Alternative providers

29 January 2015

Commenting on the BIS statement on alternative providers of higher education, Dr Wendy Piatt, Director General of the Russell Group, said:

“The UK has an excellent reputation for the highest standards of higher education around the world and that reputation and quality needs to be safeguarded at all costs.

“Today’s announcement that more robust measures will be introduced to ensure the quality of alternative providers is very welcome.

“It is important that the standards, quality and reputation of the UK higher education sector can be maintained and it is right that alternative providers should have to meet the same requirements for quality assurance and regulation as other universities.”

Note to Editors

1. The Written Ministerial Statement published by Greg Clark MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, can be found here.

Related case studies

Proactively bringing teaching and research together

In Russell Group universities, there is a significant concentration of research-active academic staff: not only are our academics experts in their field, but they are also ideally placed to teach up-to-date material with enthusiasm and authority.

Read more >

Student pathways: Developing professional skills for sustainable careers

Edinburgh University gives students the opportunity to develop skills around sustainability.

Read more >