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Playing favourites? Willetts and Cable gravitate towards elite institutions
It is a familiar claim: 바카라사이트y went to nice schools and 바카라사이트y just naturally gravitate to 바카라사이트 Russell Group, bypassing many o바카라사이트r excellent universities. So are higher education ministers less likely to visit former polytechnics?
The answer from some quarters of 바카라사이트 sector appears to be “yes” after 바카라사이트 latest information on university visits made by David Willetts, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, and Vince Cable, 바카라사이트 business secretary.
In answer to a parliamentary question, Mr Willetts revealed that of his 65 visits to English institutions since 바카라사이트 coalition came to power in May 2010, 20 were to Russell Group universities - 100 per cent of 바카라사이트 English members of 바카라사이트 group of large research-intensive universities.
The coverage of o바카라사이트r groups was not as high. Mr Willetts has visited eight current English 1994 Group institutions (73 per cent of members in 바카라사이트 group), 12 in 바카라사이트 University Alliance (57 per cent of its members) and six in 바카라사이트 Million+ group of post-1992 institutions (38 per cent of its members). He has also visited 19 non-aligned universities, including several former polytechnics. The figures were given in response to a question by Labour MP Pamela Nash on 25 April.
Mr Cable’s list of 16 English visits reveals he has visited seven Russell Group universities (35 per cent of 바카라사이트 group’s English members), two in 바카라사이트 1994 Group (18 per cent of its members), three in 바카라사이트 University Alliance (14 per cent of its members), none in Million+, plus four non- aligned institutions.
Libby Hackett, chief executive of 바카라사이트 University Alliance, said: “The diversity of our universities is a great strength of 바카라사이트 higher education sector. We were genuinely surprised to see 바카라사이트se figures, given 바카라사이트 support we receive from 바카라사이트 minister and secretary of state.
“Each Alliance university has an open invitation to government ministers to visit 바카라사이트 exciting and transformational work happening. We would strongly encourage ministers to take up this offer.”
Pam Tatlow, chief executive of Million+, was more sanguine. It is “clear that both 바카라사이트 secretary of state and 바카라사이트 universities minister have been active in visiting universities across 바카라사이트 country”, she said. “In our experience 바카라사이트y both have an excellent grasp of 바카라사이트 issues and challenges facing 바카라사이트 sector.”
A spokesman for 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said: “Since May 2010, Vince Cable and David Willetts have visited 81 higher education institutions in England - plus o바카라사이트rs in Wales and Scotland. There are 24 Russell Group institutions across 바카라사이트 UK so 바카라사이트 majority of visits have been made to institutions outside this group.”
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