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LONDON HIGHER Annual Review (2008) Annual Review 2007-8 Contents Foreword 1 1. Introduction 3 2. Promotional Initiatives 5 3. Partnerships 13 4. Working with the Membership 15 5. Financial Report 16 6. Publications & Reports 19 7. People & Places 19 8. Conclusion 21 1 Foreword from the Chair of London Higher Once again it gives me great satisfaction to report With a view to the future, like very many of my to you on another successful and productive year HE colleagues I believe we are entering into a new at London Higher. period for HE in the UK. RAE, the fees review, co- funding, pay awards in our own world; the general Four business units (and counting), turnover of nearly economic downturn and political shifts without. £2 million, 23 publications and seven major pieces I am confident London can withstand these of commissioned research. By any yardstick, an challenges and we will do so with the continued impressive achievement for a core staff of just nine. professional support of London Higher. It’s never easy to pick out highlights because in Since it was established, London Higher has an organization like London Higher the impacts benefited significantly from the time and effort are frequently divorced from any direct intervention made by individual member heads of institutions. on our part. I should like in particular to pay tribute to my If I had to pick just two, I would choose our work on predecessor as Chair,Adrian Smith, who leaves employer engagement (Pages 11-12) and our rapid Queen Mary, University of London to take up office response to the removal of public funding for as Director General of Science and Research in the Equivalent Level Qualifications (Page 15).The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, organization’s response to both was timely and and to those other Heads of institution who have constructive. left, or who are leaving, at the end of this academic year: Sir Michael Bichard, Michael Farthing, Sir Of course, we now have a new Mayor in London. Christopher Frayling,Alastair Pearce, Sir Curtis Price and Sir Richard Sykes.We welcome their successors I welcome Boris Johnson to his new role and I am and look forward to working with them in the sure that we shall be able to continue and, indeed, coming year. develop, the very good relationship that higher education (HE) has with the Mayor’s Office. Study In addition, our Vice Chairman, Deian Hopkin, London (Pages 7-8) and some of our Case for Geoffrey Crossick and Alastair Pearce end their London HE initiatives (Pages 5-6) are testament to terms of office this year as members of the London this; I am sure the future will hold more examples. Higher Board. I should like to thank them for their help and contributions over the years Professor David Latchman - Chair universities and higher education institutions 41that are members of London Higher Foreword 2 1. Introduction London Higher is a membership organization that promotes and acts as an advocate for London’s higher education (HE). It is an ‘umbrella’ body representing over 40 publicly About London Higher funded universities and colleges and is the biggest As their member association London Higher works and most varied of the regional university to represent the group as a whole. associations in the UK. We do this in two ways: by collecting and About London’s Higher Education researching data on higher education in the capital London’s universities and higher education colleges and by advocating, on behalf of our members, the are a powerhouse of research, teaching and case for London’s HE. technology transfer unrivalled anywhere in the UK, Europe and beyond. Collectively, higher educations The organization currently runs four core institutions (HEIs) in London: programmes, each with its own stream of research and advocacy activities: • Generate c. £11 billion each year in goods and services and £1 billion in export earnings; 1. the Case for London which aims to create a robust evidence-base pertaining to, and in • Contribute c. 1 per cent of UK GDP and 4 per support of, HE in London; cent of London’s GDP; 2. Study London, promoting London as an • Provide a first class education for 380,000 educational destination and the best city in students – who are able to choose from over which to be a student; 6,000 undergraduate courses and several thousand postgraduate qualifications; 3. Podium, the Further and Higher Education co-ordination Unit for the 2012 Games; and • Employ 53,000 FTE staff - and for every one employed by HE in London, one other job is 4. Employer Engagement, our response to the created elsewhere in the UK economy; higher level skills agenda. • Win 25 per cent of all UK research funding – some £700 million annually – led by a cluster of the Our outputs are diverse and include research world’s top research institutions and institutes; reports, promotional material, meetings and workshops, parliamentary lobbying, media • Attract to the UK 86,000 international students management and receptions.We also run a wide from over 200 countries, who in turn contribute range of advisory groups and networks. £1.5 billion to the UK economy; • Produce over 66,000 skilled graduates and other As well as working with, and for, the institutional qualifiers for the job market each year, with each members, London Higher works closely with partner graduate cohort having the potential to generate organizations including the London Development £11.7 billion during their working lives. Agency (LDA), the Greater London Authority (GLA), London First and with the business sector. Introduction 4business units operated by London Higher. 3 Our Vision Our strategic reference is the Vision & Excellence statement (available on our website), which sets out the long-term objective, agreed by all London- based HEIs, to establish London as the undisputed ‘Knowledge Capital of the World’. Our Mission In support of this vision London Higher is remitted to actively promote, and act as an advocate for, all institutions represented in the university sector in the London region. The following pages outline how we have developed these objectives during the past year through our promotional initiatives, our partnerships, our members and our people. Introduction 4 2. Promotional Initiatives The primary function of London Higher is to raise awareness of HE in the London region and promote the extensive benefits it makes to the region and beyond. We achieve this through four core programmes of This year, the Case for London HE stream has work: the Case for London HE; Study London; developed the following initiatives: Podium (the Further and Higher Education unit for 2012 Games) and Employer Engagement. Research Excellence Group Chaired by Professor Michael Worton (University In this section we outline the objectives of each of College London), the group aims to promote these workstreams and give summaries of some of London’s research excellence – wherever it is found the activities each has undertaken during the year. – regionally, nationally and internationally. In February we published the first phase of a The Case for London HE bibliometric study aimed at identifying research collaborations among London HEIs with external / The Case for London HE is a core workstream of non-London partners; phase two will begin next year. London Higher, resourced in association with the Higher Education Funding Council for England We have been working with Catalyst, the Mayor’s (HEFCE) and the London Development Agency (LDA). Science & Technology Council for London, to develop an evidence base and publishing tool in The programme aims to create an ongoing and support of research excellence which will be robust evidence base in support of HE in the capital. launched in June 2008. In particular it seeks to: In addition, the group has been liaising with the • contribute to a better understanding of the Technology Strategy Board, a Government sponsored impact of London’s HE sector on the regional, agency with the remit to drive up UK innovation, to national and global economy; promote their programmes in London. • advise London Higher’s member institutions on Healthcare Education Group key policy initiatives in the London region; and Chaired by Professor Pat Hughes (St George’s, • promote effective policies and initiatives that University of London), the group is unique in bringing maximize the contribution of London’s HE together senior academic leaders from London’s sector to the social, cultural and economic medical, dentistry and allied healthcare professions. development of the region. In January we convened a workshop at the King’s Fund to explore excellence in healthcare education with a view to showcasing the HE contribution; we are currently discussing the proposals with NHS London. Throughout the year we have been developing a proposal to establish a new London healthcare unit based at London Higher.The proposed new unit will bring together the existing Healthcare Education Group with certain functions of the defunct University of London Medical Office.A new member of staff will provide an important resource for all members on 20 healthcare education across the capital. London HEIs attending our workshop on demonstrating the value of creative/cultural HE 5 Teacher Education in London European Group In January 2006 London Higher set up an Advisory This new advisory group met for the first time in Group to look at teacher education in London, March. It is Chaired by Professor Jane Broadbent chaired by Dr Arthur Naylor (St Mary’s University (Roehampton University) and aims to monitor College,Twickenham). European developments around ERDF funding, FP7 and Bologna. The group has continued to meet throughout the current year and will later this year set-up a Teacher At the inaugural meeting the group discussed the Education area on the London Higher website to first round of 2008 ERDF calls, recent Bologna promote Teacher Education in London as World Class.
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