Leadership and the Higher Education Debate

The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (LFHE) welcomes the opportunity created by the Secretary of State's consultation process to contribute to the higher education (HE) debate. These nine think-pieces (which we have analysed for this paper) present a series of challenges which higher education institutions, and the individuals working within them, will need to consider in the coming years.

Responding successfully to these issues will require robust, focused and imaginative leadership at all levels within higher education.

Moreover a new framework for HE, particularly against the background of a tough and challenging financial environment, will require specific leadership, management and governance skills, which may not be embedded sufficiently across higher education institutions.

The Leadership Foundation response can be found here.

Last updated: 11 March 2009