Challenge and Change
UK political
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General Election
Spending Review
The UK’s membership of the EU
National immigration policy and UKIP
University
• REF results and research concentration
Other
• Overseas political change – eg. China & Hong Kong
• Demography
• Alternatives to HE – technology, options, cost/value
Strategy, Planning and Change
Scenarios which impact
on our resources
• Constant cash in UK fees:
• Real terms decrease
• Flat intake
• Constant cash in UK research: real terms decrease
• UK out of EU: 25% drop in EU research
• International student decline:
• Political events or changes in the global economy, eg:
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Hong Kong and China
UKIP and the UK
• Reduction of HEFCE grant in Spending Review
Strategy, Planning and Change
Research Income per FTE fell
Cambridge
Imperial
Liverpool
Newcastle
Nottingham
KCL
Manchester
Southampton
UCL
Cardiff
Bristol
Leeds
Oxford
Durham
Queen Mary
Queen's Belfast
-0.070
Glasgow
-0.298
York
-0.447
LSE
-0.453
Sheffield
-1.122
Exeter
-1.433
Edinburgh
Warwick -2.379
Birmingham-3.450
4.743
3.928
3.340
2.783
• Research Income per FTE fell by
0.5K
2.544
2.396
2.379
2.097
1.799
1.599
1.280
• Sheffield had the fifth highest
increase in academic staff in the
Russell Group during the period.
0.706
0.558
0.519
0.196
0.165
• Of our main competitors, only
Birmingham had a higher staff
increase, and their Income / FTE
has similarly suffered.
Strategy, Planning and Change
Though income & FTEs grew
Staff Increases (FTE) 2012/13 vs 2011/12
Cambridge
38,354
UCL
33,999
Oxford
24,379
Imperial
15,562
Nottingham
11,717
Manchester
11,603
Birmingham
12.5%
York
12.2%
Exeter
9.5%
UCL
7.9%
Sheffield
6.7%
Leeds
6.4%
KCL
9,280
Edinburgh
5.4%
Liverpool
9,034
Durham
5.4%
Bristol
8,337
Leeds
8,120
Bristol
Southampton
7,691
Nottingham
Newcastle
7,382
KCL
7,004
Southampton
Edinburgh
Sheffield
5,634
Exeter
4,424
Glasgow
Oxford
4.3%
4.2%
3.4%
2.5%
1.9%
Liverpool
1.9%
Warwick
1.8%
3,739
LSE
1.1%
York
3,213
Glasgow
0.9%
Durham
2,851
Queen's Belfast
Birmingham
1,322
Queen Mary
LSE
1,247
Cambridge
Queen's Belfast
738
618
Imperial
Cardiff
557
Manchester
-1,702
-0.8%
Newcastle
Queen Mary
Warwick
0.8%
0.2%
Cardiff
Strategy, Planning and Change
-1.3%
-1.3%
-2.0%
-6.2%
Areas of significant
opportunity and strength
Sheffield-specific
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Devolution and the region
Universities as ‘Anchors’
Strengths in translation and partnership
Genuine student engagement
New forms of access and participation
Wider trends and opportunities
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Rise of the global middle classes and appetite for HE
Focus on the big questions society faces
The power of discovery and learning to change lives
Willingness to think beyond traditional UK HE
Choosing the right foci
Strategy, Planning and Change