LONDON HIGHER Annual Review (2009)

Annual Review 2009-10 It all adds up to a great deal Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU 020 7664 4844 Electronic formats of this review are available at: www.londonhigher.ac.uk Company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales No. 05731255. Registered Charity No.1114873. 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 A that are members of F 41 London Higher 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.

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