Older is better – well that’s what they say about wine, and it’s what they used to say about universities too. But not anymore. To succeed as a world-class university, you don’t need to be old, just bold, as the…
Category: October
A great deal for the City – a great deal for the South West
“An engine for growth for the national economy” was how Cities Minister Greg Clark described Plymouth on Friday when we signed the landmark City Deal. “…one of the United Kingdom’s biggest assets – known all over the world for experience…
CONNECTING THE DOTS – UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITIES AND INNOVATION
Young companies less than five years old are the key to economic growth and now account for two-thirds of all the new jobs created. Universities have a vital role to play in sparking and supporting this innovation revolution. Plymouth University’s…
Game changing recommendations put universities at the heart of economic growth
The role of universities as catalysts of economic growth and as anchors in their region has been called out loud and proud in the Witty Review. And about time too I say – and especially pleasing for those of us…
A marmite moment…..
University league tables are a bit like Marmite – you either love ‘em or hate ‘em – or maybe they’re more like playing Snakes and Ladders – up in some and down in others. One Vice-Chancellor recently said, “When you…