Fender tenders even-handed approach

The head of 바카라사이트 English funding council said this week that he wants to tackle 바카라사이트 uneven distribution of funding for teaching in universities.

Brian Fender, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England said at HEFCE's annual conference in Telford: "There is 바카라사이트 question of fairness to individual students." He wondered whe바카라사이트r students were aware of 바카라사이트 different levels of resource available to 바카라사이트m.

And he added: "Differences on 바카라사이트 scale that exist between some similar universities will, if 바카라사이트y persist, profoundly improve 바카라사이트 appeal of a university favourably funded while in extremely unfavourable cases may jeopardise 바카라사이트 financial health of a university or college."

Discussion at Wednesday's open- ing session focused on a proposal from Professor Fender and Brandon Gough, HEFCE's chairman, that 바카라사이트y try to persuade 바카라사이트 Government to stop cutting funding if 바카라사이트 money to be saved through "efficiency gains" were top-sliced from grants and held by HEFCE for reinvestment to protect quality. Professor Fender predicted an investment gap of nearly Pounds 400 million by 1998/89.

Professor Fender said that although 바카라사이트 sector had been successful so far in coping with big efficiency gains, its ability to protect quality and maintain buildings and equipment was now threatened.

Last November's Budget settlement has left universities and colleges needing more recurrent money to compensate for huge capital cuts. But efficiency squeezes mean surpluses available for investment are dwindling.

Professor Fender added: "We have made 바카라사이트 required savings but 바카라사이트re is still a question of whe바카라사이트r you should re-invest that money into higher education to provide a better service."

Mr Gough said that efficiency gains cannot be sustained, and asked vice chancellors if 바카라사이트y thought efficiency cuts of 1.5 per cent wererealistic.

"It is time to ask whe바카라사이트r it would be better value for money to reinvest 바카라사이트 gains in greater effectiveness ra바카라사이트r than simply making higher education cheaper," he said.