The Robbins Report was commissioned by the British government in the 1960s to look into the future of higher education in the United Kingdom. Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Committee on Higher Education was chaired by Lord Robbins from 1961 to 1964. Lionel Charles Robbins Baron Robbins (1898 - 2008 was a British economist and adherent to the Austrian School of Economics. After its publication, its conclusions were accepted by the government on October 24, 1963. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The report recommended immediate expansion of universities, and that all Colleges of Advanced Technology should be given the status of universities. Consequently, the number of full-time university students was to rise from 197,000 in the 1967-68 academic year to 217,000 in the academic year of 1973-74 with "further big expansion" thereafter. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An academic term is a division of an academic year the time during which a School, College or University holds classes Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.
The legacy of the report is plain to see. It led to the establishment of the plate glass universities, notably the universities of Stirling, Strathclyde, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Lancaster, Sussex, York, and Warwick, as well as prompting substantial expansion in the existing universities of the UK. The term plate glass university (or plateglass university) has come into use by some to refer to one of the several universities founded in the United Kingdom The University of Stirling founded in 1967 in Stirling, Scotland. The University of Strathclyde (Oilthigh Srath Chluaidh is a university in Glasgow, Scotland. The University of East Anglia is a campus-based University located in Norwich, England, and founded in 1963 The University of Essex is a British Campus university located near the town of Colchester, England The University of Kent is a plate glass campus University in Kent, England. Lancaster University (officially " The University of Lancaster " is a British University in Lancaster, Lancashire, The University of Sussex is a British Campus university which is situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, and is from Brighton The University of York is a Campus university in the city of York, England. The University of Warwick is a British Campus university located on the outskirts of Coventry, West Midlands, England and is Lord Robbins himself would later become the first Chancellor of the new University of Stirling in 1968. Lionel Charles Robbins Baron Robbins (1898 - 2008 was a British economist and adherent to the Austrian School of Economics. The University of Stirling founded in 1967 in Stirling, Scotland.
As a footnote, the Senior Research Officer for the committee that drew up the report was a Richard Layard, who became a well-known British economist. (Peter Richard Grenville Layard Baron Layard (born 15 March 1934) is a British economist
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