Images of the ‘ivory tower’ do not portray the full story: it is more likely that UK universities generate billions of pounds in social value each year

Shaheen, Faiza (2011) Images of the ‘ivory tower’ do not portray the full story: it is more likely that UK universities generate billions of pounds in social value each year [Online resource]

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New research shows that the broader public value of universities to society is too often neglected and universities must promote their wide range of community engagement projects if they are to defeat ongoing spending cuts, writes Faiza Shaheen of the New Economics Foundation.