Education secretary tells vice-chancellors they risk undermining public confidence in higher education
Gavin Williamson has accused some universities of being more interested in “cancelling national heroes” and bureaucracy than improving the lives of students and staff, telling vice-chancellors they risk undermining public confidence in higher education.
The education secretary also attacked universities with high drop-out rates and announced that in the future institutions in England would not be able to count disadvantaged students enrolled on courses with high non-continuation rates towards meeting their access targets.