Going further and higher
The Civic University Network and the Independent Commission on the College of the Future have engaged with leaders and policy-makers across the sectors through events and discussions. These conversations have focused on a key question:
How can college and university relationships be further developed across the four nations of the UK to better support individuals, employers and communities?
The report Going Further and Higher: How collaboration between colleges and universities can transform lives and places is the culmination of these conversations. With case studies and analysis from across the four nations of the UK, the joint report is a call to arms for the two sectors to work together.
Over the course of 2022, we will continue to work with the Independent Commission on the College of the Future and other stakeholders to support universities and colleges to enact the recommendations.
Going further and higher: launch event
Watch a recording of our joint report launch webinar, held on 7 February 2022.
Sir Ian Diamond, Chair of the Independent Commission on the College of the Future said:
“The report marks a moment when the two sectors can commit to delivering on a bold joint mission for supporting people, productivity and places.”
Richard Calvert, Chair of the Civic University Network Partnership Group and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University said:
“This report provides an opportunity for both sectors to come together and recognise our potential to make an even greater impact if we work in partnership”
David Hughes, Chief Executive of Association of Colleges said:
“The report rightly calls for us to do away with the historically narrow view of education pathways that have ingrained rigid ideas of what and who a college or a university is for.”
Civic Impact Framework
The Civic University Network team has developed a Civic Impact Framework which aims to enable universities to engage in conversations with colleagues and partners about what a truly civic university might look like and what the journey might involve.
Social Impact and Institutional strategy and leadership are two of the seven domains and key questions are:
- How do we want our university to bridge and reduce social divides and improve the quality of life of our communities, including the most disadvantaged?
- How will top-level governance and strategies at our institution reflect our civic commitment to ensure we make the difference we want? What partners are we working with and to what ends, and what are their priorities?
