In accordance with Company Law a h s members in all we do. and one that is valued by our many partners. we will be inviting Board sign-off on the accounts in n r c e We have been ably assisted in running the new late June before submitting them to the members for e b

We take this part of our work as seriously as we do our The table below sets out the main consultative groups company accounts by our accountants Kingston adoption shortly thereafter. Final accounts will be R m e e external partnerships. that have been active this year. The membership of Smith and together we have spent much of the year filed with the Charities Commission and Companies p o M

these groups can be found on our website. developing and flexing systems to fit our particular House. r t e

h Membership Engagement Strategy business model. t Now in its fifth year the Membership Engagement (ME) A list of our current member institutions is presented

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i on page 20 of this document. Strategy has continued to fulfil an important role. Interim (unaudited) accounts for the year ended income of c. £2.4m. In March 2010 we circulated a w March 2010 show that London Higher received costed Operational Plan for 2010-11 to all members g The Website

n Each year we aim to visit all our member institutions,

i income of £2.4m and disbursed £1.6m, leaving a which indicates how this money will be disbursed.

k some on multiple occasions and at many differing Our website received over 1.4 million hits this year r surplus of £834,016. It should be noted, however, o levels. We will continue this year’s visits over the with more than 1,200 unique visitors each month. that with accruals and prepayments (which have yet W summer. The additional A particular success has been our RSS feed which to be made) the picture will change. T amount raised by

Committees and Advisory Groups had 12,800 subscribers this year, the most popular C London Higher for

As usual we expect to carry-over surplus from 2009- A Much of the work we do centres around monitoring item being the news feed with over 4,000 hits this year.

F every £1 of member 10 into 2010-11, less agreed deductions of £126,490 the HE landscape and evaluating threats to, and £2.7 contributions opportunities for, the London HE group. to bring our Reserves to £278,234, approximately equal to three months salary costs as stated in our This painstaking policy analysis takes time and Financial Regulations.

frequently goes unnoticed by most members not T Committees, advisory directly involved. C groups and working A F 14 parties involving members Income 2009-10 (before audit) (£)

Core Grant 563,610 A HEFCE (469,940) GOVERnAnCE DIVISIOnAL OVERSIGHT ADVISORy GROUPS COnSULTATIOn GROUPS A B LDA (93,670) • London Higher Board • Podium HE FE Steering • Healthcare Education • London HE Forum Member Contributions 666,000 Group for the 2012 Group • Remuneration • Creative/Cultural Other Grant 419,454 Committee Games • Research Excellence working Group • The Plenary / agm • London Higher Skills Group B Carry-over 2008-9 833,974 Board • London Europe Group • London Medicine Group • BDU Foundation Total 2,483,038 • The SHELL Steering Group Members’ Group • Study London Steering Group

Expenditure 2009-10 (before audit) (£)

A Projects 385,542 A Case for London HE (83,703) B Study London (98,602) B C Podium (59,385) D Schools & HE (54,770) C E London Medicine (4,316) F D Employer Engagement (84,766)

E Salaries 750,263 F Administration 149,189 Fixed Costs 137,215 Transfers 226,768

T People Total 1,648,977 C subscribe to A F 12,800 our RSS feed Publications & Reports 17 18

We have maintained a high output of publications P s u t b

r and reports this year, all of which are available as l o downloads through our website. All of our publications can be accessed via i c p a e t R i

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i London and in comparison to elsewhere in the UK o l r b and internationally. t u s P Our main publications this year include: HESA Student HESA Resources numbers in of HEIs (staff and Part of the Solution London 2008/09 finance), 2007/08 Social and Public Working Capital Insight (August 2009, A public briefing for Sir A fact sheet on A fact sheet on Engagement by A pamphlet HESA Destinations November 2009, Alan Langlands on London HE London HE London’s Universities detailing how of Leavers, 2007/08 February 2010 and London HE The Online and Higher Education London HE is A fact sheet on Highly Skilled May 2010) Shell Directory Colleges contributing to the London HE London Research Council A quarterly A postcard promoting Case studies of how regional and The London funding awards magazine from Study the SHELL directory, a London’s HEIs enrich national economy London Higher E-zine Higher Business for 2008/09 London targeted at one-stop shop to society through Summer issue of topical Development Unit. Success rates for international students help schools get in activities in wellbeing, news from around A poster launching London and other and key influencers touch with universities social inclusion London’s HE sector the new LHBDU UK regions around the world in London and research

JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE

Operational HEFCE HE-BCI London Higher E-zine Creating World Class Investigation of HEFCE Recurrent HERA London Barometer IV Plan 2010-11 survey, 2007/08 Autumn issue of topical Partnerships between Collaborative and Grants, 2010/11 Final report to HEFCE on A draft plan A synthesis of news from around Schools and Higher Contract R&D at A fact sheet how London’s HEIs are of activities results for London London’s HE sector Education London HEIs detailing responding to the for London HEIs focusing on The launch document A report by Innovations provisional economic downturn Higher innovation activities for our SHELL project Partners exploring allocations for HERA London Barometer II patterns of research London’s HEIs Second report to HEFCE on funding in London Estimating the Economic how London’s HEIs are London Higher E-zine Impact of Engagement with responding to the Winter issue of topical London Higher E-zine the European HE Agenda HERA London Barometer I economic downturn news from around Spring issue of topical A report by Brian Ramsden First report to HEFCE on London’s HE sector news from around looking at the impact of London how London’s HEIs are Spotlight Spotlight London’s HE sector HEIs engaging with Europe responding to the Edition of Podium’s Edition of Podium’s economic downturn magazine highlighting HERA London Barometer III magazine highlighting what is going on in HE what is going on in HE Third report to HEFCE on Annual Review 2009-10 and FE as the 2012 and FE as the 2012 how London’s HEIs are A summary of the year at Games draw near Games draw near responding to the London Higher economic downturn

“The SHELL directory seems to be working

T Publications on, – I've had a lot of people contact me!” C about, or in support Lucy McLeod, Progression Manager, Ravensbourne. A F 30 of London’s HEIs People & Places 19 20

Membership organisations are driven by the enthusiasm and skills of the people who are Investors in People In May 2010 a working group completed an internal P s e

e Following incorporation in April 2009, the Executive audit of the ten IiP criteria, giving us a first glimpse of associated with them. London Higher is fortunate in being able to draw on unparalleled o c p

a expertise across the sector. This year our officers have been: have begun a project to attempt to secure the Investors when we might expect to submit our full application, l l e

P in People (IiP) award for the organisation. The initiative which we hope will be in the autumn.

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P e l 2009-10 InSTITUTIOn / TITLE transformation of the organisation’s business Board of Trustees l a p performance through its people. We are grateful to all members of the Board for c o e e Board (elected) their commitment to the organisation throughout s P Professor David Latchman (Chair) Birkbeck, University of London The initiative is expected to be a lengthy programme, this and previous years. In particular, many thanks Professor Anthony Bowne Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance requiring a certain amount of organisational change, are due to Professor David Latchman who stands Professor Malcolm Gillies London Metropolitan University some of which has taken place this year. For instance, down after two terms as Chair. Professor Barry Ife CBE Guildhall School of Music & Drama in December we changed our appraisal process and Professor Geoffrey Petts University of Westminster in January we adjusted our strategic planning cycle. An up-to-date list of officers for 2010-11 can be found Barbara M. Stephens OBE The Open University in London on the London Higher website.

Board (co-opted) Professor Pat Hughes St George's, University of London Member Institutions 2009-10 Richard Sumray MBE Chair, London 2012 Forum Birkbeck, University of London* Royal College of Art Board (observers) Brunel University Royal College of Music John Attree Director of Skills & Olympics Programmes, London First Central School of Speech and Drama* Royal Holloway, University of London* Steven Evans Director of Product Development, LDA City University London Royal Veterinary College* Derek Hicks HEFCE Regional Consultant Conservatoire for Dance and Drama School of Oriental and African Studies, University of Goldsmiths, University of London* London* Executive Guildhall School of Music and Drama St George's, University of London* Jane Glanville Chief Executive Officer Heythrop College, University of London* St Mary's University College, Twickenham Liz Afolabi Office Manager Imperial College London Thames Valley University Ralph Blunden Head, London Higher Business Development Institute of Education* The Courtauld Institute of Art* Brad Coales Deputy Head, London Higher Business Development King’s College London* The Institute of Cancer Research* Kate Filochowski Project Officer, Culture, Sport and Volunteering, Podium Kingston University London The Open University in London Chris Gulik Project Officer, London Medicine London Business School* The School of Pharmacy, University of London* Matthew Haley Media & Communications Manager, Podium London Metropolitan University Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance Maria Hicks Communications Manager London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine* University of the Arts London Naz Khan Projects Officer (Learning & Skills) London South Bank University University College London* Kevin McCarthy Head, Study London Middlesex University University of East London Simon McCaugherty Project Manager, Study London Queen Mary, University of London* University of Greenwich Michael Reynier Deputy CEO & Head, Case for London HE Ravensbourne University of London* Paresh Shah Research and Data Analysis Manager Roehampton University University of Westminster Gareth Smith Head, Podium Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance Royal Academy of Music* *Colleges of the University of London Temporary Staff Tracy Goodwin Personal Assistant, London Business Development

Consultants Alan Brickwood Advisor, LHBD John Hall Advisor, SHELL

new Staff and Deputy Head (respectively) of LHBD – Ralph worked We have increased our staff roll from nine to fourteen for Gartner and Brad comes to us from London South during the year. Bank University.

We welcomed Liz Afolabi from the University of Tracy Goodwin has been working on a temporary basis London, as our new Office Manager; Chris Gulik from for LHBD and Rhea Gunesh, a student from UEL, and the GMC as Project Officer for London Medicine; Reiss Baker, from Hackney College, both joined Podium Matthew Haley, who worked on the Manchester for a short spell as an intern and for work experience Games, as Media and Communications Manager with respectively. Podium; and Ralph Blunden and Brad Coales as Head Conclusion 21

2009-10 has been a lively year There will be opportunities arising but, to take Picture Acknowledgments n advantage of them, London Higher will need to consider Greg Funnell

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s noteworthy milestones. innovative activities and different ways of working. HR Trailblazor u l King's College London Dental Institute c

n In the summer of 2009 we Our Operational Plan for 2010-11 outlines over Jeb Leicester Photography o £400,000 of new activities we wish to develop. One,

C celebrated with members and Paresh Shah supporters, past and present, for example, is a project with JISC to explore a potential Neil Turner the tenth anniversary of the ‘green IT’ agenda across London’s HE. We will also istockphoto founding of the organisation. deliver c. £245,000 of continuing or core activities. As ever our principal aim is to address specific and Our first full year as a company immediate issues of interest for, and on behalf of, the limited by guarantee and registered charity, with all the London HE group new obligations and responsibilities that status brings with it, drew to a close at the end of March 2010. In June 2010 Professor David Latchman stands down after four years as elected Chair of London Higher . Along the way we opened our sixth business division – Special thanks are due to David for his commitment and London Medicine . many valuable contributions.

Against a stringent economic backdrop, London Higher Professor Malcolm Gillies, Vice Chancellor, London once again performed strongly. Metropolitan University, will take over from David as our new Chair. We also welcome on to the Board of As this Annual Review goes to print, a new Coalition Trustees Professor Peter Kopelman, St Georges Government is in its early days of office, the like of University of London, our new Vice Chair, and Professor which most of us have little or no experience of. Paul Webley from SOAS.

At the moment we do not know the details of what lies Finally, I want to pay tribute to London Higher ’s in store for HE – and nor is the awaited review of exceptional team of staff. The continuing success student tuition fees available. Reducing the public debt of the organisation is in large part attributable is a clear Governmental priority, however, and further to them. I am both delighted and fortunate testing times for the sector seem inevitable. to work alongside such a highly professional executive. Duly mindful of the economic climate, this past year we have taken every precaution to secure income and reduce non-project costs. Our administration costs have been reduced by 18%, the staff pay award was 0.5% and our Reserves are now approximately equal to Jane Glanville, Chief Executive, three months salary costs. London Higher

It would be imprudent to claim that in the challenging period ahead London Higher will weather every storm unscathed. What we can say is that we have taken all reasonable steps to ensure the organisation is financially sound, flexible and fit for purpose. London Higher will continue to deliver outstanding value for members’ contributions.

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