1、SEPT 2024Opportunity,growth and partnershipA blueprint for change from the UKs universitiesContentsForeword 1Executive summary 31.Expanding opportunity 112.More responsive and collaborative tertiary education 283.Generating local growth 414.A world-leading research and innovation system 565.Global r
2、each,reputation and impact 766.Putting universities on firm financial footing 897.Better regulation 1048.Improving how the impact of universities is assessed 118Conclusion 127Summary of recommendations 128Acknowledgements 137Foreword by Professor Dame Sally Mapstone DBE FRSE,Principal and Vice-Chanc
3、ellor of the University of St Andrews and President of Universities UKWe stand at a fork in the road in the history of the UKs universities.There is now a clear choice.We can allow our distinguished,globally competitive higher education system to slide into decline.Or we can act together,as institut
4、ions and with government,to ensure that higher education is able to deliver for the nation into the 2030s.Our universities are among the key agents of change the UK needs in order to transform and thrive over the next 10 years.They are critical to economic growth.Properly supported,they have the tra
5、ck record and potential to create and share knowledge,stimulate creativity and offer lifelong opportunities for future generations.But the UK faces significant challenges,and so does our university system.This is the right moment to consider what needs to change so that both can thrive.The most effe
6、ctive forms of change involve retaining what is good and having the courage to reinvent and refresh where necessary.At their best,universities function in a culture of enquiry and debate that pursues the common good while championing innovative forms of delivery alongside tested models.The pace of c