Annual Review 2013-14

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ContentsIntroduction from the Chair of London Higher 2

About London Higher 3

Collaborations 5-CaseForHE 6-LondonMedicine&Healthcare 9-AccessHE 11-NEON 13-SpecialProjects 15

Advocacy 17-Partnerships 17-ConnectingHE 19-Websites&SocialMedia 20-Publications&Reports 21

Financial Report 23

People 25

Conclusion from the CEO of London Higher 27

Introduction from the Chair of London Higher

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If a week is a long time in politics, then the last four years in London’s higher education feels like an epoch or two.

IbecameChairofLondon Higherinthesummerof2010.Notallthatfarintothecreditcrunch,withanewcoalitionGovernment,andleadinguptotheground-changingBrowneReviewaswellastheabyssofaComprehensiveSpendingReview,London’shighereducationseemedsetforaroller-coasterride,asneverbefore.

Andyethereweallare.So,what’schanged?Well,forstarters,we’reallmuchmoreawareofourowninstitutionalfragility,andlackofguaranteesforthefuture.Forsomeithasbeenacrucialperiodofredefinition;forothersperhapsnomorethanatimeforraisingeyebrows.Butwhetherinstitutionconcernswereaboutmanaginginternationalstudents,theStudentNumberCap,theResearchExcellenceFramework,ordealingwithchangingNHScontracts,noLondoninstitutionwasimmunefromthesechallenges,howeverrobustitsinheritance.

Butneitherwerewealone.ThroughoutthisturbulentperiodLondon Higherhasbeenby,andmoreimportantlyon,ourside.Weallrealizethat,amidthecompetitionandcut-and-thrustofLondonlife,practicalcooperationoftenmakesgoodsense.

Oneexamplewillsuffice.ThisFebruarywewerealertedtonewconditionsbeingimposedonourmemberswithstaffinpensionsschemesfallingundertheLondonPensionsFundAuthority.WithintwoweeksLondon HigherhadconvenedameetingoftheaffectedinstitutionsalongsideHEFCE,theAssociationofCollegesandapensionsspecialist,thusallowingtheseinstitutionstocontemplateacollectiveresponse.WithintwomonthsLondon HigherhadengagedwiththeUniversitiesandCollegesEmployersAssociationoverfurtheractiontosupportitsmemberswithpensionersinallotherschemes.AndshortlyLondon HigherisrunningbespokeworkshopsforLondonFinanceDirectorsandPayrollManagers,alertingthemtointricaciesofthepensiontime-bomb.

ThisisLondon Higheratitsbest:quicktoreact,trustedtoguideinstitutionalresponses,anddedicatedtosupportingthefollow-through.

London Higherwastherealso,inrespondingtotheBrowneReviewwhenfewotherswerethinkingofspecialLondonfactorssuchasLondonWeighting,inchampioningthe2012OlympicGameswhen,earlyon,noothersectorbodysawtheroleforcoordinatedhigherandfurthereducationparticipation;andinensuringthelegacyofLondon’sAimHigheractivitiesin2011,whenthissuccessfulaccessinitiativewassuddenlywoundup.Inthese,andsomanyotherways,London HigherhasbeenlookingoutforandpromotingthecommoninterestofLondonHE.

Readingthroughtheimpressiveanddiverseachievementsoutlinedinthesepages,itisclearthatLondon’sHEhasbeenwellservedinrecentyears,andthatnow,amidfurtherwavesofchange,London Higherismorerelevantthaneverbefore.

IthanktheExecutivemembersfortheirunceasingsupportandtheBoardandinstitutionalcolleaguesfortheircollaborationinensuringwealldothebestforhighereducationinLondon.

Professor Malcolm GilliesChair, London Higher

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About London Higher

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• Educate385,500studentsfromtheUKandoverseas,whoareabletochoosefrom30,000undergraduateandpostgraduatequalifications;

• Employover84,000academicandnon-academicstaff;

• Produceover146,000 skilled graduateseveryyear,70%ofwhomworkinLondon.

Our ChallengeHighereducationisinthemidstofradicalchanges.Weseeourroleashelpingourmembersadjusttothisshiftingenvironment.

ForLondon Higherthatmeansanticipatinganddiscussingchanges,seekingtheopportunitiesandchallengestheymaypresentandsupportingourmemberstotakeappropriatestepswherenecessaryandensuringthatthevitalimpactsourmembersmakeareknownandappreciatedbypolicy-makersandthewiderpublic.

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

Weareanot-for-profitcharityandcompanylimitedbyguaranteeestablishedin1999byoverfortyLondonhighereducationinstitutions(HEIs).

About London’s Higher EducationLondon’suniversitiesandhighereducationcollegesareapowerhouseofresearch,teachingandtechnologytransferunrivalledanywhereintheUK,Europeandbeyond.Collectively,HEIsinLondon:

• Generate£17 billioneachyearingoodsandservices,including£2.5billioninexportearningsandsupport163,500jobsatallskilllevels;

• Attract101,000 international studentsfromover200 countries,whointurncontributeover£1.3 billionannuallytotheLondoneconomy;

• Winover£349 millioninResearchCouncilgrantsand£470 millionofresearchfundingasrecurrentgrantsfromHEFCE;

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Asatrustedandnon-partisanintermediaryLondon Higherprovidesourmembersandpartnerswithadvocacy,collaborations,networksandevents.

Ouroutputsarediverseandincluderesearchreports,feasibilitystudiesandbenchmarking,promotionalmaterial,meetingsandworkshops,lobbyingandreceptions.Wealsorunawiderangeofwebsites,advisorygroupsandnetworks.

ThefollowingpagesoutlinehowwehavedevelopedtheseobjectivesfromApril2013toJuly2014,anextendedyearreflectingourshiftfromtheTaxtotheAcademicyear.

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London Higher in NumbersWeareveryproudofouroutputs.Keepaneyeoutforthesestatistics:

ProvidersofhighereducationwhoaremembersorpartnersofLondon Higher

MajorHEcollaborationsoperatedbyLondon Higher

Advisoryforums,networksandspecialinterestgroupswerun

CompanieslistedonourLondonLifeSciencewebsite

ActionForumsrunbyAccessHE

MembersofNEONacrosstheUK

Newinitiativeswehavereceivedfundingtoundertakethisyear

HEconferenceswehaverunthisyear

HEstakeholderorganisationswithwhomweroutinelyengage

HEstaffwhoattendedaConnectingHEworkshopthisyear

IncreaseinvisitorstotheLondon Higherwebsitesince2012

Majormeetings,conferences,work-shopsandbriefingswehavehosted

TheadditionalamountraisedbyLondon Higherforevery£1ofmembercontributions

SubscriberstotheLondon Highernewsletter

Reports,briefings,writtenresponsesandfactsheetspublishedthisyear

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Collaborations

Inadditionwemanageanumberofspecialprojects,someofwhicharelegacyinitiativesfromformercollaborationswhileothershavethepotentialtobethenewcollaborationsofthefuture:

5. Podium legacy Project;

6. London Workforce Development;

7. London Higher Europe;

8. Enhancing Diversity in London HE Leadership;

9. ‘London is our Campus’ initiative.

Inthissectionweoutlinetheobjectivesofeachoftheseprogrammesandspecialprojects,givingsummariesoftheactivitieseachhasundertakenduringtheyear.

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We currently manage four core collaborative programmes, each with its own stream of research and advocacy activities and we are constantly developing and testing new ideas:

1. Case for HEaimstocreatearobustevidence-basepertainingto,andinsupportof,HEinLondon;

2. London Medicine & Healthcare,bringingtogetherLondon’sschoolsofmedicine,dentistry,healthcareandclinicalacademicdisciplines;

3. AccessHE,apan-Londoninitiativethatsupportstheprogressionofunder-representedgroupstoHE;

4. NEON,anationalorganisationsupportingprofessionalsinvolvedinwideningaccesstoHE.

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Research Excellence GroupChairedbyProfessorGeoffRodgers(BrunelUniversity),thegroupaimstopromoteresearchexcellenceacrossthecapital.

ThisyearthegrouphasbeenactiveinlobbyingonOpenAccessandVATonresearch,co-ordinatingresponsesonbothissuesacrossGovernment.

InNovember2013thegrouporganisedauniqueconferenceonhowthesectorshouldrespondtothereviewoftheRCUKOpenAccesspolicy,drawingupaprojectbrieftoestimatetheHEcostsofimplementationwhichisnowanactiveproject.

ThroughouttheyearthegrouphasengagedwithkeystakeholdersinUKresearchincludingmeetingswithHEFCE,theTechnologyStrategyBoard,theNationalCentreforUniversitiesandBusinessandtheN8group.

London Europe GroupThisyearthegroup,chairedbyDrYuliaMatskevich(BrunelUniversity),hassuccessfullydevelopedamajornewinitiativetoenhanceLondonHEengagementwiththeEU(seeSpecialProjects).

TheGrouphascontinuedtolobbyontheformatofEUfundinginLondon,submittingapan-LondonresponsetotheLEPconsultationonthenewESIFstrategyinNovember2013andmaintaininganHErepresentativeontheLondonProgrammeReviewGroup.

Onresearch,weco-ordinated(withUCLandConnectingHE)fourworkshopsinNovember2013andFebruary1014forstaffseekingtosubmitproposalstothenewHorizon2020programme.

The Case for HE

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

Theprogrammeaimstocreateanongoingandrobustevidence-baseinsupportofHEinthecapital.Inparticularitseeksto:

• UnderstandthechallengesandopportunitiesLondon Highermembersandpartnerinstitutionsface;

• Conceive,developandmanageresponsesthataddressthesechallengesandopportunities;and

• PromotetheimpactofLondon’sHEsectoronthesocial,culturalandeconomicdevelopmentoftheregionandbeyond.

Thisyear,CaseforHEhasdevelopedthefollowinginitiatives:

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London Centre Group TheLondonCentreGrouprepresentsthoseUKHEprovidersbasedoutsideLondonbutwithcampusesorcentresinsidethecapital.WecurrentlyworkwithsevenLondonCentres.

TheGroupmetthreetimesduringtheyeartoshareexperiencesandtodiscusswaysinwhichtooperatemoreefficiently.

ForexampleinMarch2014wearrangedaspecialmeetingtointroducethegrouptotheservicesofferedbytheUniversityofLondonandinMayweheldameetingdedicatedtostudentverification.

SurveysWehavecontinuedtousetimelyonlinesurveystohelpourmembersgetamoreaccuratepictureoftheshiftingHElandscapeinLondon.InadditiontoourpopularHESA-basedHEFactsheets(seePublications&Reports),wehaveconductedorassistedstakeholderswithanumberofsurveysformembersandpartners:

• AsurveyonUKandinternationalpostgraduaterecruitmentwasconductedduringSpring2013andareportonthefindingswasreleasedinAugust2013.TheresultsweredisseminatedtotheResearch

Professional NetworksProfessionalnetworksgrewoutofourearlyworkinsharedserviceswhere,throughourdiscussionswithvariousseniorHEadministrativestaff,weidentifiedaninterestamongmemberstodiscusscertainissuesinformallyandinmoredetailamongthemselves.Wenowhavefoursuchgroups:

• Finance Directors’ Group. Thisyearweorganizedworkshopsonaccessingcapital,receivinginternationalpayments,pensionsandinternationalfeeguaranteeschemes;

• IT Directors’ Group. InformalnetworkexaminingthechangingroleofITinLondon’sHEsector;

• HE Planners’ Group. Meetingsin2013/14haveexaminedchangesinBAMEnumbersinLondon,theOfficeforFairTradingconsultation,UCASclearingandend-of-cyclereports,HEFCEgrantlettersandLondonWeighting;

• Creative and Performing Arts and Design (CPAD). WorkshopsonEUandCreativeEuropefundingduring2014;

• London Student Experience Network.TwentymemberinstitutionshavejoinedthisnewnetworkwhichseekstoexploretheLondonstudentexperience.

In2014wealsobeganworkingwithasmallgroupofDirectorsofMarketingtoexplorewhetherthereisasharedagendatopromoteLondondomestically.

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ExcellenceGroup,throughourAugustNewsletterandatameetingorganisedbyLSELondonon‘NewMigrationRegimesandHigherEducation’inDecember2013;

• Inearly2013weassistedUCLUnionwithanonlinesurveyofpart-timepostgraduatesinLondonaskingforinformationontheirtravelcostsandcounciltaxexpenses.AmeetingwasheldwithTransportforLondon(TfL)inFebruary2014todiscusspossibleoptionsforextendingTravelcarddiscountstopart-timepostgraduates;

• London HigherhelpedUCASwiththeirsurveyonIAGforflexible(part-time)studyandadmissionsprovisionduringSpring2013.TheresultswereusedbyUCAStodesignnewwebcontentforflexiblestudy

• WecirculatedasurveyfromtheGLAinSeptember2013ontheimpactofthelossofPostStudyWorkvisastoHEinstitutionsofferingcreativeartscoursesinLondon;

• WedistributedarequestforinformationbytheInternationalEducationCouncilinNovember2013onbarrierstotherecruitmentofinternationalstudents.

Formoreinformationvisit:www.londonhigher.ac.uk/case4he.html

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London Medicine & Healthcare

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

ThroughitstwostandingmembershipgroupsLondonMedicineandtheHealthcareEducationGroup,LondonMedicine&HealthcarecontinuestoprovideadiscussionplatformandadvocacyofthedeliveryofmedicalandhealthcareeducationandtraininginLondon.

ThisyearLondonMedicine&HealthcarewasdelightedtowelcomenewmembersintheformofLondon’sthreeLocalEducationandTrainingBoards.HealthEducationNorthCentralandEastLondon,HealthEducationNorthWestLondonandHealthEducationSouthLondonwereformallywelcomedinSeptember2013.

London MedicineLondonMedicineischairedbyProfessorPeterKopelman,PrincipalofStGeorge’s,UniversityofLondon.LondonMedicinefocusesonmattersrelatedtoacademicmedicine,dentistryandclinicalacademicdisciplinesandprovidesaregularforumtodiscussanddebatepolicyissuesthathavedirectrelevancetoacademicinterestsofLondon.

Advisory Group MeetingsLondonMedicinecontinuestoengagewithhighprofileseniorstakeholdersinordertosupportLondon’sworld-classmedicalanddentaleducationandtraining.Thisyearguestspeakersatouradvisorygroupmeetingshaveincluded:NiallDickson,ChiefExecutive,GeneralMedicalCouncil;ChrisWelshOBE,DirectorofEducation&Quality,HealthEducationEngland;ProfessortheLordAraDarzi,ChairoftheLondonHealthCommission.

Breakfast BriefingsInMarch2014theLondonMedicinegroupwerejoinedbyRobSmith,HeadofPlanning&Information,HealthEducationEngland(HEE)todiscussHEE’snewWorkforcePlanforEngland2014/15.ThegroupdiscussedmedicalanddentalcommissioningnumbersandimpactonLondon’sHEIseducationandtraining.

AdvocacyNumerousmeetingshavetakenplaceoverthedurationoftheyeartodiscusstherepatriationofCambridgeclinicaltransfersstudentsoutofLondon.LondonMedicinehascontinuedtoadvocateonbehalfofstudentchoiceandtheexcellenceoftheeducationandtrainingofferedinLondon.

InNovember2013LondonMedicineandwasquotedinaTimesHigherEducationarticleregardingclinicaltransferstudentstoLondon.AprivatedinnerwithProfessortheLordAraDarzi,ChairoftheLondonHealthCommission,washeldinJune2014.AtthemeetingtheLondonMedicinegroupdiscussedhowLondonHEI’scanfeedintotheworkoftheLondonHealthCommission,specificallyregardinghowLondon’shealthcarecanbeimprovedthroughourworldclasseducationandtraining.

London Life ScienceLondonLifeScienceaimstoestablishacommunityoflifesciencepractitionersbuiltaroundasharedinterestinthefacilitiesandservicesavailableinandaroundLondon.Throughitsinteractivewebsite,www.LondonLifeScience.com,userscancreateanonlinepresencetorepresent,connectandexploretheLondonlifesciencecommunity.

InApril2014theLondonLifeSciencewebsitewaslicensedtoMedCity,theinitiativeleadingtheglobalpromotionofLondon’slifesciencesector,taskedbytheMayorofLondon.

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Healthcare Education GroupTheHealthcareEducationGrouphasbeenchairedbyProfessorFionaRoss,DeanoftheFacultyofHealth,SocialCareandEducation,KingstonUniversityandStGeorge’s,UniversityofLondon.TheHealthcareEducationGroupfocussesontopicsrelatingtothehealthcareprofessions,includingnursing,midwiferyandthealliedhealthprofessions.Thegroupdiscussesemergingissuesinthedeliveryofhealthcareeducation,researchandservicedelivery.

Advisory Group MeetingsTheHealthcareEducationGrouphascontinuedtohostpaneldebatesandseminarswithhighprofilestakeholderstosupportLondon’shealthcareeducationandtraining.

Thisyearguestspeakershaveincluded:ChrisStreather,ManagingDirector,SouthLondonAHSNandCarolineAlexander,RegionalDirectorofNursingforLondon,NHSEnglandtodiscussclinicalacademiccareersinhealthcare;RobSmith,HeadofPlanning&Information,HEEtodiscussnursingandmidwiferycommissioning;andDrLisaBayliss-Pratt,DirectorofNursing,HEEtodiscuss‘OneYearonfromFrancis’.

AdvocacyInJune2013theHealthcareEducationGrouphostedaprivatedinnerwithLondonstakeholderstodiscusstheimpactoftheFrancisInquiryintoMidStaffordshireNHSTrustontheeducationofhealthprofessionalsinLondon.AtthedinnerthegroupdiscussedhowLondon’suniversitiescanworkwithNHSpartnerstoensurethatthehealthcareworkforceispreparedwiththerightvaluesanddutyofcandour.

InFebruary2014,theHealthcareEducationGroupalongwiththeLondonMedicinegroupsubmittedajointresponsetotheLondonHealthCommission’sCallforEvidence.Theresponseoutlinedhowmemberinstitutions,throughtheireducationandtraining,bestsupportLondon’sfuturehealthandhealthcareneeds.

London Healthcare Higher Education Access ForumTheHealthcareEducationGroup’ssub-group,theLondon Healthcare Higher Education Access Forum,continuedtomeetanddevelopideasregardinghowtoimprovetheaccessandsuccessofhealthcarestudentsacrossthestudentlifecycle.ThegroupwasjoinedbyrepresentativesfromacrossLondon’sschoolnetwork,UCASandNHSCareers.

InJune2013wepresentedataconferencetargetedatschoolsinEastLondontogatherschoolinterestintheAccessForum.

AdatabaseofresourcemappingwascreatedandmemberscompletedasurveyregardingformalisingtheAccessForumandcreatinganinteractivemobileApptodisplaythedata.

Formoreinformationvisit:www.LondonMedicine.ac.uk and www.LondonLifeScience.com

FollowusonTwitter@LondonMedicine @LondonHEG @LondonLifeSci

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• Working with those with disabilities: Thegrouphasdeliveredtwoeventsin2013-14focusingontheaccessibilityofHE:apan-Londonconferencetosupportpractitionersworkinginschoolsandcolleges,localauthorities,careersandHEIsandaneventforlearners.GoingforwardthisgroupwillbefocusingonproducingpublicationsfordisabledstudentsinKS2andKS3.

Chair: Alice Salmon, University College London;

• Evaluation and impact of access work:Thefirst‘SocialMobilitythroughHigherEducationinLondon’publicationwaslaunchedinAutumn2013andincludedbestpracticecasestudiesfromallofourmembers.TheOfficeforFairAccessispartofthisgroup.

Chair: Robin Barrs, University College London;

• Working with looked after children: Thisgrouprecentlydeliveredapan-LondonconferenceforHEIs,schoolsandcollegesandlocalauthoritiesandlaunchedareportonlookedafterchildrenandHEprogressioninLondon.

Chair: Emily Hughes, Kingston University London;

• Student ambassador activity: Followingthedevelopmentofapan-Londontrainingstandardforstudentambassadortraining,thisgroupisintheprocessofundertakingresearchandproducingareporttoestablishandquantifythebenefitsofambassadorworkonthestudentexperience.

Chair: ML White, the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

AccessHE Expo ProgrammeAccessHEdeliveredfourone-day‘expo’multi-HEIlearnereventsacross2013-14bringingtogetherover150learnersinYears9to13from12differentschoolswithover15HEIsfrominsideandoutsideLondon.

AccessHE

AccessHE is a pan-London initiative that supports cross-sector collaboration to enable HEIs, schools and colleges to achieve their objectives on widening access to HE more efficiently and effectively.

AccessHEisnowinitsthirdfullyearofoperation.OurvisionisthatHEcanbeaccessedbyeveryoneinLondonwhohastheabilityandcapacitytosucceed,regardlessoftheirbackgroundorcharacteristicsandwenowhave27memberHEIsand42school/collegesmembers.

AccessHE AdvocatesOver200LondonschoolsandcollegeshavenamedAdvocates,thatis,membersofstaffwithresponsibilityforHEprogressionwhohavebeennominatedbytheirHead/PrincipalasAccessHEAdvocates.

In2013-14Advocatesreceivedover40weeklyE-bulletinsoutliningover100differentactivitiesthatpartnerHEIsandAccessHEaredelivering.TherehavealsobeentwoAdvocates’conferencesinvolvingover100schools/colleges.

Action ForumsAccessHEActionForumssharebestpracticeanddevelopcollaborativesolutionsinareasofpan-Londonaccesspriority.Wehavecontinuedtooperatefivedifferentactionforumsin2013-14,eachwithanexternalchairfromamemberHEI:

• Supporting progression in the creative arts: Thisgrouphasbeenworkingtowardsapan-Londoneventtosupportpractitionersworkinginschools,collegesandcareerstoraiseawarenessofthedifferentartscoursesandcareersavailable.

Chair: Eira Gibson, the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama;

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Theexposfocusedonincreasingstudents’understandingofHE,thefinancialsupportavailable,howtomakewell-informedchoicesregardingPost16study,theimpactthesechoicescouldhaveonHEoptionsandthebenefitsandchallengesofstudyingoutsideLondon.

The London Access Target Project TheLondonAccessTargetprojectbeganin2013-14.Initspilotyeartheprojectisdeliveringauniqueprogrammeofactivitiesto200Year10pupilsfrom10schoolsacrossLondonwiththeobjectiveofmakingareal,measurabledifferencetotheirattainment.Thecollaborativeprogrammeoffersattainmentraisingactivitiesinover20differentsubjectareasfrom14AccessHEmemberinstitutions.Thisisthelargestmulti-HEIprogrammeeverattemptedinLondonwhichaimstosupporttheacademicperformanceoflearnersfromYear10.Itisanexcellentwayforschoolstodemonstratehowtheyarespendingtheirpupilpremiumeffectivelyonaninterventionwhichisconcentratingonclosingtheattainmentgapbetweenstudentsfromdisadvantagedandmoreaffluentbackgrounds.TheOfficeforFairAccess(OFFA)isapartnerinthisproject.

The London Postgraduate Mentoring Project (LPMP)AccessHEdevelopedacollaborativeproposaltotheHEFCEPostgraduateSupportSchemeinSeptember2013ledbytheRoyalVeterinaryCollege.TheLPMPisaninnovativeprojectthatwilldevelopanewmodelofoutreachactivitiesforundergraduatestudentsfromunder-representedbackgrounds,toencourageandsupporttheirprogressionintopostgraduatestudy.

Theprojectwillidentify,train,payandsupporttaughtpostgraduatestudentsfrom9differentHEIstoactas‘mentors’forundergraduatelearners.TheprojectbeganinJanuary2014andwillbecompletedbyOctober2015.

Working with policymakers and advocating HE access in London London Social Mobility CoalitionThefirstofaseriesofthreeAccessHEconferencesonsocialmobilityinLondonwasdeliveredinNovember2013.Over100delegatesattended.TheeventwaschairedbySadiqKhan,MPforTootingandShadowLordChancellorandShadowSecretaryofStateforJustice.TherewerekeynotespeechesfromBaronessClareTyler,Vice-ChairoftheAllPartyParliamentaryGroup(APP)onsocialmobility,DameSueJohn,HeadteacherofLamptonSchool,Hounslow,PaulWhittle,PrincipalofEalingandHammersmithCollege,ColinStanbridgeofLondonChamberofCommerceandDavidJohnston,CEOoftheSocialMobilityFoundation.ItwashostedbyLCABusinessSchool.Throughthisseriesofconferencestheaimistostartanewcross-sectordialogueonhowwecanensurethatthosefromthemostdisadvantagedbackgroundsinthecapital,andinparticularyoungpeople,areabletoprogressinworkandlife.

TheHeadofAccessHEhaswrittenarticlesonsocialmobilityfortheTimes Higher Education(THE),Westminster Briefing,The GuardianHENetworkandResearch Fortnight.

Formoreinformationvisit:www.AccessHE.ac.uk

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NEON

The National Education Opportunities Network (NEON) was founded in early 2012 as the new professional organisation to support those involved in widening access to HE and social mobility.

AttheheartofNEONisacross-sectorapproachbringingtogetherHEIs,schools,colleges,thevoluntarysector,professionalbodiesandemployers.NEONgrewfromtheneedforastrong,coherentcommunityofprofessionalsthatcouldsupportlearnersfromunder-representedbackgroundstoenterHE.

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NEON,hostedbyLondon Higher,isanindependentnon-statefundedorganisationandisshapedandledbyitsmembers.IthaselectedanExecutiveCommitteewithmembershipfrom13differentorganisations.

NEON has four objectives: • Toincreasetheprofessionalisationofwidening

accessworkthroughthedevelopmentandaccreditationofpractice;

• Tobearesearchandadvocacyresourceforthoseworkinginaccessatthelocal,regionalandnationallevel;

• Todevelopandenhancepracticeandqualityinwideningaccesswork;

• Toofferinputandsupporttopolicy-makersandgovernmentfromthewideningaccesscommunity.

ThisyearNEONhasmaderapidprogressincreatinganationalvehicleforwideningaccesstoHE.Over60organisationsnowbelongtothenetworkfromacrosssectorsandourlistofmembershasgrownto550.

EventsTherehavebeenovertwentyNEONeventsacrossthecountrycoveringarangeoftopicsanddifferentareasofthecountry.InJune2013over120peopleattendedthefirstNEONSummerSymposiumandsincethenwehaveestablishedsixWorkingGroups,eachledbymemberstotakeforwardanagendaindifferentareasofaccesspractice.

InMay2014weheldthefirstNEONAwardsCeremonyatthePalaceofWestminsterhostedbyTheRtHonLiamByrneMP,ShadowMinisterforUniversities,ScienceandSkills,wherewecelebratedfourawardwinnersinthefieldofwideningaccessandsevencommendations.

PartnersNEONworkscloselywithHEFCEandOFFAandwillcontinuetodosoinordertosupportthedeliveryoftheNationalAccessandSuccessStrategyandthenewcollaborativeoutreachnetworksfor2014-15.FormoreinformationonNEONgoto:www.EducationOpportunities.co.uk

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Special Projects

As well as managing our established member collaborations, London Higher also has a portfolio of smaller projects that we oversee.

Someofthisworkinvolvessecuringthelegacyfor,andfrom,formercollaborationswhosefundingorlifespanhascometoanend.Inothercaseswearedevelopingnewcollaborationsorprojectmanagingstand-aloneinitiatives.

Podium Legacy ProjectGrantfundingforPodiumendedattheendofJune2013.

Followingasurveyofmembersinautumn2013weestablishedagroupoffourteenHEIsandFurtherEducationColleges(FECs)toexplorealegacyprogramme.Duringtheyearthegrouphasbeeninvestigatingwaysfortheirinstititionsandstudentstoengageinavarietyofprojectsrelatedtomajorsporting,culturalandeducationaleventsbothdomesticallyandinternationally.

InJuly2013London Higherenteredintoanine-monthfundingagreementwiththeBritishOlympicFoundation(BOF)tosupplyarangeofvolunteering-relatedservices.Podiumhashelpedtointerviewandrecruitmorethan150studentmentorsfromcollegesanduniversitiesacrosstheUK.Additionally,Podiumhelpedfiveinstitutionstohostroadshowsfortheprogramme,whichgainedeachvenuemediaexposureand£1,000.

PodiumcontinuestoworkwiththeOlympicPublicAuthority(OPA)inBrazilandWorldCityLinkstohelpUKinstitutionsshareknowledgeandbuildpartnershipsaroundtheOlympicandParalympicGames.AdelegationoffourspeakersspokeattheOPA’sinauguralRio2016educationconferenceinSeptember2013.

Formoreinformationvisit:www.podium.ac.uk

London Workforce DevelopmentFollowingtheclosureoftheHEFCE-fundedprojectin2012wehavereviewedtheoutputsfromthatinitiative,withbothemployersandHEIs,identifyingwhichtotakeforward.

InOctober2013wecompletedalicensewithCitiscillstocontinuetheLWDwebsites(UpskillLondonandLondonGrads)foroneyear,untilNovember2014.

AlsoinOctoberweheld,inassociationwithBarclays,aconferencewithmembersandbusinessstakeholderstoscopethenextstageofourengagement.

AsaresultwearecurrentlydiscussingwiththeLondonChamberofCommerceandIndustry(LCCI)settingupa‘contact’grouptodiscussHE-businessengagementatastrategiclevel.Theaimistoestablishasmallcadreofengagedindividualswithaviewtodevelopingandenrichingthebusiness-HErelationshipmoregenerally.

Formoreinformationvisit:www.UpskillLondon.co.uk andwww.LondonGrads.co.uk

London Higher EuropeLondon HigherEuropeisatrialinitiativeaimedatsupportingLondonHEIsinterestedinincreasingtheirengagementwiththeEuropeanUnion(EU)andapplyingforEuropeanfunds.

TheprojectcompriseselevenLondon HighermembersandisbeingrunincollaborationwiththeMayor’sLondonEuropeanOfficeinBrussels.ItischairedbyProfessorEvelyneRugg(UniversityofWestminster).

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TheprojecttargetsLondoninstitutionsnewto,orwithlittlesuccessfulexperienceof,EUfundingprogrammes,orthosethatareseekingtotaketheirengagementtoanotherlevelby:

a) providingparticipatingHEIswithguidanceindevelopingaEuropeStrategy;

b) helpingthemdeveloptheirbidsacrossthewholerangeofEUfundingopportunities;

c) promotingLondonprojectstotheEUandgenerateawarenessof,andesteemfor,LondonHEcapacity;

d) assistingparticipantsinlobbyingactivitiestoshapefuturefundingcalls;

e) helpwithfinding,andliaisingwith,bidpartners;

InMarch2014weheldthefirstSteeringGroupmeetinginBrusselsandsincethenwehaveemployedtwoconsultants(onebasedinBrussels)tobegintheprocessofestablishingActionPlansforeachoftheMembers.

Enhancing Diversity in London HE Leadership InNovember2013London HigherwasawardedagrantfromHEFCEforconductscopingworktoenhancethediversityofseniorleaderswithinLondon HEIs.

TwentymemberHEIshaveelectedtojointheinitiativewhichaimstoexploreabroadrangeofissuesincluding:howtoengageseniorstaff,supportingtalentedstaff,

evaluatingdisseminationbestpracticeandlookingatfactorssuchasunconsciousbias,recruitingtovalues,andtheeffectofexecutivesearchandselection.

TheprojectisbeingchairedbyProfessorLynnDobbs(UniversityofRoehampton).

‘London is our Campus’ – mobile phone app competition Emergingfromour‘Enhancingthestudentexperience’networkthisisaprojecttocreateamobilephoneapp,designedbythestudentpopulace,toenhancetheirexperiencewhilststudyinginthecapital.

NineteenLondon HighermembershavesigneduptotheprojectwhichwillexplorehowHEinLondoncandomorecollectivelytocommunicateusefulinformationoropportunitiessuchaslocatingapprovedstudentrentalaccommodation,findingthenearestuniversitylibrarytheycanaccess,locatingstudentclubsorsocietiesorlearningaboutvolunteeringorinternshipopportunities.

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As well as developing and managing HE collaborations with, and between, our members London Higher also provides a valuable advocacy service.

ThisaimstoensurethatanincreasinglywiderangeofHEstakeholdersandpolicymakersareinformedandawareoftheissuesaffectingLondonHEproviders.Wedothisthroughfourmainstreamsofactivity:

• Partnerships

• ConnectingHE(Events&meetings)

• Websites&SocialMedia

• Publications&Briefings.

Advocacy

Partnerships

London Higher maintains working links with around forty organisations. Fostering these partnerships is a vital part of our work.

OuraimistoensurethateveryonewecomeintocontactwithunderstandsthepowerfulroleuniversitiesandhighereducationcollegesplayinsupportingandgrowingLondonandtheUK.Herewepresentjustasnapshotofsomeofourkeyengagements.

The Mayor’s Office & the Greater London AuthorityLondon HigherassistedintheformationoftheMayor’sAcademicForumbynominating10HErepresentatives.DuringSummer2013,HEmembers,localauthorityplannersandcommercialdevelopersdebatedkeyissuesonthefutureprovisionofstudentaccommodation.

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TheForum’sreportformedthebasisofamendedsectionsonstudenthousingfortheDraftFurther Alterations to the London Plan(FALP).AconsultationontheFALPwasheldinearly2014andworkinginpartnershipwithAUDELondon,weconvenedaroundtableinFebruary2014withrepresentativesfromHEinstitutionstodiscussthisconsultation.

TheLondon HigherresponsewassubmittedinApril2014andhadbeendevelopedwiththeassistanceoftheUniversityofLondonHousingServices(ULHS),AUDELondon,CassandClaredaleHallsandtheNUS.

InadditionourLondon HigherEuropeinitiativehasbeenworkingcloselybothwiththeMayor’sLondonEuropeanOfficeinBrusselsandwiththeLondonEnterprisePanel(LEP)inregardtoleveragingEUfundsforLondonHEIs.

Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)TheFundingCouncilisacoresponsorofLondon HighercontributingvaluableresourcetoLondon HigheritselfasaregionalHEassociation.

RepresentativesoftheFundingCouncilcommunicateregularlytotheLondon HigherBoardandsitonmanyofouradvisorygroupsandnetworks.

InOctober2013HEFCEawardedLondon Higheragranttoundertakedevelopmentondiversityinleadership(seeSpecialProjects).

BusinessWearepleasedtohaveworkedwithanumberofourlongstandingbusinesspartners,especiallyBarclaysBank,whohaveagainkindlyagreedtosponsoroursummerreceptioninJune2014.

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ConnectingHE

We host meetings and events for our members throughout the year to ensure they are kept informed of policy matters and developments.

During the year we have transferred much of this activity to ConnectingHE, our events and conferences initiative. As well as planning and delivering its own programme of workshops and briefings, ConnectingHE also helps our other initiatives with their events.

This year we have delivered the following training, conferences, discussion events and formal meetings:

Staff Training Workshops• LondonNetworkforREFImpactTherapy(with

NCCPE);• HEIsapplyingforTeachingDegreeAwardingPowers

(withRegent’sUniversity);• Perceptionofcrimeonornearcampus(withthe

MetropolitanPolice);• EUfundingworkshops(withUCL);• Tier4ComplianceVisaworkshopsforstudentsand

academics(withCarterThomasSolicitors);• Pensionsworkshops(withShoosmithsSolicitors).

Conferences• SocialMobilityinLondon:TheStateoftheCity

(AccessHEwithLCABusinessSchool);• OpenAccess-MeasuringthecoststoUniversitiesof

implementingRCUKpolicy(CaseforHEwithUCLandARMA);

• NEONSymposium(withUniversityofBedfordshire);• StudentHousinginLondon:Planningforthefuture

(CaseforHEwiththeUniversityofLondon);• Developingtalentforbusinessgrowth(LWDwith

Barclays);• BOSSAChineseStudyAbroadAgencyFair

(ConnectingHEwithUKWorkStudy).

Round Tables InJune2013wehostedapaneldiscussioncoveringdiverse topics including employability, gender diversity and international students with guest speakers Claire FoxoftheInstituteforIdeasandSirAndrewGreenofMigrationWatchUK.

InFebruary2014wehostedapaneldiscussiononthestateofHEinLondonwithguestspeakersincludingKitMalthouse,DeputyMayor,GLA,ColinStanbridge,CEO,LondonChamberofCommerce,andSteveEgan,DeputyCEO,HEFCE.

Meetings with InstitutionsDuringtheyearwehavemetone-to-onewiththirtyeight heads of institution to learn directly what issues are affecting their institutions and will have met all members in this way by the end of the current academic year.

Wehavealsohosted,orattended,five‘meettheteam’events where we bring together staff from across all our activitiestomeetwithmembers’SeniorManagementTeams. These opportunities, which are new this year, have proved valuable to both sides in ensuring our membershiprelationshipisrobustandwell-informed.

Inadditiontothesewehaveorchestratedcountlessother meetings at senior levels with colleagues among ourstakeholdergroups,keyamongthem:UniversitiesUK,LondonFirst,theGLA,theLondonChamberofCommerceandLondon&Partners.

Formoreinformationvisit: www.londonhigher.ac.uk/connecting_he.html

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Number of HE staff who attended a ConnectingHE workshop1,207

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We currently manage five main websites and a range of social media output. All are intended either to promote HE in London or alert members to opportunities.

Websites Average number of Twitter followers unique users per month

LondonHigher 6,300 125

ConnectingHE x 127

LondonMedicine 976 306

HealthcareEducationGroup x 105

LondonLifeScience 354 901

AccessHE 361 477

NEON 387 426

Social Media SinceDecember2013LondonMedicine,theHealthcareEducationGroupandLondonLifeSciencehaveraisedtheirprofilesthroughsocialmediaplatforms.

TogetherourLondonMedicine&Healthcareinitiativesattractover1,300followersonTwitterandhostinteractivegroupsandforumsonLinkedIn.Youcanfollowthemat@LondonMedicine,@LondonHEGand@LondonLifeSci.

WebsitesTheaveragenumberofuniquevisitorstotheLondon Higherwebsiteduringthepastyearwasnearly6,300permonth,fourtimeshigherthantheequivalentperiodfor2010.

TheLondonMedicinesitehasattractedover16,800visitorsfrom156differentcountries.88percentofthesevisitorsarenew.

SinceitslaunchinDecember2013,LondonLifeSciencehasattractednearly5,500visitorsfrom82countries,withusersspeakingover67languages.Currentlytherearenearly300organisationslistedonthesiteandover69specialistsworkinginthesector.

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Increase in visitors to the London Higher website since 201250%

This year we have published twenty-five reports, briefings, written responses and factsheets and convened over fifty major meetings, conferences, workshops and briefings.

London Higherpublicationsnotonlypromotethemembergrouptoourkeystakeholdersandstudents,butalsoprovidevaluabletrenddataonthedevelopmentoftheHEsectorandtheLondonHEgroup.

ThetimelinebelowhighlightsourmainpublicationsandeventsfromApril2013-July2014(anextendedyear).

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London Higher Newsletter-Featuringresultsfromoursurveyonundergraduateinternationalstudentrecruitment(CaseforHE)

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HESA student numbers for 2011/12 – Factsheet on student numbers in London and other UK regions(CaseforHE)

HESA staff numbers for 2011/12 – Factsheet on staff numbers in London with comparisons to other regions(CaseforHE)

HE-business interactions for 2011/12– Factsheet on IP and cultural activities by London HEIs(CaseforHE)

Postgraduate Student Survey Results for 2013 (CaseforHE)

Finances for London HEIs for 2011/12 – Factsheet on the financial performance of London HEIs(CaseforHE)

Supporting Practice Events: ‘The New Strategy for Widening Participation: What does this mean for schools, colleges and HEIs? (NEON)

REF Impact workshops(ConnectingHE)

HEIs establishing academy schools(ConnectingHE)

EU Funding workshops(ConnectingHE)

London Higher Plenary and Summer Reception(London Higher)

Healthcare Education Group meeting with Caroline Alexander, Regional Director of Nursing for London, NHS England (LondonMedicine&Healthcare)

London Medicine & Healthcare private dinner to discuss the impact of the Francis Inquiry on the education of health professionals in London(LondonMedicine&Healthcare)

NEON Symposium: NEON’s first annual conference (NEON)

London Medicine dinner with

Niall Dickson,Chief Executive of the General

Medical Council(LondonMedicine)

Dinner discussion - Diversity in

HE Leadership(London Higher)

AccessHE Advocates’ Summer 2013

Conference ‘Supporting the Writing of UCAS

Personal Statements’ (AccessHE)

Crime Near or On Campus meeting(ConnectingHE)

London Campus Group private dinner. Discussing how these

institutions, all of which have their

main campus outside London, are operating

(ConnectingHE)

Studying outside London expo – Year 13.

An opportunity for Year 13 students to learn

more about studying higher education

(AccessHE)

Communities of Practice: Events to discuss ‘Widening Access in the

Regions: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions’ (NEON)

Impact of Place and Space on student experience workshop

(ConnectingHE)

EU Funding Workshops. Three training events on how to win

EU research grants aimed at research leaders, administrators and academics

(ConnectingHE)

Teaching Degree Awarding Powers briefing for HEIs seeking TDAP

(ConnectingHE)

Developing Talent for Business Growth conference

(LWD)

AoC private dinner. Bring together heads of London HE

institutions and London FECs to consider collaborative working

(ConnectingHE)

Diversity in London HE Leadership private lunch

(London Higher)

Student Housing in London: Planning for the

future Conference(CaseforHE)

Social Mobility in London: The State of the City Winter Conference

(AccessHE)

Estimating the cost of implementing Open

Access Conference(CaseforHE)

Disability conference for practitioners. An event to increase awareness of the accessibility of HE and the

support available(AccessHE)

Chinese Agents Fair. An event to showcase

London HEIs to international

student agents(ConnectingHE)

Extending Discounts to Part-

time Postgraduates, with UCL Union

(CaseforHE)

HEFCE Recurrent Grants for 2013/14–Summaryofannualgrantallocationsto

LondonHEIs(CaseforHE)

Research Council funding for London HEIs - Factsheets on success rates and amounts awarded with nationwide comparisons for 2012/13

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London Higher Newsletter Winterissuewitharoundupofourrecentactivities(London Higher)

London Higher Newsletter Springissuewithtopicalnewsandbriefings(London Higher)

London Higher Newsletter Summerissuewithtopicalnewsandbriefings(London Higher)

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London Medicine & Healthcare formal response to the London Health Commission Call for Evidence(LondonMedicine&Healthcare)

Finances for London HEIs for 2012/13 – Factsheet on the financial performance of London HEIs (CaseforHE)

Operational Plan 2014-15. An outline of the intended activities across all our Division for the coming year (London Higher)

London Life Science one-year anniversary. Exhibited at Genesis2013, London’s Premier Healthcare and Life Science Networking Conference(LondonMedicine&Healthcare)

Chair of Advisory Groups. Private dinner for colleagues who Chair our various advisory groups and networks(CaseforHE)

AccessHE Advocates’ Summer 2014 Conference ‘Good practice writing effective UCAS references’ (AccessHE)

9 July - Year 9 expo. An event aimed to increase students’ understanding of higher education(AccessHE)

London Medicine meeting with

Dr Nabihah Sachedina, Deputy Programme

Director, London Health Commission

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Healthcare Education Group

meeting with Head of Planning &

Information, Health Education England (LondonMedicine

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Panel Discussion on the Future for higher education

(HE) in London, guest speakers included Kit

Malthouse, Deputy Mayor(London Higher)

Studying outside London expo – Year 12.

An opportunity for Year 12 students to learn more about

studying higher education(AccessHE)

EU Funding bid writing. Two workshops aimed at helping academics write

successful funding bids(ConnectingHE)

Pensions in HE. Meeting to discuss proposed changes to local government

pension schemes (CaseforHE)

Mayor’s Academic Forum. Strategic planning issues for

student housing in London(CaseforHE)

London Medicine breakfast meeting to discuss medical and

dental commissioning in 2014/15 (LondonMedicine&Healthcare)

AccessHE Advocates’ Spring 2014 Conference –

‘The Inter-connectedness of University Interviews’

(AccessHE)

Years 8 and 9 Disabled learners’ event. An event aimed to increase

awareness of the accessibility of HE and the support available

(AccessHE)

Year 10 expo. An event which aimed to help students

make well-informed choices for post-16 study

(AccessHE)

The NEON 2014 Awards Ceremony: held at The Palace of Westminster,

London, hosted and presented by The Rt Hon Liam Byrne, MP

(NEON)

Visas workshop - Key Issues to Consider when Recruiting

International Academic Staff(ConnectingHE)

Visas workshop - Tier 4 Compliance (ConnectingHE)

London Access Target celebration event for learners. Celebrating

the achievement of the Year 10 students who

participated in the London Access Target Project

(AccessHE)

7-11 July – AccessHE week. Showcasing

widening access work from different sectors including HEIs, young

people, staff from member schools and

colleges, student unions, and employers

(AccessHE)

Annual Review 2013-14. A summary of the key outputs across all of London

Higher in the previous year (London Higher)

London Higher Business Strategy 2014/15 to 2017-18

(London Higher)

Destinations of Leavers for 2012/13 – Factsheet on first destinations of

graduates from London HEIs (CaseforHE)

Higher Education in London: How London’s universities and higher

education colleges enrich peoples’ lives. Promotional brochure

(London Higher)

London Medicine private dinner with Lord Darzi of Denham

(LondonMedicine&Healthcare)

NEON Symposium: ‘Innovation in Access’

(NEON)

Looked After Children conference for practitioners. An event which

focused on the progression support available to Looked After

Children in London (AccessHE)

Emerging changes to public service pension schemes and how these are

likely to affect HEIs workshop (ConnectingHE)

HESA student numbers for 2012/13

– Factsheet on student numbers in London

and other UK regions (CaseforHE)

HESA staff numbers for 2012/13 –

Factsheet on staff numbers in London

with comparisons to other regions(CaseforHE)

HE-business interactions for 2012/13 – Factsheet on IP and cultural

activities by London HEIs (CaseforHE)

HEFCE Recurrent Grants for 2014/15 – Summary of annual grant

allocations to London HEIs (CaseforHE)

Response to Mayor’s consultation. Draft Further Alterations to the

London Plan and student housing(CaseforHE)

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It has been a challenging year financially for London Higher, not least because of sector-wide uncertainty but also because we have changed our Financial Year.

InJuly2013wetookthedecisiontochangeourFinancialYear-endfromMarch2014toJuly2014,toalignwiththatofourmembers.Thishadtheeffectofextendingthe2013-14FinancialYearbyfourmonths,monthswhereexpenditurehasremainedconstantbutincomehasnot.(ThischangealsomeansthatthefigureswepresenthereareactualuptoMarch2014butprojectedthroughtoJuly.)

InacknowledgementofdecreasingmarginsforthelastthreeyearstheBoardalsotookthedecisioninJuly2013topartlyrestorethemembercontribution.Werestoredmembershipcontributionsto94%ofthe2010

level(London Highervoluntarilyreduceditsmembercontributionsin2010tohelpmembersthroughtheworstofthefinancialcrisis.)

Theresultoftheextendedyearhas,asexpected,impactednegativelyonourforecastedout-turnbutnottothepointoftakingusintothered.Carefulcostcontrol,therestorationofmembercontribution,increasedrevenuegenerationandsomenaturalcontractionhasallowedustoreturnamodestsurplusifcarry-overfrom2012-13isincludedandforecastsruntoplan.

Overalltheorganizationcontinuestorepresentremarkablevalueformoney,comprisingjust0.01percentofoverallmemberrevenue.

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Accounts for 2013-14UnauditedaccountsfortheyearendingJuly2014showthatLondon Higherreceivedincomeofc.£1.3m(downc.18%on2012-13unauditedfigures)anddisbursedc.£1.2m(downc.14%on2012-13unauditedfigures),leavingasurplusofc.£80,000(downc.50%on2012-13unauditedfigures).

Itshouldbenotedthatwithaccrualsandprepaymentsthepicturewillchange.Asusualweexpecttocarry-oversurplusinto2014-15,lessanyagreedtransferstoReserves.

Weholdc.£205,000inreserveswhichisroughlyequivalenttothreemonth’srunningcosts,asisrequiredbyourFinancialRegulations.

AuditbyKingstonSmithisscheduledforSeptember2014.Finalaccounts,togetherwithourTrusteesReportwillbefiledwiththeCharitiesCommissionandCompaniesHouseintheautumn.

OutlookWeexpecttheorganisationtocontinueitsapproachtowardsabalancedbudgetin-year(i.e.excludingcarry-over).Thiswillbeachievedbycontinuedgrowthinrevenuegenerationandfurtherevaluationofexpenditure.However,theorganisationremainsweakoncash-flowandwewillcontinuetoexplorehowwecanmitigatethisweakness.TheReservespositionisappropriate.

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Forecast Expenditure 2013-14 (beforeaudit) (£)

Projects 216,819 A CaseforHE (93,928)

B Podium (26,144) C LondonWorkforce

Development (10,049) D LondonMedicine (16,237) E AccessHE&NEON (70,461)

Salaries 890,189Administration 61,340FixedCosts 97,386

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 1,265,734

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Forecast income 2013-14 (beforeaudit) (£)

Grants 119,000 A HEFCE (94,000)

B OtherGrants (25,000)MemberContributions 715,324OtherIncome 313,970Carry-overfrom2012-13 197,914

TOTAL INCOME 1,346,208

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The additional amount raised by London Higher for every £1 of member contributions£1.9

The Executive ThisyearwehavesaidgoodbyetoTaraSaghafiandMatthewHaley,theremainingstaffofPodium(Matthew,however,hascontinuedtoworkforthelegacyprojectasaconsultant),RichardRochester(LondonWorkforceDevelopment)andTomMarsh(ConnectingHE).Ourthanksandbestwishesareextendedtoallthesetalentedindividuals.

JennyWetherilljoinedtheteamasourfirstpaidintern.AmongstmanyotherthingssheissupportingtheCEOandhelpingustodevelopanumberofinitiatives.

Board of TrusteesWearegratefultoallmembersoftheBoardfortheircommitmenttotheorganisationthroughoutthisandpreviousyears.

InparticularourthankstoBarbaraStephens,TheOpenUniversityinLondon,andProfessorPaulWebley,SchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudies,UniversityofLondon,bothofwhomarestandingdownattheendofthisyear.BarbaraandPaulhavemadeatremendouscontributiontoLondon HigherovertheyearsandtohighereducationinLondoningeneral.

Membership organisations are driven by the enthusiasm and skills of the people who are associated with them.

London Higherisfortunateinbeingabletodrawonunparalleledexpertiseacrossthesector.Thisyearourofficershavebeen:

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2013-14 INSTITUTION / TITLE

Board of Trustees (elected)ProfessorAnthonyBowne TrinityLabanConservatoireofMusicandDanceProfessorMalcolmGillies(Chair) LondonMetropolitanUniversityProfessorDavidMaguire UniversityofGreenwichProfessorGeoffreyPetts UniversityofWestminsterProfessorPaulWebley SchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudies,UniversityofLondonProfessorJuliusWeinberg KingstonUniversityLondon

Board of Trustees (co-opted)ProfessorPeterKopelman(ViceChair) StGeorge’s,UniversityofLondonProfessorFionaRoss KingstonUniversityandStGeorge’s,UniversityofLondonProfessorSirAdrianSmith UniversityofLondonBarbaraMStephensOBE DirectorofSpecialProjects,TheOpenUniversityinLondon

Board of Trustees (observers)DavidNoyce/DerekHicks RegionalDirector/Consultant,HEFCE

ExecutiveJaneGlanville ChiefExecutiveOfficerGraemeAtherton Head,AccessHEMatthewHaley(toJune2013) Head,PodiumLaurenHedges(fromJune2013) OperationsManager,AccessHEMariaHicks CommunicationsManager,ConnectingHENazKhan Projects&CommunicationsManager,AccessHEAmyLightstone Head,LondonMedicine&HealthcareTomMarsh(toMarch2014) Engagement&EventsManager,ConnectingHENevilleRiley OfficeManagerMichaelReynier DeputyChiefExecutiveOfficer,CaseforHERichardRochester(toOctober2013) BusinessEngagementManagerTaraSaghafi(toJune2013) Communications&EngagementOfficer,PodiumPareshShah ResearchManager,CaseforHEJennyWetherill(fromJanuary2014) PaidIntern(assistanttotheCEO)

InadditionweextendourgratitudetoDavidNoyce,LondonRegionalDirector,HEFCE,whoretiredearlierintheyear.FewhaveservedaslongandasdiligentlyasDavidandwewishhimwell.

FinallyProfessorAnthonyBowne,TrinityLabanConservatoireofMusicandDance,willbestandingdownfromtheBoardattheendofthisyearafterservingtwoterms.HoweverbothAnthonyandBarbarahavekindlyagreedtocontinuetositonourFinanceCommittee(AnthonyasChair)andassuchwillbeco-optedontotheBoard.

Alistofofficersfor2014-15canbefoundontheLondon Higherwebsite.

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AmityLondonBusinessSchoolAngliaRuskinUniversity/LCABusinessSchoolBuckinghamshireNewUniversityCoventryUniversity-LondonCampusGlasgowCaledonianUniversityLondonLoughboroughUniversityinLondonNorthumbriaUniversityLondonCentreRegent’sUniversityLondonUEALondonUniversityofSunderland-London

Partners 2013-14

Birkbeck,UniversityofLondon*BrunelUniversityCityUniversityLondonConservatoireforDanceandDramaGoldsmiths,UniversityofLondon*GuildhallSchoolofMusicandDramaHeythropCollege,UniversityofLondon*InstituteofEducation*King’sCollegeLondon*KingstonUniversityLondonLondonMetropolitanUniversityLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience*LondonSchoolofHygiene&TropicalMedicine*LondonSouthBankUniversityMiddlesexUniversityQueenMaryUniversityofLondon*RavensbourneRoehamptonUniversityRoseBrufordCollegeofTheatre&PerformanceRoyalAcademyofMusic*RoyalCollegeofArt

RoyalCollegeofMusicRoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon*RoyalVeterinaryCollege*SchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudies,UniversityofLondon*StGeorge’s,UniversityofLondon*StMary’sUniversityCollege,TwickenhamTheCourtauldInstituteofArt*TheInstituteofCancerResearch*TheOpenUniversityinLondonTheRoyalCentralSchoolofSpeech&Drama*TheUniversityofWestLondonTrinityLabanConservatoireofMusic&DanceUniversityoftheArtsLondonUniversityCollegeLondon*UniversityofEastLondonUniversityofGreenwichUniversityofLondon*UniversityofWestminster

*CollegesoftheUniversityofLondon

Members 2013-14

FACT Subscribers to the

London Higher newsletter600

Like most people, I have searched anxiously for signs of economic recovery. According to official figures at least growth seems to have returned - output is increasing, unemployment is falling (in certain age-groups, locations and sectors). So, as far as the wider economy is concerned, a recovery.

YetIhaveremaineduneasy.OnereasonisthatIwonderabouttheextenttowhichhighereducation(HE)willshareinthis?Ifeartheanswermaybelesspositivethanourpre-electionGovernmentwouldhaveusbelieve.

WeareintheearlyphasesofanewerainHEinwhichmarketforcesareexpectedtoshapeprovision.IfthemarketwerefullyfunctionalhighereducationinstitutionsinLondonwouldhavelittletofear.ThereisnoothercityinworldthatisasattractiveorfriendlytoHE.

ButthemarketforHEisnotfullyfunctionalandinsomescenariosmayneverbeso.Thatisadangerousplacetobeforanyproviderofgoods,butespeciallyoneaspreciousashighereducation.

ThesignsseempositiveforundergraduaterecruitmentinLondon,buttheyarelesssoforpart-time(animportantcomponentoftheLondonHEmarket)andmanyofusareconcernedforpostgraduate(amajorpartoftheLondonpiece).DespitethebesteffortsoftheHomeOffice,internationalstudentscontinuetocometoLondonbuttherearesomeuncertaintiesnowabouttheflowofthisimportantstreamoftheHEeconomy(againoneinwhichLondonfarexceedsotherUKregions).Addtothistheundoubtedadditionalcostsofoperating(andonthepersonallevelofliving)inaglobalcitylikeLondonandonebeginstoquestionifthe‘level’playingfieldislevel.

WeatLondon Higherhaveseensomeofthesmallsignsofrecovery.Aftermanygrant-lessyears,wewontwonewgrantsthispastyear.AccessHE,ourpan-LondoninitiativesupportingHEIs,schoolsandcollegesachievetheirobjectivesonwideningaccess,isakeypartnerinanextensiveprojectlookingathowpostgraduatestudentsfromtargetgroupsarebeingsupported.Inasecond,HEFCE-fundedproject,weareexploringwithanumberofinstitutionsacrossLondonhowdiversityinHEleadershipcanbeenhanced.

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nBoththoseprojectsstemfromrealorperceivedmarketfailures.Thereareothersyettobeaddressedandstillmorelikelytocome.InMay2015theremaybeanewnationalGovernmentandthefollowingyearperhapsanewMayorofLondon.Moreuncertainty,then.Itbeingstofeellesslikeastablerecoveryandmorelikethelullbefore(yetanother)storm.

Throughouttheturbulenttimesinoursectoroverthelastfouryears,London Higherhasbenefittedfromoneparticularconstant–thecommitmentofouroutgoingChair,MalcolmGillies.OnbehalfofusallIwishtothankhimformallyforallworkhehasdoneforandonbehalfofLondonHEIs.Throughhissupportandjudgment,theenthusiasmofourBoard,thesupportofourmembersandtheenergyandskillofourExecutivewehaveweatheredthedarkdaysthatMalcomreferredtoinhisintroduction.

UnderGeoffPetts,ourincomingChair,London Higherwillbepreparingforthenexttests.Thesecouldbearoundfurtherreformstothefeesystem,threatstoremoveLondonWeighting,furthervisarestrictions,adropinpostgraduatenumbersand/orshiftsinthe

patternofpart-timeHE,pensionsorNHSreform.Sadlythelistgoeson.OneveryoneoftheseissuesLondon Higherhasalreadytakenaction,oftenleadingoralertingthesectorasawhole.Wewillcontinuetodoso.

Ofcoursethereisalwaysapositivecasetobemadetoo.ForLondonisthejewelinthiscountry’sHEcrown–shiningoutasanationalandinternationalasset.Benefitsfromitflowaroundtheseislandsinmanydifferentways.Weintendtotellthisstoryandtotellitwell.Ourmessageis-asithasalwaysbeen-Londonworks.Everyonehopesforarecovery,butwealsowantLondonHEtobeempoweredtodoevenmore.I’llbelookingoutforthosegreenshoots.

Jane Glanville, Chief Executive OfficerLondon Higher

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