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The Browne report advocates, in effect, the privatisation of higher education in England. With the proposed removal of the current cap on student fees and the removal of state funding from most undergraduate degree programmes, universities are set for a period of major reorganisation not seen since the higher education reforms in the 1960's. Universities in Crisis, Society in Crisis brings together some of the leading figures in Higher Education in the UK to set out what they see as the role of the university in public life. The book argues for a more balanced understanding of the value of university.

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Across the world, we have more universities than ever yet are also increasingly sceptical about their value. "What are universities for ?" presents a spirited, compelling argument for rethinking the way we see these institutions, and why we need them. Stefan Collini challenges the idea that universities must show their contribution to economic growth ; instead, he argues, we must recognize the inherent worth of intellectual enquiry, and the complexity of harnessing this to immediate financial goals - particularly in the case of the humanities, which can seem the most difficult subjects to justify but may be among the most valuable. Collini's critiques of the higher education policies of successive governments are devastating but constructive. At a time when the future of higher education lies in the balance, this book offers us a deeper, more persuasive understanding of why universities matter - to everyone.

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