Mr. Fergal Costello:

I have two points to add. The development of the student survey provides a further way of bringing the student voice into the equation. For too long it has not been as powerful as it should have been in terms of saying what is working and what is not working and how institutions are responding to what students perceive.

Another point relates to arts and humanities in the higher education sector and the stance of the HEA. The stance of the HEA is very positive, almost championing, in terms of the role of arts and humanities. There is a lot of evidence at this stage that there is no economic issue; arts and humanities graduates produce just as much impact, but perhaps in different career paths as STEM graduates. They are equally valuable. Our funding model does not discriminate. We do not have a bias towards science or engineering. We let students determine.