Financial Statements 2018/19
Building support for our mission
Every year we build support for our mission to transform potential into success by engaging with industry, business, policy and our local community. From hosting visits to the University and showcasing our work, to government consultation responses and new industry partnerships, we work with key decision makers and shape external agendas.
Influencing policy
In a challenging and uncertain time for the sector, we continue to champion our University and our diverse body of students – feeding into consultations, taking part in roundtables, showcasing our work to MPs and decision makers – all to increase our impact on policy making.
A major highlight in our policy influencing work this year was our resident robot, Pepper, becoming the first non-human to give evidence in Parliament. Pepper was joined by our then Executive Dean of Science and Technology, Professor Martin Loomes; Babak Jahanbani, General Manager at world-leading technical education equipment and solution provider Festo Didactic; and two Engineering and Computer science students, Joana Da Cunha Miranda and Nicholas James Fitton. This remarkable event resulted in global news coverage and an invaluable platform for our views on the fourth industrial revolution and challenging stereotypes in STEM learning.
Earlier this year, the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Chris Skidmore MP, visited our campus with his team. This visit resulted in a policy shift on accelerated degrees – recognition that they are not the right mode of study for all learners. We also highlighted our work on public sector degree apprenticeships and our innovative augmented reality equipment for midwifery training.
Throughout the year, we maintained our pressure on the Government and other decision-makers calling for a Brexit settlement that enables universities to thrive post-Brexit. This includes lobbying on reforms to the visa system, post study work opportunities for international students, and a migration system through which we can continue to recruit EU and international staff and students. We have also kept our staff and students up-to-date on Brexit, developing an intranet resource for staff and three staff information events with experts.
In addition, we’ve submitted consultation responses on topics such as the Teaching Excellence Framework, T Levels and the role of BTECs, the Knowledge Exchange Framework, and the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) Skills and Employment Vision.
We also work strategically on a programme of events to engage key stakeholders. Our summer and winter graduation events remain an opportunity for decision-makers to see the University and our students at their best. For example, in December 2018 at our winter Graduation, we hosted a breakfast on nursing apprenticeships with Robert Halfon MP, Chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee.
Working with London and local stakeholders
We are strengthening our relationships with the community, both locally and across London.
Working with our London stakeholders, we continue to engage with the GLA’s higher education and skills policy teams, and are represented in the Mayor of London’s Higher Level Skills Advisory Group influencing debates on apprenticeships in London and commuter students. Representatives from the GLA joined us at the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries end of year show in June 2019 where they had a chance to meet with our students and learn more about our impact in these important sectors.
In 2019 we also hosted a group of civil servants from the Department for Education’s Higher Education Immersion Programme. This was an opportunity to lobby on the shape of the Teaching Excellence Framework and on university accountability, and led to media coverage from Reuters and the BBC of our use of technology to support learning.
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We also continue to strengthen our local relationships, and have worked with local councillors, the London Borough of Barnet and other local stakeholders on improving connectivity and enhancing our neighbouring greenspace Sunny Hill Park, as well as shaping the new development planned for Copthall and Allianz Park stadium.
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