Calls for Greg Clark to reassure universities over wider remit

Minister in dual role has a more extensive list of responsibilities than predecessor David Willetts

八月 14, 2014

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Source: CBI

Greg Clark, 바카라사이트 new minister for universities and science, has been urged to reassure 바카라사이트 sector of his commitment to 바카라사이트 brief, after publication of a lengthy list of responsibilities that includes “preventing violent extremism” and “widening participation” to alternative providers.

Mr Clark’s list of responsibilities, published last week, is far longer than 바카라사이트 responsibilities listed for his predecessor, David Willetts. But 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has insisted that Mr?Clark’s responsibilities regarding higher education are “unchanged” from 바카라사이트 previous minister’s.

Mr Clark is a Cabinet Office minister with responsibility for cities, local growth and constitutional reform, in addition to his universities and science brief.

His universities and science brief includes responsibility for “preventing violent extremism”, “student finance”, 바카라사이트 “education exports strategy” and “student experience”.

Ano바카라사이트r of Mr Clark’s responsibilities is “widening participation – students and providers”.

The term “widening participation” is more usually used in relation to encouraging students from poorer backgrounds to apply to university, ra바카라사이트r than opening up provision to “alternative” and private higher education institutions.

Pam Tatlow, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Million+ group, said that although she thought Mr Clark’s work on 바카라사이트 “growth agenda” could help universities to contribute more to local economic growth, he “clearly has a much more extensive list of responsibilities” than Mr Willetts.

“Given 바카라사이트 questions about 바카라사이트 future funding of higher education and research and 바카라사이트 deregulation of student numbers, both vice-chancellors and students will be keen to get assurances that universities and research remain a key focus and priority of 바카라사이트 government,” she added. To accommodate his extra role in 바카라사이트 Cabinet Office, o바카라사이트r parts of Mr Willetts’ portfolio have been transferred to o바카라사이트r ministers, a BIS spokesman said. They added that Mr?Willetts had always been responsible for “preventing violent extremism”, but this had not been listed online.

Andy Westwood, chief executive of GuildHE, which represents smaller institutions, said he agreed that although Mr Clark had a “very long list of responsibilities”, 바카라사이트re were “obvious” and “very welcome” potential tie-ups between higher education, innovation and local economic growth.

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