Civic at Risk: What NCIA Told Parliament

The National Civic Impact Accelerator presents two key pieces of parliamentary engagement, led by Programme Director Adam Ellis Leach, focusing on civic at risk.

NCIA's written evidence submitted to the House of Commons Education Select Committee, sets out the financial pressures facing higher education and the risks these pose to universities' civic roles.

You can also watch a video or download a transcript of Adam's oral evidence at a public Committee session, where he expands on how funding constraints threaten community partnerships, place-based infrastructure and puts civic at risk across the sector.

Together, these materials demonstrate NCIA's role as a national "what works" initiative, amplifying insights from civic universities to inform education policy, act to protect civic engagement and support more sustainable models for universities' contribution to place.