Good Local Economics

How does society benefit from a university education?

The debate around tuition fees has led many to question the value of higher education. But the broader public benefit of universities is bigger than expected, says Faiza Shaheen.

By understanding the public return of universities we can make better-informed decisions about the balance between public and individual investment. The New Economics Foundation (Nef) was commissioned by Universities UK (UUK), the umbrella body representing 133 universities in the UK, to consider this question. We found that the public value was much bigger than most would expect.

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Designs on growth

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The Rough Guide to neighbourhood planning

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Place does matter

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Centres of attention

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Decisions, decisions

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Preserving green space – a focal point for Big Society action?

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Deal breaker

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The Bristol Pound won’t save our town centre

Not a lot happens in Bristol: one of the headlines on the BBC website over the weekend was ‘Bristol unaffected by snow falls’. Today we were treated to ‘crash lorry doesn’t fall in river’ which must have trended on Twitter within minutes. Amongst all the shock and horror one positive thing caught my eye: Bristol is to launch its own currency in May, imaginatively named the Bristol Pound or the £B.