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£10.7m a year for university museums and galleries


HEFCE is to fund 33 higher education museums, galleries and collections which provide a “unique and significant” contribution to research and scholarship. The funding, worth £10.7m a year,


recognises the substantial extra cost incurred by universities supporting museums and galleries which provide significant services to the higher education community. The museum and galleries funded


include celebrated institutions such as the Ashmolean and the Courtauld Gallery, and range from resources as diverse as the Museum of Design in Plastics at Arts University Bournemouth and the Museum of English Rural Life at the University of Reading.


£15m teaching block for University of Nottingham


WORK has begun on-site constructing a new £15m teaching facility at the University of Nottingham. Designed by Make Architects with


Gleeds providing project management services, the project will see a 5,000 sqm teaching facility built at the stunning University Park campus – the largest of Nottingham’s four campuses, which cover a total area of over 300 acres. The new building will be situated


adjacent to the Hallward Library and will


comprise a range of teaching facilities, as well as staff and student amenities. David Patterson, partner at Make said:


“This will be a beautiful building on a beautiful campus. We are aiming to create an inspiring environment for both students and teachers and one which will accommodate current and future demands for light, vibrant, student- focused spaces.” Construction is due to complete by the end of the year.


£60m for widening participation in higher education across England


A NEW programme to increase participation in higher education across England has been introduced by HEFCE. With funding of £60m per year, the


National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) will drive a step change in the progression into higher education of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, including members of ethnic minority groups and young men.


Under the scheme, 29 local consortia –


involving HE providers, schools, colleges and local agencies involved in education, careers and skills – will deliver collaborative outreach in specific local areas where participation in HE is both low overall and lower than expected given GCSE attainment levels. A large-scale evaluation programme


will measure the impact of the programme to build a powerful evidence


base that ensures investment is concentrated in activity that is shown to be the most effective. Universities and Science Minister Jo


Johnson commented: “We are legislating for a new transparency duty which will place a clear requirement on all universities to release more information about their admissions process and real incentives on all institutions to go further and faster to promote social mobility.”


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