Stakeholder's comments

Universities have achieved a great deal, but we can do more by sharing best practice better. I am delighted to support this new fund as it offers the sector many opportunities.

Professor Steve West, Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England and Chair of the ITF Steering Group

A unique opportunity for higher education institutions and partners to drive forward further innovation and change at a crucial stage of transition in the higher education sector.

Ewart Wooldridge CBE, Chief Executive, Leadership Foundation

The Innovation and Transformation Fund will assist the sector to innovate and focus resources on students at a time of great change. The NUS is pleased to support this important initiative.

Matt Hyde, Chief Executive Union of Students

The twin challenges of innovation and efficiency are significant for every type of size of higher education institution and the fund set up by the Leadership Foundation and Hefce will help all to see new models, collaborations and ways of delivering better value at a critical time.

Andy Westwood, Chief Executive, GUILDHE

AHUA is delighted to support the ITF as a catalyst and assistance to creative and progressive projects that help provide meaningful innovation for higher education, particularly in the areas of efficiency and organisational transformation.

Alison Wild, Chair, AHUA

The report of the Efficiency and Modernisation Task Group provides a strategy for the sector to take action on efficiency and effectiveness, and gave renewed impetus to the efforts of institutions. As we move into the implementation phase, the ITF provides an excellent catalyst for capitalising on this momentum.

Professor Ian Diamond, Principal & Vice-Chancellor, University of Aberdeen and Chair, Efficiency & Modernisation Task Group

An efficient and effective higher education system is in everybody’s interests. HEIs have already done much work to improve their operations and the Innovation and Transformation Fund encourages them to build on that work and to ensure a smooth transition to new funding arrangements. We are looking forward to supporting the Fund and to the benefits that will emerge from it.

Steve Egan, Deputy Chief Executive, HEFCE

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