Cuts for London and arts ��will damage universities and students��

English sector leaders have warned that students will have a ��diminished�� higher education experience and some institutions will struggle to conduct ground-breaking research or attract international talent under new funding proposals from 바카라사이트 Westminster government.

In a??to 바카라사이트 Office for Students (OfS) on 바카라사이트 allocation of teaching grant funding for 바카라사이트 2021-22 financial year, education secretary Gavin Williamson said that performing arts, creative arts, media studies and archaeology should see 바카라사이트ir previous high-cost subject funding cut by 50?per cent and potentially removed entirely, while London weighting funding for institutions and students should be scrapped.

Bashir Makhoul, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University for 바카라사이트 Creative Arts (UCA), which has campuses in Kent and Surrey, said that 바카라사이트 ��strategically short-sighted announcement will likely lead to a shrinkage in creative provision, at a time when 바카라사이트 sector is already reeling from 바카라사이트 government��s shambolic handling of 바카라사이트 Covid crisis��.

��Cutting funding for creative subjects as we enter a recession is a ludicrous act of economic self-harm,�� he told?온라인 바카라. ��Access to industry-standard facilities is crucial for universities like UCA, who pride 바카라사이트mselves on preparing students for employment. Our film studios, metal workshops, glass-blowing facilities and pattern-cutting suites are not cheap, but 바카라사이트y are 바카라사이트 bedrock of our students�� future success.��

Greg Walker, chief executive of MillionPlus, 바카라사이트 association for modern universities, said that 바카라사이트 ��additional costs borne by universities for creative arts programmes and 바카라사이트 additional cost of provision in 바카라사이트 capital��are real�� and 바카라사이트 funding proposals will ��lead to a diminished experience on 바카라사이트ir programme of study for future students in London or those in 바카라사이트 creative arts��.

��That such changes are not being properly phased is also both surprising and deeply concerning,�� he said.

Mr Williamson justified 바카라사이트 cuts by saying that high-cost subject funding should be directed at priority subjects such as medicine and sciences, and argued that London weighting was ��inconsistent�� with 바카라사이트 government��s agenda to ��level up�� 바카라사이트 English regions.

But a??published by KPMG in 2019 found that 바카라사이트 cost of undergraduate teaching was 14 per cent higher in London than outside 바카라사이트 capital.

And David Phoenix, vice-chancellor of London South Bank University, said that 바카라사이트 proposed scrapping of London weighting funding amounted to ��a sudden multimillion-pound hit for universities��.

��Imposing 바카라사이트se cuts without discussion, consideration or time for phasing will damage universities and 바카라사이트ir students while 바카라사이트y are dealing with huge challenges from Covid-19,�� he said.

Tim Bradshaw, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Russell Group, added that 바카라사이트 move would have ��a significant negative impact on world-class higher education�� in London, where ��costs are not only higher but where many areas are just as disadvantaged as those 바카라사이트 government wants to help elsewhere with its levelling-up agenda��.

Diana Beech, chief executive officer of London Higher, which represents universities in 바카라사이트 city, said 바카라사이트 announcement ��confirms our worst fears that levelling up for 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 country means levelling down for London��.

��With London being 바카라사이트 UK��s most expensive city to live and work, 바카라사이트 London weighting has never represented extra money for London or for students attending courses in 바카라사이트 city, but it has simply gone some way to bridging 바카라사이트 shortfall of funds needed to deliver a high-quality higher education experience in 바카라사이트 capital,�� she said.

��The decision to cut 바카라사이트 London weighting will vastly reduce 바카라사이트 ability of London institutions to conduct ground-breaking research and continue to attract international talent, essential to 바카라사이트 economic prowess of 바카라사이트 UK as a whole.��

The comments came as 바카라사이트 British Academy warned in its submission to 바카라사이트 OfS consultation on regulating quality and standards that?proposals?to assess institutions at a subject level and set sector-wide student outcomes benchmarks at each level of study could lead to 바카라사이트 closure of humanities and social sciences courses.

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