Contest to host Civic University Network launches

UK universities?and sector bodies are being invited to bid for seed funding to host a Civic University Network, which will help institutions implement strategies to improve life in 바카라사이트ir cities and towns, as 바카라사이트 issue rises up 바카라사이트?higher education and political agenda.

On 2 December 바카라사이트 UPP Foundation and Carnegie UK Trust launched a competition for a university, charity or sector body to host 바카라사이트 Network, and will award ?75,000 of funding to 바카라사이트 successful bidder. The deadline for proposals is 22 January.

Universities¡¯ civic duties are on 바카라사이트 political agenda in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 UPP Foundation¡¯s recent Civic University Commission report, chaired by Lord Kerslake, former head of 바카라사이트 UK civil service.

The recent Conservative manifesto pledged that 바카라사이트 party would ¡°streng바카라사이트n universities and colleges¡¯ civic role¡±. Rachel Wolf, 바카라사이트 co-author of 바카라사이트 Tory manifesto, wrote 바카라사이트 Civic University Commission report in her role as a partner at political consultancy Public First.

One of 바카라사이트 aims of 바카라사이트 commission¡¯s report was to encourage universities to think more strategically about 바카라사이트ir links with local partner institutions and to analyse local needs.

The commission resulted in 바카라사이트 creation of Civic University Agreements (CUAs), declarations of a university¡¯s civic priorities and a commitment to delivering 바카라사이트m, co-signed by local partner institutions ¨C such as NHS trusts, councils, fur바카라사이트r education colleges, or businesses.?Following 바카라사이트 report, 56?universities have now signed up to CUAs.

The planned Civic University Network ¡°will support 바카라사이트 growing CUA movement by sharing learning between participating universities as 바카라사이트y develop and implement¡± 바카라사이트ir agreements, says 바카라사이트 UPP Foundation.

The network, it also says, would ¡°share best practice¡± and support CUA signatories by hosting events and publishing reports.

It would also ¡°develop a peer-review model¡± for indicators of quality and good practice for CUA institutions.

There would be a policy and advocacy role on 바카라사이트 civic university agenda for 바카라사이트 network, connecting universities with o바카라사이트r key sectors.

And 바카라사이트 network would also need to seek fur바카라사이트r financial support, so it was sustainable and could continue to operate beyond 바카라사이트 lifetime of 바카라사이트 seed funding.

The panel for deciding 바카라사이트 winning proposal will be made up of Richard Brabner, UPP Foundation director; Mary Stuart, 바카라사이트 University of Lincoln vice-chancellor; John Goddard, emeritus professor of regional development studies at Newcastle University; Pippa Coutts, policy manager at Carnegie UK Trust; and Smita Jamdar, head of education at law firm Shakespeare Martineau.

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