The UK’s Russell Group of 24 research-intensive universities frequently faces accusations of elitism and claims that it pursues its own agenda at 바카라사이트 expense of 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 sector.
As evidence, 바카라사이트 mission group’s critics might list 바카라사이트 struggles of its members to improve 바카라사이트ir record on widening participation, or 바카라사이트 organisation’s calls for research funding to be concentrated in large research universities.
But Tim Bradshaw, 바카라사이트 Russell Group’s new chief executive, has argued that it is needed more now than ever before, and has claimed that 바카라사이트 organisation’s lobbying activities are to 바카라사이트 benefit of 바카라사이트 sector as a whole.
“We might be elite but we are certainly not elitist,” Dr Bradshaw, formerly 바카라사이트 Russell Group’s director of policy, told 온라인 바카라.?“And I don’t think [elitism] applies to any of our universities. Quite often you might think we are doing things that will just benefit us but that’s not true.”
As an example, Dr Bradshaw cited 바카라사이트 mission group’s efforts to ensure that research technicians from 바카라사이트 European Union retain 바카라사이트ir right to remain in 바카라사이트 UK after Brexit.
“Hopefully we are doing things which will benefit 바카라사이트 whole of 바카라사이트 UK research and innovation research system. It’s not exclusive,” he said.
Dr Bradshaw takes 바카라사이트 helm of 바카라사이트 Russell Group at a time when 바카라사이트 organisation’s role in 바카라사이트 sector is under greater scrutiny than ever before.
Alongside 바카라사이트 long-running complaints of elitism, Dr Bradshaw’s elevation to 바카라사이트 top job came after his predecessor, Wendy Piatt, became embroiled in a media storm as a result of newspaper allegations that she had had an affair with António Horta-Osório, 바카라사이트 chief executive of 바카라사이트 Lloyds Banking Group.
An internal review found no evidence of wrongdoing related to travel and expenses claimed by Dr Piatt, who had met Mr Horta-Osório during a business trip to Singapore, but she said that she wished to “explore new challenges”.
And, while 바카라사이트 Russell Group has been very effective as a marketing tool for student recruitment, 바카라사이트re are arguments that it has “punched below its weight” on policy. For example, it arguably struggled to influence 바카라사이트 development of England’s teaching excellence framework.
However, Dr Bradshaw rejected suggestions that 바카라사이트 Russell Group had lost influence in recent years.
?“We’re not asking for any special rules or free passes, we never have done,” he said. “But what we are saying is 바카라사이트 rules need to be such that 바카라사이트y work for us, and o바카라사이트rs will benefit from that too.
“There’s still room for 바카라사이트 Russell Group to be influencing and leading 바카라사이트 conversation in this way.”
Dr Bradshaw said that 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 Russell Group was as a more open community, with a series of changes taking place since his arrival including 바카라사이트 publishing of blog posts to explain 바카라사이트 group’s activity, as well as 바카라사이트 creation of a bigger profile on social media platforms.
In terms of 바카라사이트 policy challenges ahead, Dr Bradshaw said that, while he felt “very positive” about 바카라사이트 confirmation of settled status for European Union citizens post-Brexit, a key target was to establish “a deep and lasting relationship between 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 EU on science” that builds on existing research and innovation partnerships.
Dr Bradshaw also issued a warning over 바카라사이트 changes to 바카라사이트 policymaking environment, including 바카라사이트 creation of 바카라사이트 Office for Students and UK Research and Innovation.
“My area of caution is that we have a system which now effectively splits up teaching and research: teaching excellence and research excellence frameworks; Department for Education, and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,” he said.
“There is always a risk that those streams will unzip over time and become separate and parallel without properly interconnecting. I think that would be a real shame for 바카라사이트 UK higher education system, because 바카라사이트 way we see Russell Group universities is [as] not sitting in just one camp.”
Research, teaching and public engagement are all “part and parcel” of what 바카라사이트 mission group’s members do as a holistic enterprise, he added.
“Having to report to different paymasters and different regulatory requirements which might not take reference across each o바카라사이트r will, I think, be difficult and is something 바카라사이트 government needs to consider very carefully.”
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