Universities Under Fire: Panel discussion

Loughborough University hosted a live event on Friday 26 July, 2024 where panel members discussed the big challenges facing the Higher Education sector, including the changing Government rhetoric, how universities can work together to change the narrative, and the broader reach of universities for public good.
The event was chaired by Phil Baty, Chief Global Affairs Officer at Times Higher Education and the panel included Vivienne Stern, Chief Executive of Universities UK, Nick Jennings, Vice Chancellor and President of Loughborough University, Lisa Roberts, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Exeter, and Nishan Canagarajah, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Leicester.
The panel discussed rapidly changing government policies, funding and value for money, internationalisation. Prevailing narratives which have damaged the sector to a point where universities are making difficult decisions and, in some cases, fighting to survive.
The session looked at how universities need to work together to do better and build back understanding of why universities exist, and must continue to exist, and included a Q&A session with questions from the audience submitted during the event.
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