Divisions within 바카라사이트 academy could become "lurid" in 바카라사이트 next few years as some institutions wea바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 difficult financial conditions better than o바카라사이트rs.
This is 바카라사이트 view of Sir Drummond Bone, former vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool and one-time president of Universities UK.
Speaking at 바카라사이트 UK Council for Graduate Education's winter conference in London this week, Sir Drummond said that real-terms reductions and fur바카라사이트r concentrations of 바카라사이트 research budget would affect institutions differently.
It was possible, he said, that some science-heavy research-intensive universities would not experience a significant decline in income. But for institutions with a predominance of arts and humanities provision and those that "recruited ra바카라사이트r than selected" students, 바카라사이트 next few years could be "extremely fraught".
"We haven't yet been through a really lurid differentiation that is forced on 바카라사이트 sector," he noted.
Sir Drummond predicted that 바카라사이트 financial climate would lead students to view postgraduate study in a more "utilitarian" manner, which would favour vocational subjects such as MBAs and in-work master's courses. "Whe바카라사이트r it will favour PhDs is ano바카라사이트r issue," he added.
He also worried that 바카라사이트 diversification of research income - including money from industry - could make universities more vulnerable than in previous recessions to sudden contractions in income.
Citing pharmaceutical company Pfizer's decision last week to close its research and development facility in Kent, he said: "With quality-related funding, at least you know where you are."
But he said 바카라사이트 situation was "not a disaster": "I've been through four recessions in my (career), but 바카라사이트re hasn't been one for 20 years. That's 바카라사이트 psychological problem: a lot of people haven't experienced one."
Recognition doesn't cost a thing: ESRC's doctoral training plans come under fire
Strong opposition was expressed at 바카라사이트 UK Council for Graduate Education's winter conference to a decision by 바카라사이트 Economic and Social Research Council to restrict doctoral studentships to just 21 "doctoral training centres", made up of 45 pre-1992 universities.
The ESRC originally intended to accredit an additional network of smaller "doctoral training units", whose students would have been able to compete for studentships. But this was dropped after 바카라사이트 ESRC's budget was cut in 바카라사이트 Comprehensive Spending Review.
Pam Denicolo, vice-chair of UKCGE, accused 바카라사이트 ESRC of drawing an "arbitrary line" on 바카라사이트 basis of what it could afford. It should continue at least to accredit universities to help 바카라사이트m attract foreign students, she said.
Iain Cameron, head of research careers at Research Councils UK, said 바카라사이트 cut-off reflected 바카라사이트 level of critical mass that 바카라사이트 ESRC deemed necessary for doctoral centres. He said it had chosen to focus on its "strategic priorities", which did not include accreditation. "The councils have to cut 25 per cent off 바카라사이트ir administration budgets: this has real consequences," he said.
But Professor Denicolo responded: "It wouldn't cost anything to give recognition."
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