annual report 2017 - 18 - london higher · apr 2018 – chris millward, director for fair...

Supporting Higher Education in London

ANNUAL REPORT2017 - 18

London’s universities and higher education colleges are a powerhouse of research, teaching and technology transfer unrivalled anywhere in the UK, Europe and beyond.

Collectively, higher education institutions (HEIs) in London:

• Generate £17 billion each year in goods and services including £2.9 billion in export earnings, supporting 172,000 jobs at all skill levels;

• Educate 377,000 students from the UK and overseas, who are able to choose from 30,000 undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications;

• Employ 93,800 academic and non-academic staff;

• Win over £417 million in Research Council grants and over £480 million of research funding as recurrent grants from HEFCE;

• Attract 108,500 overseas students from over 200 countries, who in turn have a net impact of £4.6 billion annually to the London economy;

• Produce over 137,000 skilled graduates every year, nearly 70% of whom work in London.

A UNIQUE CLUSTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDERS…

Our work is important because…With many challenges and opportunities for London’s higher education institutions, London Higher is well placed to work with its members and other London-wide bodies to maximise impact and the benefits of our city.

Providers of higher education who are members or partners of London Higher. www.londonhigher.ac.uk44“In the coming months, the Board and Executive will be developing a new business strategy to focus London Higher’s activities and add maximum value for our members.” Professor Paul Layzell, Chair of London Higher

London Higher is the place where universities and higher education colleges come together to identify the opportunities and address the challenges of working in London.

We are a not-for-profit charity and company limited by guarantee established in 1999 by over forty higher education institutions (HEIs).

We run four core collaborative programmes, each with its own stream of advocacy, promotion and research activities:

1. Case for HE, creating a robust evidence-base pertaining to, and in support of, HE in London

2. London Medicine & Healthcare, bringing together London’s schools of medicine, dentistry, healthcare and clinical academic disciplines

3. AccessHE & NEON, the largest network of HEIs working together to widen access to HE in England

4. London Higher Europe & International, consortia of universities seeking to promote London HE beyond the UK

In addition, we manage a number of special projects some of which will become the collaborations of the future.

/ ABOUT LONDON HIGHER

Our work is important because…There is no other body or agency that embodies higher education in London to the same extent and breadth as London Higher.

“Our professional team work hand-in-hand with university staff at all levels and across all roles; few better understand the history, scope and feeling within London HE.” Jane Glanville, CEO of London Higher

Major HE collaborations managed by London Higher www.londonhigher.ac.uk4

Case for HE is a core work stream of London Higher, resourced primarily by member contributions in association with HEFCE.

The programme aims to create an ongoing and robust evidence-base in support of higher education in the capital.

/ CASE FOR HE

Networks

• Brexit Task Group• Commuter Student in London Task Group• Directors of Marketing Group• GLA Student Housing Group• Heads of Student Entrepreneurship Group• HE Planners’ Group • London Higher Visa Club• London Centres Group• London International Directors Group• London Urban Research Network• London Weighting Task Group• Research Directors Group

Consultations

• Student housing, London Plan (Dec 17)• OfS regulatory framework (Nov 17)• HEFCE performance indicators (Jun 17)

Advocacy

• Member meeting with Nicola Dandridge, CEO, OfS (Jun 18)

• Member meeting with Chris Millward, OfS (Apr 2018)

• Member meeting with London Councillors (Mar 18)

• Member meeting with David Sweeney, Research England (Mar 2018)

• Meeting HEFCE on London Weighting (Feb 2018)

• LEAP Regional Meeting (Jan 18)• Member meeting with Madeleine Atkins,

CEO of HEFCE (Jan 18)• House of Lords Reception (Dec 2017)• Meeting with CBI (Nov 17)

Research

• Commuter students in London• Mapping HE estates for regeneration• Compass Report

Our work is important because…The key to thriving in a challenging HE environment is timely and accurate intelligence. Our networks and analysis of London data give members this edge.

“The Planners’ Group is a great forum in which we can gather to discuss HE policy and practice, and the impact of these in the London context. It is also a fantastic networking opportunity.” Dr Julie Leeming, Member of London HE Planners’ Group

569 London university staff attended Case for HE events and meetings this year. www.londonhigher.ac.uk

Our work is important because…Maintaining dialogue between our members and health policy leaders we are able to help London HEIs plan the health training needs for the country.

“The diversity of London’s population and services provides health students in the city with unparalleled learning experiences.” Professor Warren Turner, Chair of Healthcare Education Group

3 …of England’s seven academic health science centres are in London www.londonmedicine.ac.uk

/ LONDON MEDICINE & HEALTHCARE

Discussion and advocacy on the delivery of medical and healthcare education and training in London.

London Medicine & Healthcare brings together senior representatives from London’s schools of medicine, dentistry, clinical academic disciplines, nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions.

London Medicine

• Launched second Vital Signs initiative on Clinical Academic trainees in London. This work considers the current pathway, focussing in particular on how the pathway for clinical academic trainees can be optimised for trainees in London

• ContinuedworkonfirstVitalSignsinitiative on clinical placements, including on how London Medicine’s recommendations are being implemented in Trusts

• Hosted a meeting with Health Education England on the level of Primary Care tariff

Joint Initiatives

Monitoring subject-level Teaching Excellence Framework pilots in both medicine and healthcare subjects

Healthcare Education Group

• Regular advisory group meetings with invited guests, including individuals from the CapitalNurse programme and from the Nursing & Midwifery Council

• Monitoring how changes to funding arrangements affect healthcare education in London

• Responded to the Health Committee’s Inquiry into the nursing workforce, and also wrote to HEFCE outlining concerns about funding for postgraduate health programmes

• Hosted two discussion meetings with NMC on their new education framework and standards

/ ACCESSHE AND NEON

AccessHE is a member-led organisation aiming for social mobility through higher education in London. Through collaboration with our members and key stakeholder links, we create opportunities to learn more about and support under-represented groups access Higher Education.

Being part of AccessHE enables its members to develop deep collaborative working relationships in London and to participate in joint activities.

AccessHE Forums and Groups

• The Arts and Design Forum• BAME Forum• Care Experienced and Estranged Students

Forum• Disability Forum• Evidence and Evaluation Forum• Mature and Part-Time Students Forum• Student Advisory group• Student Ambassador Forum

NEON Events

• Sixth Annual NEON Summer Symposium “Widening Access – Who Cares?”

• Fifth Annual NEON Awards• Access Academy Training Programme• NCOP Practitioners Conferences• Seven National Working Groups

AccessHE projects, events & research

• Key delivery partner in the London National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP)

• AccessHE Online• LondonStudentOutcomesbriefingevents• AccessHE Week 2018• Impact London

NEON Research and Advocacy

• LaunchofNEON’sfirstbookon‘WideningAccessthroughouttheStudentLifecycle’

• Reporton:‘TheWideningAccessScorecard–measuringprogressinmakingHEmoreequal’

Our work is important because…London institutions continue to learn how to adapt the way they deliver higher education in an environment where diversity is the norm and not the exception.

“London leads the UK on widening access to higher education.” Professor John Raftery, Chair of AccessHE

£25m Anticipated expenditure in outreach activity by AccessHE members with Access Agreements, 2018-19 www.accesshe.ac.uk

/ LONDON HIGHER EUROPE & LONDON HIGHER INTERNATIONALWe work to promote London HE outside the UK and to add capacity to members’ overseas activities.

London Higher Europe supports 11 London HEIs to increase their capacity and experience of European engagement and funding programmes; London Higher International seeks to open up relationships with international partners.

Technical Support

• Two study trips to Brussels for Early Career Researchers (Dec 17 and Jun 18)

• Study trip for academics at the ‘EU Design Days’ conference in Brussels (Sep 17)

• ‘Project Coordinators’ workshop (Oct 17)• ‘Commercialising Research’ workshop

(Nov 17)• ‘Working with SMEs and Corporates’

workshop (Feb 18)• Two‘BrexitBriefings’(Sep17andApr18)• Adhocfundingsupportandconsortium

advice.

Advocacy

• Delegations to UKREP and EU Commission

• Meetings with British Council, The Foreign & Commonwealth Office and UK Export Finance, UUK

• Brexit Task Group• Meeting with embassy education attachés• Published articles on Brexit in EARMA

newsletter• House of Commons breakfast on

international engagement (Jun 17)

Promoting London HE in Europe and internationally

• Project to forge academic links with other European cities (with FCO)• 26 meetings with EU universities and networks to forge London HE links• Arranged for London HE academics to speak at EU conferences• Project to create a London HE presence at international conferences like EAIE (Sep 18) and

NAFSA (Apr 19) in partnership with London & Partners

Our work is important because…London HEIs will continue to conduct research in partnership with the EU and European partners long after Brexit Day on 31 March 2019, and the partnerships they build now will continue to pay dividends after we leave.

“Strong partnerships with European Partners are one of the pillars of continued success and excellence at our institutions.”Silke Blohm, Chair of London Higher Europe

£250,000,000 The value of funding from EU sources in 2016/2017 www.londonhigher.eu

London Higher 2018Company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales No. 05731255. Registered Charity No.1114873.

SPOTLIGHT ON…

“Universities are long term partners in regeneration projects and contribute £17bn to London’s economy” Dr Ghazwa Alwani-Starr, Member of GLA Academic Forum

In addition to our core work we have run a wide variety of meetings and ad hoc projects this year. Here is just a selection:

Advocacy

London Weighting Task Group. The group met several times this year with HEFCE as they conducted research into geographical variations in costs and benefits. We are delighted to see that the £65m for London HEIs has been preserved again this year

Promotion

Mapping of HE estates for regeneration partnerships. A set of detailed digital maps have been produced identifying the buildings used by the HE sector across London. The maps are intended to help with decision making in relation to regeneration partnerships and strategic locations of new developments. The work was carried out by the University of London with support from London Higher and the GLA

Collaboration

Commuter Students in London. A pilot study on whether travel time and other factors affect undergraduate retention. The work encompasses both quantitative data analyses and student focus groups with 16 of our member HEIs

Meetings

Roundtable Discussion Series. In the challenging policy climate we hosted a series of Roundtable Discussion meetings with senior HE stakeholders:Jan 2018 – Madeleine Atkins CEO of HEFCEFeb 2018 – David Sweeney, Executive Chair, Research EnglandApr 2018 – Chris Millward, Director for Fair AccessandParticipation,Office for Students

Find out more about our work…You can find out about all our activities and initiatives on our website at: www.londonhigher.ac.uk

/ PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS AND EVENTS

This year we have published fifteen reports, briefings, written responses and factsheets and convened 130 major meetings, conferences and workshops.

The timeline below highlights our main publications and events from July 2017 to July 2018.

JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER

London Medicine & Healthcare: Clinical Academics task group

NetworkTrainingTask GroupFactsheet / NewsletterEvent (Reception / Conference / Delegation / Launch / Meeting / Workshop)

London Medicine & Healthcare: HEG discussion with Peter Thompson, Head of Education Standards, NMC

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Case for HE: HESA destinations of leavers for 2015/16

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Case for HE: HE Planners Discussion with Steve Hall, Regional Consultant, HEFCE

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London Higher: India HE Delegation

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Case for HE: Visa Club teleconference on visa

compliance issues

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AccessHE: BAME Forum

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AccessHE: Care experienced and

estranged students Forum

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AccessHE: Disability Forum

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Case for HE: Centres Group Discussion meeting

with campus branches

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Case for HE: Centres Group Discussion

meeting with Careers subgroup

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Case for HE: Student Entrepreneurship

Group meeting at KCL

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Case for HE: HE Planners discussion with

Director of Data Policy and Governance, HESA

Case for HE: Research Council grant success

rates for 2016/17

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NEON: Access Academy Training -

Strategies to Effectively Engage with Parents

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Case for HE: LURN: Academic meeting

on Virtual Reality

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Case for HE: London Higher

International meeting with EAIE

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Case for HE: LURN: Academic meeting on affordable housing

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Case for HE: Student Entrepreneurship Group: meeting with Mayor’s Entrepreneur Competition

s London Higher Europe: ERRIN Design Days (Brussels)

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London Higher and PwC Brexit: Immigration Implications to UK HEIs

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London Higher Europe: Project co-ordinators workshop

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London Medicine & Healthcare: Healthcare Education Group meeting

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Case for HE: London Works Steering Group

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London Medicine & Healthcare: London Medicine meeting - medical school expansion

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Case for HE: London Works student panel

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London Higher: Board Meeting

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AccessHE Online: launch event at London Metropolitan University

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NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH

AccessHE: The Arts & Design

Forum

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Case for HE: HE Planners discussion with

Director of Data Policy and Governance, HESA

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London Higher International: Meeting

with UK Export Finances


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AccessHE: Care experienced and

estranged students Forum

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Centres Group: Discussion meeting with

campus branches

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AccessHE: Mature and part-time

students Forum

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NEON: Access Academy Training - Evaluating

Outreach (Work 2)

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Case for HE: London Weighting Task Group

meeting with HEFCE

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Case for HE: Brexit Task group

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Evaluating Outreach (Work 1)

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London Medicine & Healthcare: Response

to Health Committee Inquiry into the Nursing

Workforce

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Case for HE: HESA student numbers for

2016/17

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NEON Summit: Enabling Access to Higher Education - Access Work With Disabled Learners

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NEON: Launch of NEON’s first book ‘Widening Access

throughout the Student Lifecycle’

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Case for HE: University Development

Plans in London, Built Environment conference

s

Case for HE: Round table with London

Council Leaders (with LGIU)

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London Higher Europe: Steering Group (Brussels)

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AccessHE: Student Ambassador

Conference 2018

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NEON: Access Academy Training

- Evaluating Outreach (Work 3)

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Case for HE: HESA staff numbers for

2016/17

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Case for HE: HESA students at alternative providers for 2016/17

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London Higher Europe: Article on Brexit in

EARMA Newsletters

NEON: Access Academy Training - Building

effective partnerships with schools

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NEON Summit: Primary Age Outreach

and Evaluation to Secure Fair Access

s

Joint AccessHE & NEON: Repsonse to

Poverty Commission Consultation

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AccessHE: Creative Network

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students Forum

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AccessHE: Student Ambassador

Forum

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AccessHE: Evidence and

evaluation Forum

s

AccessHE: Student Advisory Group

s

Case for HE: Research Excellence Group meeting with CBI

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London Higher & London First: Migration Advisory Committee on International Students

s

London Higher: Discussion meeting with Madeleine Atkins, Chief Executive, HEFCE

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London Higher: Discussion meeting with David Sweeney, Research England

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Case for HE: HE Planners Group discussions DfE and HEFCE

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AccessHE: The Arts & Design Forum

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AccessHE: Evidence and evaluation Forum

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AccessHE: Student Ambassador Forum

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London Medicine & Healthcare: Healthcare Education Group meeting

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London Higher Europe: Working with SMEs workshop

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London Medicine & Healthcare: London Medicine meeting - clinical academics

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Case for HE: London Works Steering Group with The Student Room

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Case for HE: Research Excellence Group meeting with Innovate UK

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AccessHE: London Student Outcomes briefing event - Student success

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Case for HE: Student Entrepreneurship Group meeting with HEFCE on KEF

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AccessHE: Life after University event for care-experienced and estranged students

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Case for HE: Visa Club workshop on Tier 4 compliance

s

London Medicine & Healthcare: Meeting with HEE on primary care tariff

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London Higher Europe: Project Delivery Team Strategy Meeting

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London Higher: House of Lords Briefing and Reception

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Case for HE: Student Entrepreneurship Group meeting

s

London Higher Europe: Early Career Researcher study trip (Brussels)

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AccessHE: University Information day for disabled learners

s

London Higher: Compass Initiative - Session 3

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AccessHE: London NCOP Launch event

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London Higher Europe: Commercialising Research workshop

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AccessHE: Briefing event - Student retention: Challenges and innovation in London

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AccessHE: Roundtable meeting with DfE, HEFCE and OFFA

s

MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY

Case for HE: London Higher

International meeting with London & Partners

s

Case for HE: Centres Group Discussion

meeting with campus branches

s

London Medicine & Healthcare: Discussion

paper on Clinical Academics in London

s

NEON: Report on Financial Concerns of

Students with UUK

s

AccessHE: ‘London Challenge’: responses

from a members’ survey exploring indicators of

disadvantage in London

s


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students Forum

s


s

Case for HE: LURN Academic meeting

on air quality & health

s


s

NEON Summit: Widening Access

throughout the Student Lifecycle

s

NEON Summit: Data and widening access to

higher education

s

NEON Summit: A Sustainable Service - Widening Access to

Healthcare HE and Medicine

s

NEON: Midlands NCOP Practitioners Conference

s

NEON: NCOP Practitioners Conference

- Sustainability and Evidence

s

NEON: Summer Symposium 2018 -

Widening Access - Who Cares?

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London Medicine & Healthcare: Clinical

Academics task group

s

AccessHE: Care experienced

and estranged students Forum

s

AccessHE: The Arts & Design Forum

s

NEON: Awards s


s

NEON Summit: Students’ Unions and

Widening Access – Effective Partnerships

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Evaluating Outreach Work (Session 4)

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Case for HE: HESA Finances of HE providers for 2016/17

s

Case for HE: HESA Business-

community interactions survey for 2016/17

s

London Higher: Discussion meeting with Chris Millward, Office for Students

s

Case for HE: HE Planners TEF subgroup meeting with DfE on subject level consultation

s

London Higher: AGM, Plenary Discussion & Summer Reception

s

London Higher, UoL and GLA: Mapping of Estates in London Launch

s

London Medicine & Healthcare: Healthcare Education Group

s

London Higher Europe: Early Career Researcher study trip (Brussels)

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NEON: The Widening Access Scorecard – measuring progress in making HE more equal

s

Case for HE: Student Entrepreneurship Group meeting with Capital Enterprise

s

Case for HE: Commuter students Initial meeting on data collection and analysis

s

Case for HE: Univenture18: Pitching Event

s

Case for HE: Research Excellence Group meeting with Research England

s

Case for HE: London Works Steering Group with The Student Room

s

London Medicine & Healthcare: London Medicine meeting

s

London Higher: Creative Industries and REF

s

London Higher Europe: Brexit & FP 9 Workshop

s

Case for HE: Visa Club workshop on compliance for Tiers 2 and 5

s


s

London Medicine & Healthcare: Healthcare Education Group discussion with Anne Trotter, NMC

s

AccessHE: Briefing event - Degree Apprenticeships: A social mobility opportunity

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Case for HE: Student Entrepreneurship Group Workshop on T1 GE Visas

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Case for HE: London Higher International EAIE Working Group

s

AccessHE: Evidence and evaluation Forum

s

AccessHE: Student Ambassador Forum

s

AccessHE: Care experienced and estranged students Forum

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/ FINANCIAL REPORT

Our financial aim is to maintain and, if possible, expand member services whilst overseeing an efficient and transparent financial regime.

We forecast a positive out-turn for 2017-18. The year has been spent restructuring the accounts and improving internal budget controls with a view to developing a longer-term financial model for the new business strategy period starting in 2020.

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Our work is important because…Cost matters. London Higher is proud to be one of the most cost-efficient HE support organisations for London HEIs.

“Whilst a positive out-turn is always good sign, we remain cautious as overheads creep up across London; we take nothing for granted.” Professor Anthony Bowne, Chair of Finance Committee

Additional income generated for every £1 of membership contributions

Forecast Income 2017-18 (before audit)

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HEFCE Grant 434,813

Member Contributions 703,449

Other Income 258,807

TOTAL INCOME 1,397,069

Forecast Expenditure 2017-18 (before audit) £

Projects (Direct Costs) 311,317 A Case for HE 15,168 B London Higher Europe 29,679 C Other Projects 28,727 D London Medicine & Healthcare 15,187 E AccessHE 117,338 F NEON 105,218

Salaries 919,667 Administration 31,250 Overheads 131,637

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 1,393,871

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