September 2008
In this Issue;
New Key Factsheets
Excerpts from three recent Factsheets are given below:
First destinations of leavers 2006/07 (PDF: 0.13 MB)
- 66% of leavers were employed, 12% had registered for further studies and 5% were assumed to be unemployed
- 70% of London graduates found employment in London, while 20% were employed in the East or South East
Resources of London HEIs: Finance data 2006/07 (PDF: 0.16 MB)
- London universities and HE colleges have a combined income of £4.5 billion
- Over £800 million is won as from competitive research grants, largely from UK charities and DIUS
Resources of London HEIs: Staff data 2006/07 (PDF: 014 MB)
- London HEIs employ 94,000 staff, or 17% of all academic and non-academic staff in the UK
- There are 36,600 academic staff in London; 60% are full-time and 45% are women
Data for the three Factsheets are provided by the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
For more information contact Paresh Shah.
Member's Area: Research Council Awards
An article in Times Higher issued on 21 August 2008 provided data on success rates for Research Council grant applications by UK HE and non-HE institutions.
A report comparing success rates by London HEIs with other UK regions has been posted in the Member's Area.
Access to the London Higher Member's Area is restricted to Heads of institutions and nominated Membership Engagement coordinators.
If you have lost or forgotten your log-in details then please email Paresh Shah.
Highly Skilled London
Further to the HEFCE-funded Employer Engagement research project which recommended the establishment of a Business Development Unit for London, project partners London Higher, London First and the Learning and Skills Network are in the process of submitting a substantive bid to HEFCE for funds to set up the Unit. The outcome of the bid will be known in November.
Click here to download the strategy document Highly Skilled London which outlines the proposed Unit and the three research reports which underpin the strategy.
If you wish to know more, then please email Naz Khan.
Updated Part-time funding leaflet
The leaflet Higher Returns on financial support for part-time higher education courses has been updated for 2008/09, as has the web page containing FAQs on part-time HE funding.
Contact Naz Khan for further information.
Vision for London 2008-2011
In July London Challenge published 'Vision for London 2008-2011 – London Education on the way to world class'.
The document contains a number of pledges - one was that by 2011 every maintained secondary school in London will have a partnership with a HEI.
Professor Malcolm Gillies, Vice-Chancellor of City University London and elected Vice-Chair of London Higher, was given the role of 'Champion for HE Partnership in London' by Lord Adonis, the Minister who has charge of the London Challenge programme.
London Higher is currently exploring possible ways of working with the Department for Children, Schools and Families to help achieve the target.
Contact Naz Khan for further information.
Meeting on innovation funding: 5th November
A one day meeting featuring 'The Technology Strategy Board and London Higher Education: strategy, working together and the new funding opportunities' will take place on 5th November 2008 at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, near Russell Square in central London.
The meeting is being organised jointly by the Technology Strategy Board, London Higher, the London Development Agency and KnowledgeLondon.
Registration for the event is free and more information can be found on the KnowledgeLondon website.
PODIUM National Conference: 10th December
'Four years in the Global Spotlight' is a one day conference which will help define and develop opportunities for engagement by the Further and Higher Education sectors with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The conference will take place on 10th December 2008 at the Marylebone Campus of the University of Westminster.
There will be keynote presentations from Lord Coe and DIUS Minister David Lammy MP as well as workshops and question and answer sessions.
Further information and registration details can be found at www.ucasevents.com/globalspotlight.
London Knowledge Transfer Awards 2008
The London Knowledge Transfer Awards is a vibrant new award scheme designed to recognise the success of knowledge transfer collaborations within London.
Organised by the London Development Agency (LDA), the awards will showcase the very best collaborations between the knowledge base and London-based businesses.
There is a simple entry process which features an online facility on the Awards Website.
Those selected as finalists, after the closing date of 31 October 2008, will be visited by a judging team.
The winners of each of the six categories will be announced at the Awards Ceremony, hosted by Jason Bradbury, co-host of Channel Five’s Gadget Show, on Friday 5 December 2008.
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