A new beginning for a strained relationship

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Issues relating to the failure of universities in the United Kingdom to match graduate skills to the needs of industry are examined in the light of the recent white paper on higher education released by the government and the argument that universities should cooperate more with business and industry in order to produce skilled graduates who are ready for work. It is stated that such a cooperation would offer opportunities to academia and business to innovate beyond the confines of current convention and generate a level of business responsiveness and creativity that could make the UK a world-leading force.

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'It is far more glamorous to wine and dine people who can tell you about 3G mobile phones than to talk about improving bus punctuality'

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An analysis of efforts to get businesses to engage with universities in a more productive manner. It is argued that the focus is too much on large-scale initiatives that could have an impact on a global scale, rather than on small-scale initiatives that involve local firms and for which there will be no immediate research or publication pay-off.

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...believe universities should be more like businesses

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The state of universities in the United Kingdom is examined. It is argued that universities in the UK are in financial, organisational and strategic trouble and that in order to rectify the current situation they need to draw on models from business in order to determine who their customers are and how best to serve them.

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