- Conference
- 2024 National Higher Education Conference
- Date
- 12 October 2023
- Decision
- Carried
Conference believes:
1)Higher Education is a crucial sector that can contribute to the wealth and happiness of all;
2)Solving the problems that confront society in the 21st century requires Higher Education to be funded and organised in the most efficient way;
3)Higher education should be well funded from general taxation with a public service ethos rather than wasteful, market competition;
4)Everyone that can benefit from education should have access across their lifespan; this is best achieved by free tuition for all, with maintenance grants and measures to support participation for all students, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. This should be paid for from progressive, general taxation.
Conference further believes:
1)The gains of Higher Education and research can be maximised through international cooperation;
2)The association of the UK to Horizon Europe and Copernicus under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement is a positive development that must be built on;
3)Free movement of students to study and staff to work benefits the sector.
4)Our members would much prefer to work in universities which are fully-funded, free from competition and open to all.
Conference calls upon the SGE:
1)To seek to work with Labour Link to campaign within the labour movement to support the above goals, specifically to lobby any future Labour Government to adopt the above vision for Higher Education.