Phil Baty

Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah Prentuce, spoke yesterday in #wef26 Davos about trust in Science. She highlighted the importance of not only including the broader public but also directly collaborating with them through much broader social networks. Not simply opening the doors but inviting people in. To rebuild trust towards science, we need to better explain how it is produced.

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The UK’s creative industries are a cultural and economic powerhouse. Yet fewer than 1% of new apprenticeships are in the creative sector, despite major skills shortages. A new report I co-authored with Prof. Zey Suka-Bill and Caroline Sudworth outlines how we can unlock creative talent through flexible, future-facing apprenticeships. A collaboration between the University of the Arts London and Birmingham City University on such an important topic. Thanks to Arts Professional for spotlighting our blueprint and sharing the call to action.   Article - https://lnkd.in/e3RQRRR7 The full report can also be downloaded here: https://lnkd.in/eqBnsaiJ Thank you to all colleagues who took part in the Birmingham and London workshops. Your presentations and engagement were truly valued.

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Great piece from our UCL Business Ltd CEO Anne Lane on how well UK research-intensive universities are doing creating successful spinouts, and how there is still potential to do more to contribute to growth that changes lives across the UK.

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In today’s rapidly changing world, universities cannot deliver their mission in isolation. The most meaningful progress happens when we work with others, pooling expertise, resources, and ambition to create shared impact. Partnerships matter in higher education and especially for a civic, anchor-institution university like UWE Bristol because they are not just 'nice to have', they are core to how a modern university delivers its mission, sustains its relevance, and creates impact. People often ask me - 'what is a partnership?' and it's a great question. Frequently my immediate thoughts take me to my own professional discipline of healthcare, where you simply cannot achieve positive outcomes without some form of partnership. Words such as collaboration and connectivity can be used, however a partnership ultimately relies on curating positive, long-lasting relationships, where mutual benefits and outcomes for those involved can be achieved. Partnerships need time to shape and sometimes we have to learn from our ways of working and this learning becomes crucial and forms the foundations in terms of how we approach future partnerships. Many types of partnerships exist across higher education, through the traditional approach of academic validation / quality agreements, anchor partnership agreements, to the broader societal partnerships with communities and charity organisations. Part of my role is to ensure the wider value chain associated with any partnership is understood and the potential maximised across those who could be positively impacted. Yes, partnerships and relationships across higher and tertiary education can be complex and sometimes unclear, but this should also be seen as an opportunity to create new models and ways of working. Our relationships with employers, further education colleges, VCSE organisations, industry, local / combined authorities all matter. Spending time with colleagues across different organisations, regardless of size or scale also matters, to understand their challenges, whether it be workforce upskilling, implementing innovation and continuous improvement as business as usual, through to simply having a connection point with an established civic facing University such as UWE Bristol. Partnerships matter and reflect the scale, strategic importance, and depth of collaboration with external organisations. Partnerships create opportunities to shape future curricula and how we as an organisation interface with our partners. This approach shapes how we look to deliver on civic and regional missions, enhance learning and skills pipelines, accelerate research, innovation and impact, extend reach, reputation and influence, enabling shared resources and mutual investment. Ultimately, effective partnerships and engagement helps to create the conditions to future-proof against higher education sector challenges.  #partnershipsmatter #Highereducationimpact #partnershipvalue #Innovationthroughpartnerships

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