Universities (Development and Innovation) (Amendment) Bill 2015

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The proposal would give universities clearer protection for academic freedom and job security, support career paths for researchers, and preserve the humanities. It would limit State control mainly to taxpayer funding, create a separate pension scheme for new staff, and encourage universities to commercialise research, develop spin-out companies and turn intellectual property into jobs and innovation.

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Bill entitled an Act to amend the Universities Act 1997, to develop the operation of the universities, to encourage education, innovation, research and scholarship in the universities, and to make provision for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018