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David Willetts presents a compelling case for the ongoing importance of the university, both as one of the great institutions of modern society and as a transformational experience for the individual. The book also makes illuminating comparisons with higher education in other countries, especially the US and Germany. Drawing on his experience as UK Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014, the author offers a powerful account of the value of higher education and the case for more expansion.

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David Willetts presents a compelling case for the ongoing importance of the university, both as one of the great institutions of modern society and as a transformational experience for the individual. The book also makes illuminating comparisons with higher education in other countries, especially the US and Germany. Drawing on his experience as UK Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014, the author offers a powerful account of the value of higher education and the case for more expansion.
Autorenporträt
David Willetts was Minister for Universities and Science in the UK's Coalition Government. He stood down as an MP at the 2015 General Election and is now a Visiting Professor at King's College London and a member of the House of Lords. He served as an official in HM Treasury and in Margaret Thatcher's No 10 Policy Unit. He has written widely on economic and social policy, including The Pinch, How the Baby Boomers took Their Children's Future - And Why They Should Give it Back (2011). He is executive Chair of the Resolution Foundation, an independent think tank established with the aim of improving the standard of living of low- and middle-income families. He is Senior Adviser to 2U, the American ed tech company, Chancellor of Leicester University, an honorary fellow of the Royal Society, and an Honorary Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford.