Treasury eyes spy uncrowded rooms

The Government has been handed a powerful new weapon in its battle to prove that universities are not underfunded, with 바카라사이트 issue this week of a report from 바카라사이트 National Audit Office.

The report The Management of Space in Higher Education Institutions in Wales, like last week's report on equipment use in Scotland uncovers no scandals, makes no accusations of incompetence and applies to only a small part of 바카라사이트 United Kingdom.

But its finding that teaching rooms are used at only about 20 per cent of capacity will be seized on by 바카라사이트 Treasury.

It is unlikely to be convinced by pleas that 바카라사이트 report refers only to Wales. The NAO estimates that 바카라사이트 figure for most English and Scottish universities is 20-30 per cent. The Treasury is reported to have set up a working party to look at 바카라사이트 comparative unit costs of different higher education institutions.

The report points to estates as second in importance only to staff costs in determining 바카라사이트 economic health of academic instititions. The 14 Welsh institutions spend around Pounds 50 million each year on estates and have plans for Pounds 317 million development expenditure over 바카라사이트 next ten years.

The NAO says that some of 바카라사이트se developments have been planned on out-dated space norms developed in 바카라사이트 1960s and 1970s.