[PDF] Top 20 Speech : Chris Skidmore : Universities Minister sets out progress on access and participation : 15 July 2019

... Universities Minister, I want to see the sector and the OfS doing all they can to ensure we make higher education in this country more accessible for ...involve universities reflecting on the ... See full document

... around access and ...widening participation in higher education has traditionally been POLAR, which reflects the likelihood of someone going to university based on where they ...genuine progress in ... See full document

... area. Universities make a real difference to local communities, not just by getting people into higher education, but enabling them to progress into meaningful work ...Fair Access and ... See full document

... have access and participation plans in place to detail how they intend to ensure students from disadvantaged backgrounds and under- represented groups are able to enter university and ...map out a ... See full document

... collaboration – there are no agreed principles around which the rights to innovation have been firmly established. Some universities retain a share of the IP, to varying degrees, and others do not. I believe that ... See full document

... This isn’t just about removing the hurdles created by out-of-date rules and regulations. It’s about creating new standards and frameworks that provide confidence to investors and customers. I saw a great example ... See full document

... a speech I gave a couple of months ago at a joint British Academy and Royal Society event to mark the 60th anniversary of ...started out in the Arts and Humanities as a Tudor historian, but having had the ... See full document

... For we are all testament to the fact that science, research and innovation knows no boundaries— by its very essence, it seeks to break them down, and to redefine our future. Science and research achieves this through its ... See full document

... Of course, this is not what we want. But if it were to happen, the UK Government would ensure the country is prepared for every eventuality – including standing ready to administer the Government Guarantee to provide ... See full document

... Strategy, sets out our intention to appoint an International Education Champion – specifically to amplify the global reputation of UK higher education and help generate further international opportunities ... See full document

... And we are piloting an exciting £75 million system of innovation loans for business through Innovate UK, to support innovations that are close to market in businesses looking to scale up by innovating. The ... See full document

... But I am committed to doing everything I can to ensure we can keep playing a key role in the global ITER project, to make sure we continue to lead from the front in European fusion. And as you would have heard the Prime ... See full document

... In the next few days, we are launching a procurement exercise for a delivery partner to run a placement brokerage service, and local strategic partnerships. Up to 10 demonstrator hubs will be set up to run over a ... See full document

... drive progress; helping to forge new connections between technology innovators and their users, through the creation of testbed schools and colleges; and supporting more effective procurement practice for both ... See full document

... Thank you for inviting me here to Culham today. On a chilly day, it’s a pleasure to visit what Ian Chapman tells me is hottest place in the solar system! And this isn’t the only superlative that Culham can claim. The ... See full document

... technology more. One of the strongest hooks they are using for our attention is the fear of missing out, of constant comparison and I’m afraid the anxiety that goes with it. I want that creative genius used for ... See full document

... In 2019, all Scottish universities set access thresholds for 2021/22 entry as mandated by government, including universities which had not previously routinely reduced entry requirements for ... See full document

... And our vision for the framework isn’t just to transform the experience for early career teachers joining the profession. We want the framework to become the key link that brings together professional development at all ... See full document

... So more also needs to be done to ensure that further and technical options are every bit as attractive a path for students as more academic options – including by reforming the sector so that colleges can thrive. That ... See full document

... a speech to the Fair Education Alliance, Chris Millward called on English universities to take “an ambitious approach to contextualised ...Millward’s speech demonstrates the OfS’s ... See full document